MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F033.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F033.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 33 hour GFS valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 45.77,-118.97 Latitude: 45.77 Longitude: -118.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 955 508 30.2 4.4 20 25.7 15.1 266 10 307.4 308.4 290.0 324.3 5.50 2 950 550 27.6 4.3 22 23.4 14.1 261 11 305.2 306.3 289.3 321.9 5.47 3 900 1024 23.0 3.1 27 19.8 11.8 261 11 305.2 306.2 289.2 321.4 5.32 4 850 1517 18.3 2.3 34 16.0 9.5 255 10 305.3 306.3 289.2 321.5 5.33 5 800 2032 14.4 1.9 43 12.5 7.6 242 10 306.5 307.5 289.8 323.3 5.49 6 750 2573 10.7 0.4 49 10.3 5.2 218 12 308.2 309.2 290.1 324.4 5.25 7 700 3143 6.3 -2.1 55 8.4 2.1 219 18 309.4 310.3 290.0 324.0 4.69 8 650 3746 1.9 -9.8 42 11.7 -3.0 219 22 311.1 311.7 288.8 320.1 2.80 9 600 4386 -2.8 -17.8 30 15.0 -7.8 217 22 312.9 313.2 288.1 318.1 1.57 10 550 5068 -8.0 -22.8 29 14.8 -12.2 216 19 314.6 314.8 288.2 318.4 1.11 11 500 5800 -13.6 -25.2 37 11.6 -16.4 215 20 316.5 316.7 288.7 319.9 0.98 12 450 6591 -19.9 -24.6 66 4.6 -21.0 218 24 318.2 318.4 289.4 322.2 1.16 13 400 7454 -26.5 -27.7 89 1.2 -26.7 211 27 320.6 320.8 290.0 324.0 0.98 14 350 8404 -33.6 -34.1 96 0.4 -33.7 207 28 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.6 0.61 15 300 9465 -42.5 -42.5 100 -0.0 -42.5 196 31 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.30 16 250 10670 -51.0 -53.5 74 2.6 -51.1 209 30 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.10 17 200 12132 -47.1 -75.0 3 27.9 -47.8 219 35 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 18 150 14031 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.9 210 32 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.3 0.01 19 100 16634 -57.3 -84.5 2 27.2 -57.7 199 17 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.41 m Freezing level: 629.79 mb = 4004.43 m = 13137.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.46 mb = 3385.42 m = 11106.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.59 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 654.63 mb = 3688.13 m = 12100.03 ft T: 2.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 6.33 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 605.86 mb = 4307.85 m = 14133.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.38 C = 95.69 F Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lifted Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.74 C Showalter Index: 1.99 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.86 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 25.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 69.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9389.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 670.34 mb = 3495.26 m = 11467.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.8 neg: -0.5 tot: 21.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 15.17 m/s