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: 49.64,-96.34 Latitude: 49.64 Longitude: -96.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -24 SFC 964 294 29.3 21.1 61 8.3 23.3 254 11 305.6 308.7 297.7 355.1 16.51 2 950 425 28.1 20.3 62 7.8 22.5 253 18 305.7 308.7 297.4 353.5 15.94 3 900 903 24.1 19.0 73 5.1 20.4 251 21 306.4 309.2 297.3 352.9 15.51 4 850 1402 21.2 17.0 77 4.2 18.3 221 15 308.4 311.1 297.1 352.3 14.50 5 800 1926 18.0 14.4 79 3.7 15.5 184 22 310.3 312.8 296.6 349.9 12.97 6 750 2476 14.4 10.5 77 3.9 11.9 192 29 312.2 314.3 295.6 345.3 10.73 7 700 3059 13.3 -1.4 36 14.7 5.4 213 36 317.2 318.1 292.5 333.0 4.93 8 650 3677 9.0 -8.5 28 17.5 0.8 207 39 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.3 3.09 9 600 4333 3.7 -11.2 33 14.9 -2.7 201 44 320.4 320.9 291.5 329.4 2.71 10 550 5032 -2.3 -11.5 49 9.2 -6.1 199 49 321.4 321.9 292.0 331.0 2.88 11 500 5779 -9.0 -12.6 75 3.5 -10.4 202 53 322.0 322.6 292.2 331.7 2.91 12 450 6585 -15.4 -17.4 85 2.0 -16.0 210 64 323.9 324.3 292.0 331.3 2.18 13 400 7464 -21.2 -25.5 68 4.3 -22.2 214 68 327.4 327.7 292.2 331.7 1.20 14 350 8438 -26.8 -36.1 41 9.3 -28.3 212 69 332.6 332.7 292.9 334.5 0.50 15 300 9530 -35.5 -41.9 52 6.4 -36.2 211 62 335.3 335.4 293.4 336.6 0.32 16 250 10770 -46.1 -50.5 61 4.3 -46.4 198 63 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.15 17 200 12217 -55.4 -58.1 72 2.7 -55.5 207 52 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.08 18 150 14042 -54.4 -79.0 3 24.6 -54.8 234 51 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.01 19 100 16625 -57.7 -84.8 2 27.1 -58.1 212 12 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5802.94 m Freezing level: 569.05 mb = 4765.57 m = 15634.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.25 mb = 3826.49 m = 12553.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.13 % Est. max temperature: 33.42 C = 92.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.60 mb = 1344.67 m = 4411.59 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.20 C/km ThetaE index: 25.78 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.40 mb = 2104.69 m = 6905.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.60 C = 94.29 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -7.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.84 C Showalter Index: -6.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.29 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.25 C Cross Totals Index: 26.04 C K Index: 32.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2496.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 835.86 mb = 1546.95 m = 5075.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.86 mb = 3793.02 m = 12444.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.86 mb = 12855.26 m = 42175.55 ft B at Equ Level: 2468.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.86 mb = 15968.26 m = 52388.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.5 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 235.5 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.3 neg: -20.1 tot: 136.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 25.67 Bulk Shear: 97.24 m/s