MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 44.57,-94.37 Latitude: 44.57 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 981 307 24.8 22.7 88 2.1 23.3 150 8 299.6 302.9 297.1 352.3 18.00 2 950 587 24.2 20.7 81 3.5 21.7 171 19 301.7 304.7 296.6 350.0 16.39 3 900 1060 21.6 19.3 87 2.3 19.9 211 19 303.7 306.6 296.8 350.8 15.84 4 850 1555 18.1 17.3 95 0.8 17.5 228 19 305.1 307.8 296.5 349.3 14.80 5 800 2075 18.5 10.5 59 8.1 13.3 251 16 310.9 312.8 294.7 341.6 9.99 6 750 2627 16.4 -4.8 23 21.1 5.8 269 13 314.3 315.0 290.5 325.8 3.58 7 700 3208 12.2 -5.8 28 18.0 3.4 284 15 316.0 316.7 291.0 327.5 3.55 8 650 3824 7.1 -1.6 54 8.8 2.5 278 20 317.0 318.1 292.7 333.7 5.22 9 600 4476 1.9 -5.2 59 7.1 -1.6 282 24 318.3 319.2 292.3 332.3 4.33 10 550 5172 -3.5 -12.0 52 8.5 -6.9 287 32 320.0 320.5 291.5 329.2 2.78 11 500 5916 -10.1 -14.3 72 4.1 -11.6 287 38 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.1 2.54 12 450 6718 -16.6 -20.1 74 3.5 -17.6 293 32 322.4 322.7 291.2 328.3 1.72 13 400 7594 -21.5 -30.8 43 9.4 -23.3 289 27 327.1 327.3 291.6 329.8 0.73 14 350 8568 -27.4 -39.7 30 12.2 -29.1 302 33 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 15 300 9657 -36.1 -48.6 27 12.5 -37.1 303 28 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.16 16 250 10895 -46.6 -54.9 38 8.3 -46.9 298 25 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.09 17 200 12338 -57.1 -60.9 62 3.8 -57.1 303 29 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.6 0.05 18 150 14150 -57.8 -76.0 8 18.2 -58.1 252 20 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.01 19 100 16695 -59.5 -84.3 3 24.8 -59.8 235 12 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.42 m Freezing level: 582.20 mb = 4723.63 m = 15497.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.32 mb = 4217.71 m = 13837.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.07 % Est. max temperature: 32.42 C = 90.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.57 mb = 572.95 m = 1879.75 ft T: 24.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.27 C/km ThetaE index: 25.01 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.43 mb = 1399.44 m = 4591.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.83 C = 85.70 F Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lifted Index: -7.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: -6.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.68 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.22 C Cross Totals Index: 27.46 C K Index: 27.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 548.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2437.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 152.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.68 mb = 1111.66 m = 3647.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.68 mb = 3700.78 m = 12141.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.68 mb = 13012.37 m = 42690.97 ft B at Equ Level: 2415.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.68 mb = 16115.06 m = 52870.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.6 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 299.6 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.3 neg: -5.9 tot: 177.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.75 Bulk Rich Number: 22.47 Bulk Shear: 108.48 m/s