MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 18Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 48.90,-101.92 Latitude: 48.90 Longitude: -101.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 1 950 450 SFC 939 557 31.0 20.3 53 10.7 23.2 110 15 309.7 312.8 298.5 359.1 16.21 3 900 930 25.7 18.8 66 6.9 20.8 113 23 308.0 310.9 297.6 354.5 15.36 4 850 1431 21.1 17.7 81 3.4 18.7 116 25 308.2 311.1 297.5 354.2 15.18 5 800 1954 18.1 14.6 80 3.5 15.7 127 27 310.4 312.9 296.8 350.7 13.19 6 750 2508 17.9 6.4 47 11.5 10.7 149 35 316.0 317.5 294.6 341.3 8.05 7 700 3095 14.8 -2.6 30 17.4 5.5 165 38 318.9 319.7 292.6 333.4 4.50 8 650 3716 10.0 -7.4 29 17.4 1.7 178 40 320.3 321.0 292.1 331.4 3.37 9 600 4374 4.3 -10.4 34 14.6 -2.2 188 41 321.1 321.6 291.9 330.7 2.90 10 550 5074 -2.0 -12.8 43 10.8 -6.4 194 43 321.7 322.3 291.8 330.4 2.60 11 500 5822 -9.2 -12.9 74 3.7 -10.6 199 42 321.8 322.4 292.0 331.3 2.83 12 450 6627 -15.1 -16.4 90 1.3 -15.5 207 41 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.3 2.36 13 400 7505 -21.9 -30.6 45 8.8 -23.6 216 40 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.3 0.74 14 350 8473 -29.5 -39.1 39 9.6 -30.7 223 48 329.0 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.37 15 300 9552 -38.6 -39.1 94 0.6 -38.7 228 53 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.6 0.43 16 250 10778 -48.0 -52.9 57 4.9 -48.2 249 46 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.11 17 200 12223 -55.8 -57.3 83 1.5 -55.8 275 48 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.08 18 150 14042 -55.2 -79.3 3 24.1 -55.5 252 41 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16615 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.1 221 22 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.43 m Freezing level: 565.75 mb = 4853.55 m = 15923.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.53 mb = 3992.22 m = 13097.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.71 % Est. max temperature: 32.89 C = 91.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.47 mb = 1905.96 m = 6253.07 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.80 C/km ThetaE index: 28.64 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.52 mb = 3052.52 m = 10014.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.79 C = 103.62 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -8.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.81 C Showalter Index: -7.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.22 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.30 C Cross Totals Index: 26.92 C K Index: 30.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3206.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 163.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.76 mb = 1849.47 m = 6067.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 624.76 mb = 4041.74 m = 13260.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.76 mb = 13075.78 m = 42899.03 ft B at Equ Level: 3170.34 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.8 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 203.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 343.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.95 Bulk Rich Number: 24.08 Bulk Shear: 133.14 m/s