MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F141.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F141.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 141 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 48.56,-98.23 Latitude: 48.56 Longitude: -98.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 1 950 438 SFC 949 446 26.9 19.9 66 6.9 21.9 157 6 304.5 307.4 296.8 351.1 15.62 3 900 918 28.0 18.4 56 9.6 21.1 185 26 310.4 313.2 297.9 356.1 14.99 4 850 1427 27.5 13.4 42 14.2 17.9 213 25 315.0 317.2 296.7 350.6 11.43 5 800 1960 23.8 9.2 39 14.6 14.3 232 21 316.5 318.2 295.6 345.2 9.15 6 750 2519 19.0 6.0 43 13.0 11.0 240 23 317.2 318.7 294.8 342.0 7.84 7 700 3107 13.9 3.0 48 10.8 7.5 238 28 317.8 319.2 294.2 339.5 6.82 8 650 3726 9.1 -3.7 40 12.9 2.5 236 34 319.3 320.2 292.7 333.8 4.46 9 600 4383 3.9 -9.5 37 13.4 -2.1 235 41 320.6 321.2 291.9 330.8 3.09 10 550 5082 -2.6 -10.8 53 8.2 -6.1 238 46 321.0 321.6 292.0 331.1 3.06 11 500 5828 -9.1 -11.9 80 2.8 -10.2 242 52 322.0 322.6 292.3 332.2 3.08 12 450 6636 -13.8 -27.8 30 14.0 -17.2 247 51 325.9 326.1 291.4 329.0 0.86 13 400 7522 -18.5 -31.9 30 13.4 -21.3 244 45 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.4 0.66 14 350 8504 -26.2 -34.5 45 8.3 -27.6 240 44 333.5 333.6 293.2 335.7 0.59 15 300 9598 -35.1 -39.6 63 4.5 -35.6 246 43 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.4 0.41 16 250 10840 -45.5 -52.6 45 7.1 -45.9 247 45 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.9 0.12 17 200 12290 -56.3 -59.4 68 3.1 -56.3 231 30 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 14084 -60.5 -69.7 29 9.2 -60.6 230 35 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.02 19 100 16638 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.7 258 3 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5834.71 m Freezing level: 570.06 mb = 4801.25 m = 15751.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.20 mb = 4071.53 m = 13357.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.20 % Est. max temperature: 38.65 C = 101.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.06 mb = 1342.61 m = 4404.85 ft T: 27.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.42 C/km ThetaE index: 25.30 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.27 mb = 3139.41 m = 10299.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.05 C = 104.09 F Cap Strength: 6.16 C Lifted Index: -7.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.33 C Showalter Index: -6.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.05 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.45 C K Index: 39.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 550.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2429.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 339.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.35 mb = 2231.35 m = 7320.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.35 mb = 3848.81 m = 12627.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.35 mb = 13290.62 m = 43603.86 ft B at Equ Level: 2402.79 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.4 neg: -8.7 tot: 238.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.39 Bulk Rich Number: 23.20 Bulk Shear: 104.73 m/s