MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F141.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021200F141.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 141 hour GFS valid 9Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 49.35,-92.89 Latitude: 49.35 Longitude: -92.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 957 396 23.5 22.6 95 0.9 22.8 195 7 300.3 303.7 297.5 354.0 18.29 2 950 460 23.7 22.3 92 1.4 22.8 198 13 301.3 304.6 297.7 354.8 18.17 3 900 933 21.3 20.9 98 0.4 21.0 216 29 303.4 306.7 297.8 355.5 17.53 4 850 1429 19.5 18.4 94 1.0 18.8 244 29 306.6 309.5 297.5 354.4 15.92 5 800 1953 19.4 13.4 68 6.0 15.3 254 32 311.8 314.2 296.4 349.2 12.16 6 750 2506 16.4 4.9 46 11.5 9.6 251 39 314.4 315.8 293.6 337.2 7.27 7 700 3089 13.0 -6.3 26 19.2 3.5 257 42 316.8 317.5 291.1 327.9 3.41 8 650 3706 8.6 -7.4 31 16.0 1.0 265 54 318.7 319.4 291.6 329.7 3.36 9 600 4362 3.4 -10.3 36 13.8 -2.6 264 60 320.1 320.6 291.6 329.7 2.90 10 550 5059 -3.0 -12.3 48 9.4 -6.8 263 63 320.6 321.1 291.6 329.5 2.70 11 500 5806 -8.4 -16.8 51 8.3 -11.3 259 60 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.8 2.06 12 450 6615 -13.8 -22.7 47 8.9 -16.4 249 51 325.8 326.1 291.9 330.6 1.37 13 400 7499 -19.8 -29.5 42 9.7 -21.9 243 52 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.2 0.83 14 350 8477 -25.9 -30.7 64 4.8 -26.9 254 47 333.8 334.0 293.6 336.9 0.84 15 300 9576 -34.0 -42.2 43 8.3 -34.8 245 44 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.7 0.31 16 250 10826 -43.6 -54.9 28 11.3 -44.2 229 34 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.09 17 200 12287 -55.5 -55.6 99 0.1 -55.5 183 28 344.8 344.8 295.6 345.2 0.10 18 150 14057 -65.2 -69.1 58 3.9 -65.2 192 21 357.8 357.8 298.3 357.9 0.02 19 100 16606 -58.7 -83.6 3 24.9 -59.1 250 18 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.80 m Freezing level: 573.20 mb = 4735.55 m = 15536.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.02 mb = 3884.42 m = 12744.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.75 % Est. max temperature: 34.04 C = 93.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.21 mb = 504.33 m = 1654.62 ft T: 23.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 27.62 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.05 mb = 1196.85 m = 3926.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -7.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -6.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 26.87 C K Index: 27.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 511.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2596.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.74 mb = 974.33 m = 3196.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 660.74 mb = 3569.93 m = 11712.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.74 mb = 14027.33 m = 46020.87 ft B at Equ Level: 2553.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.3 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 286.3 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 379.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.02 Bulk Rich Number: 15.02 Bulk Shear: 172.88 m/s