MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F144.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F144.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 46.45,-98.29 Latitude: 46.45 Longitude: -98.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 30 SFC 955 431 28.8 22.3 68 6.5 24.0 358 13 306.0 309.3 298.7 360.1 18.02 2 950 478 28.3 21.6 67 6.8 23.4 360 16 305.9 309.2 298.2 357.8 17.29 3 900 956 25.7 19.1 67 6.6 20.9 358 14 307.9 310.9 297.7 355.2 15.62 4 850 1459 23.0 16.8 68 6.1 18.7 282 5 310.2 312.9 297.5 353.9 14.34 5 800 1985 18.6 15.4 82 3.2 16.4 239 8 311.0 313.6 297.4 353.5 13.88 6 750 2536 14.3 13.3 93 1.1 13.6 232 18 312.1 314.6 297.0 351.8 12.89 7 700 3119 14.3 -3.0 30 17.2 5.2 257 33 318.3 319.1 292.4 332.4 4.39 8 650 3740 9.8 -10.5 23 20.2 0.7 262 40 320.0 320.5 291.4 328.8 2.64 9 600 4397 4.0 -13.1 27 17.1 -3.1 254 46 320.7 321.2 291.3 328.5 2.31 10 550 5096 -1.8 -16.1 32 14.3 -7.1 251 50 322.0 322.4 291.3 328.7 1.97 11 500 5845 -8.0 -18.9 41 10.9 -11.6 250 50 323.3 323.7 291.5 329.2 1.71 12 450 6654 -14.1 -23.8 44 9.6 -16.8 248 41 325.5 325.7 291.7 329.9 1.25 13 400 7537 -20.2 -31.1 37 11.0 -22.4 248 33 328.8 328.9 292.1 331.4 0.71 14 350 8512 -27.0 -42.2 22 15.3 -28.9 256 36 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.27 15 300 9605 -35.2 -37.9 76 2.7 -35.5 266 30 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.7 0.49 16 250 10847 -45.7 -47.5 82 1.8 -45.7 261 28 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.0 0.21 17 200 12298 -56.4 -58.2 80 1.8 -56.5 259 22 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.7 0.07 18 150 14104 -57.0 -77.8 5 20.8 -57.3 251 24 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.01 19 100 16649 -59.7 -84.4 3 24.8 -60.0 279 18 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.52 m Freezing level: 565.40 mb = 4880.47 m = 16011.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.14 mb = 3852.20 m = 12638.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.02 % Est. max temperature: 33.69 C = 92.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.10 mb = 1263.42 m = 4145.02 ft T: 24.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 31.56 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 781.84 mb = 2180.93 m = 7155.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.18 C = 93.53 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: -7.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.14 C Showalter Index: -6.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.75 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.94 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 30.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2826.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.15 mb = 1747.82 m = 5734.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.15 mb = 2568.21 m = 8425.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 737.15 mb = 2682.13 m = 8799.54 ft B at Equ Level: 15.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 707.15 mb = 3033.42 m = 9952.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.6 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 285.6 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 4.6 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 150.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.4 neg: -19.5 tot: 220.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.27 Bulk Rich Number: 14.34 Bulk Shear: 197.10 m/s