MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F150.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F150.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 150 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 48.38,-95.81 Latitude: 48.38 Longitude: -95.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 959 357 29.5 20.5 59 8.9 23.0 266 16 306.2 309.2 297.5 354.4 16.05 2 950 443 28.8 19.9 59 8.9 22.3 267 23 306.4 309.3 297.3 353.1 15.55 3 900 921 24.8 18.3 67 6.5 20.2 268 30 307.0 309.8 297.0 351.7 14.85 4 850 1422 22.5 16.2 68 6.3 18.1 250 19 309.7 312.3 297.0 351.5 13.74 5 800 1948 19.2 12.9 67 6.3 15.0 218 19 311.6 313.9 296.1 347.8 11.76 6 750 2500 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.0 215 25 314.0 315.7 294.8 342.1 9.04 7 700 3085 14.1 -4.0 28 18.1 4.8 221 35 318.1 318.9 292.1 331.3 4.08 8 650 3705 9.8 -6.1 32 15.9 2.0 217 40 320.0 320.7 292.3 332.2 3.72 9 600 4363 4.7 -6.2 45 10.8 -0.6 212 46 321.5 322.3 293.0 334.7 4.02 10 550 5065 -1.2 -9.9 52 8.7 -5.0 210 51 322.6 323.3 292.7 333.5 3.28 11 500 5815 -8.0 -12.7 69 4.7 -9.8 214 57 323.3 323.9 292.5 333.0 2.88 12 450 6624 -14.6 -15.1 96 0.5 -14.8 221 63 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.7 2.62 13 400 7505 -20.3 -25.3 64 5.0 -21.5 226 63 328.6 328.8 292.5 332.9 1.22 14 350 8481 -26.9 -33.8 52 6.9 -28.0 226 58 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.9 0.63 15 300 9573 -35.3 -40.3 60 5.0 -35.8 221 59 335.7 335.7 293.6 337.1 0.38 16 250 10814 -46.0 -50.8 58 4.8 -46.3 210 56 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.14 17 200 12259 -56.7 -59.8 68 3.1 -56.8 220 49 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.3 0.06 18 150 14073 -56.7 -76.9 6 20.2 -57.0 235 59 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.01 19 100 16640 -57.8 -84.6 2 26.9 -58.2 233 21 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5820.88 m Freezing level: 560.46 mb = 4918.22 m = 16135.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.12 mb = 4198.87 m = 13775.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.59 % Est. max temperature: 34.46 C = 94.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.98 mb = 1494.11 m = 4901.89 ft T: 22.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.09 C/km ThetaE index: 23.12 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.97 mb = 2870.17 m = 9416.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.70 C = 103.46 F Cap Strength: 3.50 C Lifted Index: -5.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.90 C Showalter Index: -5.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.16 C K Index: 28.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2258.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 228.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.04 mb = 1765.27 m = 5791.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.04 mb = 4199.87 m = 13778.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.04 mb = 12852.38 m = 42166.07 ft B at Equ Level: 2254.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.04 mb = 15919.84 m = 52229.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.1 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.9 neg: -30.3 tot: 84.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 22.37 Bulk Shear: 100.97 m/s