MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F147.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F147.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 147 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 50,-95.88 Latitude: 50.00 Longitude: -95.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 967 293 27.7 21.0 67 6.7 22.9 108 9 303.8 306.9 297.2 352.8 16.45 2 950 444 27.6 20.0 63 7.6 22.2 113 19 305.2 308.1 297.1 352.2 15.71 3 900 922 23.5 19.1 76 4.5 20.4 121 27 305.8 308.7 297.2 352.5 15.61 4 850 1419 20.2 18.2 88 2.0 18.8 152 30 307.3 310.2 297.6 354.4 15.64 5 800 1942 16.9 16.0 94 0.9 16.3 178 34 309.2 311.9 297.3 353.2 14.48 6 750 2491 14.2 14.2 100 0.1 14.2 184 36 312.0 314.6 297.5 354.0 13.67 7 700 3072 13.4 0.7 42 12.8 6.3 205 34 317.4 318.5 293.2 335.7 5.75 8 650 3694 10.9 -8.6 24 19.6 1.7 213 31 321.3 321.9 292.1 331.5 3.06 9 600 4354 5.5 -11.8 27 17.3 -2.0 215 37 322.5 323.0 292.0 331.1 2.57 10 550 5057 -0.9 -10.7 47 9.9 -5.1 217 44 323.0 323.7 292.6 333.3 3.06 11 500 5809 -7.6 -12.1 70 4.5 -9.4 213 51 323.8 324.4 292.8 333.9 3.03 12 450 6618 -14.5 -18.8 70 4.3 -15.9 213 52 325.1 325.4 292.2 331.7 1.93 13 400 7499 -20.3 -30.8 39 10.5 -22.5 219 46 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.73 14 350 8475 -26.8 -32.7 57 5.9 -27.9 220 40 332.6 332.7 293.1 335.2 0.70 15 300 9569 -35.0 -42.5 46 7.5 -35.8 217 39 336.0 336.1 293.6 337.2 0.30 16 250 10813 -45.3 -54.0 37 8.7 -45.7 212 41 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.10 17 200 12262 -57.0 -60.8 62 3.8 -57.1 207 52 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 14050 -58.6 -74.6 11 15.9 -58.9 232 37 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.01 19 100 16617 -57.0 -84.5 2 27.5 -57.4 243 14 417.6 417.6 307.4 417.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.43 m Freezing level: 556.86 mb = 4960.46 m = 16274.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.51 mb = 3984.34 m = 13071.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.10 % Est. max temperature: 32.41 C = 90.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.94 mb = 1147.57 m = 3764.93 ft T: 22.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.69 C/km ThetaE index: 22.92 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.01 mb = 1856.17 m = 6089.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.74 C = 90.93 F Cap Strength: 2.39 C Lifted Index: -5.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.12 C Showalter Index: -6.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 25.77 C K Index: 33.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 554.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2261.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 146.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.32 mb = 1456.78 m = 4779.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 591.32 mb = 4471.96 m = 14671.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.32 mb = 13224.21 m = 43386.00 ft B at Equ Level: 2220.44 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 227.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 451.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 451.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 150.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.75 Bulk Rich Number: 11.35 Bulk Shear: 199.34 m/s