MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 47.67,-106.21 Latitude: 47.67 Longitude: -106.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 502 SFC 924 747 27.1 8.3 30 18.8 15.4 317 14 307.1 308.5 291.6 329.7 7.42 3 900 976 23.7 7.0 34 16.7 13.7 318 17 305.9 307.2 290.9 327.2 7.00 4 850 1470 18.9 6.1 43 12.8 11.4 316 16 306.0 307.3 290.9 327.1 6.97 5 800 1986 14.6 5.0 52 9.7 9.0 305 13 306.7 308.0 291.0 327.5 6.83 6 750 2529 11.0 3.2 58 7.8 6.6 261 12 308.5 309.7 291.2 328.2 6.42 7 700 3101 6.7 2.2 73 4.5 4.2 231 15 309.9 311.1 291.6 329.7 6.42 8 650 3705 2.0 0.6 90 1.4 1.3 212 20 311.2 312.4 291.8 330.4 6.16 9 600 4347 -2.0 -3.2 91 1.2 -2.6 219 29 313.8 314.8 291.6 329.8 5.04 10 550 5034 -6.7 -7.6 93 0.9 -7.1 233 37 316.2 316.9 291.4 328.8 3.94 11 500 5772 -10.8 -12.1 90 1.3 -11.3 237 38 319.9 320.4 291.7 329.8 3.03 12 450 6576 -15.1 -16.2 91 1.1 -15.4 225 33 324.3 324.7 292.4 332.4 2.40 13 400 7459 -20.2 -21.8 87 1.5 -20.7 228 43 328.7 329.1 292.9 334.6 1.68 14 350 8433 -27.8 -28.1 97 0.3 -27.8 229 50 331.3 331.5 293.1 335.2 1.08 15 300 9522 -36.1 -36.2 99 0.1 -36.1 230 63 334.5 334.6 293.5 336.7 0.58 16 250 10760 -46.1 -46.9 92 0.8 -46.2 232 68 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.4 0.23 17 200 12205 -57.6 -59.4 80 1.8 -57.6 229 70 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.06 18 150 14006 -56.0 -77.3 5 21.3 -56.3 236 42 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.01 19 100 16599 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 208 21 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.62 m Freezing level: 624.92 mb = 4027.21 m = 13212.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.59 mb = 3910.23 m = 12828.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.94 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 700.92 mb = 3089.80 m = 10137.00 ft T: 6.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 2.55 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.27 mb = 3639.15 m = 11939.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.97 C = 87.74 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.34 C Showalter Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.73 C Cross Totals Index: 16.93 C K Index: 31.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 143.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7352.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 701.52 mb = 3082.78 m = 10113.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 5.1 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.6 neg: -11.6 tot: 38.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 92.93 m/s