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: 48.67,-93.04 Latitude: 48.67 Longitude: -93.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 962 370 28.6 21.5 65 7.1 23.4 146 7 305.2 308.3 297.9 356.0 17.01 2 950 477 29.5 20.2 57 9.3 22.8 153 13 307.2 310.1 297.7 355.1 15.91 3 900 958 25.6 18.6 66 6.9 20.6 165 20 307.8 310.7 297.4 353.8 15.20 4 850 1458 21.0 17.5 81 3.5 18.5 170 23 308.1 310.9 297.4 353.4 14.98 5 800 1981 16.9 15.3 90 1.6 15.8 172 24 309.1 311.7 296.8 351.0 13.77 6 750 2530 14.1 11.5 85 2.6 12.4 176 23 311.8 314.0 296.0 347.0 11.44 7 700 3111 11.3 5.7 68 5.6 7.9 191 29 315.0 316.6 294.5 340.8 8.24 8 650 3726 7.8 -3.4 45 11.2 2.0 197 36 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.5 4.57 9 600 4381 2.8 -7.9 45 10.8 -2.1 206 40 319.4 320.1 291.9 330.9 3.50 10 550 5077 -3.4 -7.9 71 4.5 -5.4 213 45 320.1 320.8 292.4 332.6 3.83 11 500 5824 -8.7 -11.1 82 2.5 -9.7 225 53 322.5 323.1 292.6 333.3 3.27 12 450 6632 -14.3 -17.8 75 3.5 -15.5 227 50 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.3 2.09 13 400 7516 -19.3 -27.6 48 8.2 -21.2 229 42 329.9 330.1 292.7 333.5 0.99 14 350 8496 -26.1 -31.0 63 4.9 -27.1 233 36 333.5 333.7 293.4 336.5 0.82 15 300 9591 -34.9 -35.1 98 0.2 -34.9 238 42 336.2 336.4 294.0 338.7 0.65 16 250 10836 -44.7 -44.7 100 -0.0 -44.7 249 45 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.8 0.29 17 200 12292 -55.1 -55.2 99 0.0 -55.2 266 66 345.4 345.5 295.7 345.9 0.11 18 150 14097 -60.6 -64.4 61 3.8 -60.7 265 59 365.6 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.04 19 100 16638 -59.3 -84.4 3 25.0 -59.7 256 15 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.98 m Freezing level: 577.06 mb = 4700.06 m = 15419.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.64 mb = 4038.64 m = 13249.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.97 % Est. max temperature: 32.32 C = 90.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.19 mb = 1283.21 m = 4209.95 ft T: 22.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 25.16 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.12 mb = 1947.45 m = 6389.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.49 C = 90.49 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -7.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: -6.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.83 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.64 C Cross Totals Index: 26.18 C K Index: 41.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 572.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2524.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.97 mb = 1757.99 m = 5767.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.97 mb = 2351.08 m = 7713.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.97 mb = 13094.86 m = 42961.61 ft B at Equ Level: 2520.77 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.1 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 231.1 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.2 neg: -0.8 tot: 191.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.08 Bulk Rich Number: 29.94 Bulk Shear: 84.32 m/s