MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 47.20,-97.42 Latitude: 47.20 Longitude: -97.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 962 330 32.9 21.0 50 11.9 24.2 170 13 309.4 312.5 298.6 359.5 16.47 2 950 445 33.2 19.2 44 14.0 23.1 174 21 310.9 313.7 298.0 356.5 14.92 3 900 931 29.3 17.3 48 12.1 20.8 184 28 311.7 314.4 297.5 354.4 13.90 4 850 1438 26.2 14.1 47 12.1 17.9 211 28 313.6 315.9 296.8 350.7 11.97 5 800 1970 23.0 9.5 42 13.4 14.3 232 34 315.6 317.4 295.5 344.9 9.37 6 750 2528 19.1 3.9 37 15.2 10.0 242 39 317.3 318.6 294.0 338.8 6.77 7 700 3116 15.4 -5.2 24 20.6 4.9 255 34 319.5 320.3 292.2 331.6 3.70 8 650 3739 10.6 -11.2 20 21.9 0.8 250 35 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.4 2.50 9 600 4398 5.3 -18.2 16 23.5 -3.5 245 41 322.3 322.6 291.0 327.5 1.52 10 550 5101 -0.2 -21.5 18 21.3 -7.4 245 42 323.9 324.1 291.2 328.2 1.25 11 500 5854 -6.4 -24.5 22 18.1 -11.7 245 37 325.3 325.5 291.4 329.0 1.05 12 450 6667 -12.9 -28.6 26 15.7 -16.8 245 35 327.0 327.1 291.7 329.8 0.80 13 400 7554 -18.9 -39.0 15 20.1 -22.2 243 42 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.33 14 350 8535 -25.7 -41.1 22 15.5 -27.8 246 38 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.3 0.30 15 300 9632 -34.4 -41.6 48 7.2 -35.2 251 30 336.9 336.9 293.9 338.2 0.33 16 250 10878 -45.0 -48.4 69 3.3 -45.3 268 34 339.1 339.1 294.3 339.9 0.19 17 200 12329 -56.9 -60.9 60 4.0 -56.9 280 25 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.05 18 150 14107 -63.1 -69.2 44 6.1 -63.2 270 22 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.02 19 100 16642 -58.8 -84.4 2 25.6 -59.1 268 11 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5861.81 m Freezing level: 551.53 mb = 5079.20 m = 16663.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.38 mb = 3861.43 m = 12668.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.08 % Est. max temperature: 38.53 C = 101.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.66 mb = 1853.71 m = 6081.64 ft T: 23.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.96 C/km ThetaE index: 32.03 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 673.93 mb = 3435.11 m = 11269.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.67 C = 110.61 F Cap Strength: 4.99 C Lifted Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.55 C Showalter Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.60 C Cross Totals Index: 20.46 C K Index: 26.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2427.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 296.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 758.91 mb = 2426.17 m = 7959.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 613.91 mb = 4209.13 m = 13809.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.91 mb = 13559.12 m = 44484.77 ft B at Equ Level: 2418.12 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.4 neg: -1.7 tot: 324.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.51 Bulk Rich Number: 19.71 Bulk Shear: 123.13 m/s