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: 49.03,-92.64 Latitude: 49.03 Longitude: -92.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 958 395 29.9 22.1 63 7.8 24.2 141 10 306.8 310.1 298.7 360.2 17.72 2 950 468 29.7 21.3 60 8.5 23.5 147 18 307.4 310.5 298.4 358.6 16.97 3 900 949 25.7 19.8 70 6.0 21.4 161 26 308.0 311.1 298.2 357.4 16.32 4 850 1450 21.6 18.4 82 3.2 19.3 178 30 308.8 311.8 298.1 356.9 15.86 5 800 1974 17.7 16.6 93 1.1 17.0 196 36 310.0 312.8 297.8 355.8 15.02 6 750 2525 14.1 13.5 96 0.6 13.7 212 41 311.9 314.4 297.1 352.1 13.08 7 700 3110 15.7 -1.4 31 17.2 6.3 225 40 319.9 320.9 293.3 335.9 4.92 8 650 3734 11.5 -4.6 32 16.0 3.2 228 36 322.0 322.8 293.3 335.7 4.20 9 600 4396 5.7 -6.5 41 12.2 -0.2 229 35 322.8 323.5 293.2 335.7 3.92 10 550 5100 -0.5 -9.8 49 9.3 -4.7 226 35 323.5 324.1 292.9 334.4 3.29 11 500 5852 -7.2 -13.4 61 6.2 -9.6 226 37 324.2 324.8 292.6 333.4 2.71 12 450 6663 -13.8 -16.9 77 3.1 -14.8 228 37 325.9 326.4 292.7 333.7 2.26 13 400 7547 -20.6 -26.2 61 5.6 -21.9 235 37 328.3 328.5 292.3 332.3 1.13 14 350 8521 -27.2 -44.0 19 16.8 -29.2 226 35 332.1 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.22 15 300 9611 -35.8 -42.3 51 6.5 -36.5 230 39 334.9 335.0 293.3 336.1 0.31 16 250 10854 -44.9 -53.1 39 8.2 -45.3 218 38 339.3 339.4 294.3 339.8 0.11 17 200 12304 -56.9 -59.5 72 2.6 -57.0 217 38 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.06 18 150 14096 -58.6 -74.6 11 15.9 -58.9 248 48 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.01 19 100 16645 -57.9 -84.8 2 26.8 -58.3 241 17 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5833.77 m Freezing level: 554.11 mb = 5041.90 m = 16541.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.13 mb = 4352.87 m = 14280.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.38 % Est. max temperature: 32.86 C = 91.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.38 mb = 1394.94 m = 4576.53 ft T: 22.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.38 C/km ThetaE index: 26.84 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.05 mb = 1909.30 m = 6264.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.91 C = 91.24 F Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lifted Index: -6.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.13 C Showalter Index: -6.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.85 C Cross Totals Index: 25.63 C K Index: 30.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 544.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3109.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.17 mb = 1675.28 m = 5496.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.17 mb = 2155.88 m = 7073.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 733.17 mb = 2717.45 m = 8915.41 ft B at Equ Level: 13.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 703.17 mb = 3071.60 m = 10077.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 418.3 neg: -0.6 tot: 417.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.06 Bulk Rich Number: 25.47 Bulk Shear: 122.10 m/s