MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 44.54,-96.98 Latitude: 44.54 Longitude: -96.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 133 SFC 956 521 19.9 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 206 12 296.8 299.5 294.0 338.8 14.54 2 950 574 19.4 18.1 93 1.2 18.5 200 15 296.8 299.3 293.6 337.1 13.93 3 900 1040 18.5 14.4 77 4.1 15.8 182 20 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.4 11.51 4 850 1530 16.1 11.9 76 4.2 13.4 205 12 303.0 305.0 292.7 333.8 10.36 5 800 2045 12.9 9.9 82 3.0 11.0 212 12 304.9 306.7 292.7 333.6 9.59 6 750 2585 9.4 7.4 87 2.1 8.2 212 16 306.8 308.4 292.5 332.9 8.62 7 700 3155 4.7 4.3 97 0.5 4.5 212 19 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.5 7.46 8 650 3758 1.1 0.8 98 0.2 1.0 214 23 310.2 311.4 291.6 329.6 6.27 9 600 4403 -0.3 -1.0 95 0.6 -0.7 226 24 315.7 316.9 292.9 334.6 5.95 10 550 5097 -3.8 -4.3 96 0.5 -4.1 238 25 319.5 320.5 293.3 335.9 5.06 11 500 5845 -7.8 -8.3 96 0.5 -8.1 241 26 323.5 324.3 293.6 337.0 4.08 12 450 6657 -12.3 -12.8 96 0.4 -12.5 236 27 327.7 328.3 294.0 338.5 3.18 13 400 7547 -17.8 -17.8 99 0.1 -17.8 227 29 331.9 332.4 294.3 340.1 2.35 14 350 8532 -24.5 -24.5 100 0.0 -24.5 219 32 335.8 336.1 294.6 341.2 1.51 15 300 9635 -32.8 -32.8 100 -0.0 -32.8 217 37 339.2 339.3 294.8 342.2 0.81 16 250 10891 -43.0 -42.9 100 -0.0 -42.9 217 47 342.2 342.3 295.2 343.6 0.34 17 200 12354 -55.3 -55.3 99 0.0 -55.3 218 61 345.2 345.2 295.7 345.7 0.11 18 150 14134 -60.6 -68.1 37 7.5 -60.7 229 31 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.03 19 100 16688 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -60.8 208 10 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.34 m Freezing level: 611.96 mb = 4248.87 m = 13939.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.83 mb = 4128.13 m = 13543.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.73 mb = 640.52 m = 2101.41 ft T: 19.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.68 C/km ThetaE index: 9.25 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.23 mb = 1968.33 m = 6457.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: 0.99 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.98 C Cross Totals Index: 19.75 C K Index: 35.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.31 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 91.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.06 mb = 1399.43 m = 4591.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.06 mb = 2830.59 m = 9286.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 598.06 mb = 4429.06 m = 14530.87 ft B at Equ Level: 90.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 428.06 mb = 7034.68 m = 23079.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 20.6 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.1 neg: -11.9 tot: 25.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 6.43 Bulk Shear: 14.17 m/s