MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F114.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F114.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 114 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 45.45,-94.37 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 SFC 976 345 25.8 23.0 84 2.8 23.8 182 11 301.0 304.4 297.7 355.2 18.39 2 950 582 24.8 21.0 80 3.8 22.1 188 22 302.4 305.5 297.0 351.9 16.76 3 900 1057 22.6 18.2 76 4.4 19.5 218 20 304.8 307.5 296.4 348.9 14.78 4 850 1552 18.2 16.8 91 1.5 17.2 223 19 305.2 307.9 296.1 347.9 14.26 5 800 2071 17.6 4.1 40 13.6 9.8 250 16 310.0 311.2 291.6 329.8 6.41 6 750 2621 16.5 -10.1 15 26.6 4.4 290 18 314.5 314.9 289.4 322.2 2.36 7 700 3203 12.7 -8.7 22 21.4 2.8 302 24 316.5 317.1 290.5 325.8 2.83 8 650 3819 7.6 -7.8 33 15.3 0.4 296 29 317.5 318.1 291.2 328.2 3.27 9 600 4471 2.1 -9.4 42 11.5 -3.0 296 33 318.5 319.1 291.3 328.7 3.11 10 550 5166 -3.6 -10.8 57 7.3 -6.6 293 37 319.8 320.4 291.7 329.9 3.04 11 500 5911 -9.9 -17.4 54 7.6 -12.4 299 39 321.0 321.4 291.0 327.6 1.95 12 450 6714 -16.0 -25.2 45 9.2 -18.3 288 26 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.0 1.10 13 400 7592 -20.5 -34.7 27 14.2 -23.1 287 31 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.2 0.50 14 350 8567 -27.5 -39.1 32 11.6 -29.1 298 26 331.7 331.7 292.6 333.1 0.37 15 300 9656 -35.9 -48.5 26 12.6 -36.9 305 29 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.16 16 250 10896 -45.9 -53.4 42 7.5 -46.3 306 36 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.11 17 200 12342 -56.9 -61.6 55 4.7 -57.0 298 36 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.05 18 150 14148 -57.2 -77.1 6 19.9 -57.5 266 24 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.01 19 100 16702 -59.3 -84.6 2 25.3 -59.6 236 10 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.21 m Freezing level: 581.73 mb = 4725.17 m = 15502.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.78 mb = 3896.95 m = 12785.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.18 % Est. max temperature: 32.19 C = 89.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.91 mb = 703.64 m = 2308.51 ft T: 24.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.33 C/km ThetaE index: 33.02 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.71 mb = 1514.20 m = 4967.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lifted Index: -7.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.09 C Cross Totals Index: 26.61 C K Index: 23.46 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 537.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2325.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 151.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.89 mb = 1291.89 m = 4238.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.89 mb = 3807.22 m = 12490.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.89 mb = 12972.45 m = 42560.00 ft B at Equ Level: 2305.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.89 mb = 16050.58 m = 52658.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.3 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 312.3 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 170.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.23 Bulk Rich Number: 16.50 Bulk Shear: 140.99 m/s