MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F138.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F138.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 138 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 49.14,-97.92 Latitude: 49.14 Longitude: -97.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 SFC 965 311 32.7 20.9 50 11.9 24.0 171 14 309.0 312.1 298.4 358.5 16.29 2 950 449 31.2 20.3 52 10.9 23.3 175 22 308.8 311.9 298.2 357.4 16.00 3 900 931 26.7 19.1 63 7.6 21.2 183 28 309.0 312.0 298.0 356.4 15.62 4 850 1434 22.5 17.5 73 5.0 18.9 195 33 309.7 312.5 297.7 355.1 14.93 5 800 1959 18.9 14.3 75 4.6 15.8 211 37 311.3 313.8 296.8 351.0 12.96 6 750 2513 18.1 5.6 44 12.5 10.4 218 36 316.2 317.7 294.4 340.2 7.61 7 700 3101 15.4 -3.7 27 19.1 5.4 224 38 319.6 320.4 292.6 333.1 4.15 8 650 3723 10.3 -7.5 28 17.9 1.7 226 39 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.7 3.34 9 600 4382 4.2 -8.3 40 12.5 -1.6 223 39 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.2 3.40 10 550 5081 -2.4 -8.9 61 6.5 -5.3 227 39 321.3 322.0 292.5 333.0 3.55 11 500 5829 -8.8 -12.9 72 4.1 -10.4 233 37 322.3 322.9 292.2 331.8 2.84 12 450 6635 -14.9 -23.3 49 8.3 -17.2 234 35 324.5 324.7 291.5 329.0 1.30 13 400 7515 -21.4 -23.0 87 1.5 -21.8 239 46 327.1 327.4 292.4 332.4 1.51 14 350 8486 -27.0 -47.0 13 19.9 -29.2 241 46 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.16 15 300 9578 -35.7 -42.2 51 6.5 -36.4 253 48 335.0 335.1 293.4 336.2 0.31 16 250 10820 -44.7 -45.2 95 0.5 -44.7 273 46 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.7 0.27 17 200 12277 -55.2 -55.7 95 0.5 -55.3 316 34 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.10 18 150 14074 -59.5 -67.3 36 7.7 -59.7 288 29 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.7 0.03 19 100 16634 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.8 260 15 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.35 m Freezing level: 568.11 mb = 4827.66 m = 15838.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.27 mb = 4055.59 m = 13305.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.68 % Est. max temperature: 34.51 C = 94.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 813.42 mb = 1815.19 m = 5955.28 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.88 C/km ThetaE index: 26.82 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.07 mb = 3136.55 m = 10290.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.23 C = 109.82 F Cap Strength: 3.26 C Lifted Index: -8.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.04 C Showalter Index: -7.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.52 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.26 C K Index: 29.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 584.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3002.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 179.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.40 mb = 1890.31 m = 6201.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.40 mb = 3962.13 m = 12998.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.40 mb = 13241.06 m = 43441.26 ft B at Equ Level: 2996.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.50 Bulk Rich Number: 40.30 Bulk Shear: 74.51 m/s