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: 49.87,-94.76 Latitude: 49.87 Longitude: -94.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 SFC 959 347 27.4 21.8 71 5.6 23.3 127 7 304.2 307.4 297.9 356.0 17.39 2 950 433 28.5 20.7 63 7.8 22.9 137 14 306.1 309.2 297.8 355.5 16.44 3 900 915 27.6 17.6 55 9.9 20.5 173 28 309.9 312.6 297.4 353.3 14.25 4 850 1418 23.3 16.4 65 6.9 18.5 183 28 310.5 313.2 297.3 353.1 13.93 5 800 1945 18.5 15.0 80 3.5 16.1 186 28 310.9 313.4 297.1 352.3 13.53 6 750 2495 13.8 13.1 95 0.8 13.3 187 29 311.6 314.0 296.8 350.6 12.71 7 700 3076 13.0 1.9 47 11.1 6.6 201 30 316.8 318.0 293.5 336.7 6.26 8 650 3697 10.6 -9.5 23 20.1 1.3 210 35 321.0 321.6 291.9 330.5 2.86 9 600 4357 5.0 -11.1 30 16.0 -2.1 210 38 321.9 322.4 292.0 331.0 2.74 10 550 5058 -1.4 -9.2 55 7.8 -4.9 212 45 322.4 323.1 292.7 333.9 3.46 11 500 5809 -7.6 -11.5 73 3.9 -9.2 210 54 323.8 324.4 292.9 334.3 3.16 12 450 6620 -13.6 -16.9 76 3.3 -14.7 216 56 326.2 326.6 292.7 333.9 2.26 13 400 7503 -20.6 -24.4 72 3.8 -21.5 221 51 328.2 328.5 292.5 332.9 1.33 14 350 8478 -27.4 -32.4 62 5.0 -28.3 215 47 331.8 332.0 292.9 334.5 0.72 15 300 9569 -35.6 -41.1 57 5.5 -36.2 213 46 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.5 0.35 16 250 10809 -45.8 -51.5 52 5.7 -46.0 207 47 338.0 338.1 294.0 338.6 0.13 17 200 12257 -57.1 -61.0 61 3.9 -57.2 203 47 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14063 -56.1 -78.2 5 22.1 -56.4 239 45 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.01 19 100 16629 -57.3 -84.8 2 27.6 -57.7 231 14 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.49 m Freezing level: 560.89 mb = 4905.40 m = 16093.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.74 mb = 3945.01 m = 12942.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.46 % Est. max temperature: 34.00 C = 93.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.26 mb = 1070.15 m = 3510.95 ft T: 26.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 25.45 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 773.05 mb = 2237.03 m = 7339.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.45 C = 94.00 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -6.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.88 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 36.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2585.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.82 mb = 1924.88 m = 6315.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.82 mb = 2418.12 m = 7933.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 736.82 mb = 2644.69 m = 8676.71 ft B at Equ Level: 20.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 676.82 mb = 3358.56 m = 11018.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.4 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 231.4 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.65 Bulk Rich Number: 26.84 Bulk Shear: 96.32 m/s