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: 46.47,-98.31 Latitude: 46.47 Longitude: -98.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 955 432 28.5 22.3 69 6.2 23.9 358 14 305.7 309.0 298.7 359.7 18.02 2 950 478 28.0 21.6 68 6.4 23.3 360 18 305.6 308.8 298.2 357.6 17.35 3 900 956 25.4 19.1 68 6.3 20.9 360 16 307.7 310.6 297.7 355.1 15.69 4 850 1459 22.8 16.9 69 5.9 18.7 286 5 310.1 312.8 297.5 354.0 14.41 5 800 1985 18.5 15.5 82 3.0 16.4 238 8 310.9 313.5 297.4 353.6 13.96 6 750 2536 14.2 13.4 95 0.8 13.7 230 17 312.0 314.5 297.1 352.0 13.00 7 700 3119 14.2 -2.8 31 17.0 5.2 257 33 318.2 319.1 292.4 332.6 4.44 8 650 3739 9.7 -10.4 23 20.2 0.7 262 40 320.0 320.5 291.4 328.8 2.66 9 600 4396 4.0 -13.1 27 17.1 -3.1 253 46 320.7 321.2 291.3 328.5 2.32 10 550 5095 -1.8 -16.1 32 14.4 -7.2 250 50 322.0 322.3 291.3 328.6 1.97 11 500 5844 -8.0 -18.8 41 10.9 -11.6 250 50 323.3 323.7 291.5 329.2 1.73 12 450 6653 -14.1 -23.9 43 9.8 -16.8 248 41 325.5 325.7 291.7 329.8 1.24 13 400 7536 -20.1 -31.5 36 11.3 -22.4 248 34 328.8 329.0 292.1 331.3 0.69 14 350 8512 -26.9 -42.2 22 15.3 -28.9 256 36 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.5 0.27 15 300 9605 -35.2 -37.5 79 2.3 -35.5 265 30 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.7 0.51 16 250 10847 -45.7 -47.4 82 1.8 -45.8 260 28 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.0 0.21 17 200 12297 -56.4 -58.1 81 1.7 -56.5 258 22 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.7 0.07 18 150 14104 -57.0 -77.9 5 20.9 -57.2 251 24 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.01 19 100 16649 -59.7 -84.4 3 24.7 -60.0 280 18 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.96 m Freezing level: 565.49 mb = 4878.59 m = 16005.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.14 mb = 3851.61 m = 12636.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.62 % Est. max temperature: 33.58 C = 92.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.80 mb = 1226.07 m = 4022.50 ft T: 24.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.14 C/km ThetaE index: 31.22 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.38 mb = 2152.91 m = 7063.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.01 C = 93.22 F Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lifted Index: -7.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.14 C Showalter Index: -6.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.69 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2811.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.86 mb = 1708.56 m = 5605.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.86 mb = 2525.79 m = 8286.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 740.86 mb = 2639.23 m = 8658.78 ft B at Equ Level: 17.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 700.86 mb = 3108.43 m = 10198.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.8 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 285.8 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 4.8 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 151.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.5 neg: -20.9 tot: 230.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 13.59 Bulk Shear: 206.93 m/s