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: 49.91,-96.19 Latitude: 49.91 Longitude: -96.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -30 SFC 965 281 29.5 21.5 62 8.0 23.7 195 4 305.8 308.9 298.0 356.7 16.97 2 950 419 28.8 20.4 60 8.4 22.8 198 9 306.5 309.5 297.7 354.8 16.10 3 900 899 26.1 18.4 62 7.8 20.6 216 19 308.4 311.2 297.4 353.6 14.92 4 850 1401 22.2 16.3 69 5.9 18.1 205 21 309.4 312.0 297.0 351.7 13.89 5 800 1926 18.1 14.2 78 3.9 15.5 187 25 310.5 312.9 296.6 349.8 12.86 6 750 2476 13.7 12.0 89 1.7 12.6 186 28 311.5 313.7 296.1 347.7 11.81 7 700 3057 13.6 -1.9 34 15.5 5.3 207 34 317.5 318.4 292.4 332.7 4.74 8 650 3676 9.4 -8.9 26 18.3 0.9 204 38 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.5 3.00 9 600 4333 3.8 -10.6 34 14.4 -2.5 199 43 320.5 321.1 291.7 330.0 2.84 10 550 5032 -2.3 -11.2 51 8.8 -6.0 198 48 321.3 321.9 292.0 331.2 2.96 11 500 5779 -9.3 -11.5 84 2.2 -10.2 202 53 321.7 322.3 292.3 332.3 3.17 12 450 6584 -15.6 -16.4 94 0.7 -15.9 210 63 323.6 324.0 292.2 331.6 2.37 13 400 7462 -21.6 -24.5 77 2.9 -22.3 214 68 327.0 327.2 292.2 331.6 1.32 14 350 8436 -26.9 -36.2 41 9.3 -28.3 211 69 332.5 332.6 292.9 334.4 0.49 15 300 9528 -35.5 -42.7 48 7.2 -36.2 208 62 335.3 335.3 293.4 336.4 0.30 16 250 10769 -45.8 -51.1 55 5.3 -46.1 195 63 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.5 0.14 17 200 12217 -55.9 -59.1 67 3.3 -55.9 202 52 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.07 18 150 14039 -53.9 -79.3 3 25.4 -54.3 236 47 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16623 -57.1 -84.9 2 27.8 -57.5 207 14 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5809.29 m Freezing level: 568.91 mb = 4767.72 m = 15641.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.78 mb = 3845.09 m = 12614.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.13 % Est. max temperature: 33.88 C = 92.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.34 mb = 1305.24 m = 4282.23 ft T: 22.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 27.16 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 781.45 mb = 2125.84 m = 6974.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.56 C = 94.21 F Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lifted Index: -7.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.88 C Showalter Index: -6.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.12 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.62 C K Index: 32.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2661.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 816.52 mb = 1748.95 m = 5737.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.52 mb = 2458.59 m = 8066.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 731.52 mb = 2686.04 m = 8812.38 ft B at Equ Level: 11.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 701.52 mb = 3038.86 m = 9969.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 230.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.4 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 33.24 Bulk Shear: 80.08 m/s