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: 50.89,-100.04 Latitude: 50.89 Longitude: -100.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 432 SFC 945 482 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 199 2 295.6 298.0 292.7 333.7 13.28 3 900 894 15.4 15.1 98 0.3 15.3 170 8 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.4 12.09 4 850 1379 14.0 13.0 94 1.0 13.3 204 18 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.5 11.14 5 800 1890 11.4 10.6 95 0.8 10.9 227 21 303.3 305.2 292.6 333.3 10.09 6 750 2427 8.2 6.9 92 1.3 7.4 225 13 305.5 307.0 291.9 330.6 8.36 7 700 2996 6.9 -4.5 44 11.4 1.4 203 17 310.1 310.9 289.5 322.4 3.91 8 650 3601 2.8 -7.0 48 9.9 -1.6 185 28 312.2 312.8 289.8 323.2 3.47 9 600 4243 -2.0 -8.8 59 6.9 -4.9 176 36 313.8 314.5 290.0 324.3 3.27 10 550 4928 -6.8 -19.9 34 13.1 -10.9 180 35 316.0 316.3 289.0 320.9 1.44 11 500 5664 -12.5 -21.5 47 9.0 -15.0 188 36 317.9 318.1 289.5 322.5 1.38 12 450 6459 -18.4 -25.3 54 7.0 -20.0 184 42 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.9 1.08 13 400 7327 -25.2 -30.3 62 5.1 -26.1 183 45 322.2 322.4 290.3 325.0 0.77 14 350 8280 -32.9 -34.6 85 1.7 -33.1 182 50 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.4 0.58 15 300 9351 -37.4 -51.4 22 14.0 -38.4 177 44 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.11 16 250 10602 -40.3 -70.8 2 30.5 -41.3 160 33 346.1 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 17 200 12100 -46.9 -75.5 2 28.6 -47.6 187 39 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 13987 -50.9 -80.3 2 29.5 -51.5 217 22 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.4 0.00 19 100 16597 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.3 252 13 421.9 421.9 307.9 422.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.46 m Freezing level: 620.49 mb = 3979.70 m = 13056.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.60 mb = 3273.47 m = 10739.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.52 % Est. max temperature: 25.48 C = 77.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.20 mb = 521.17 m = 1709.85 ft T: 17.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 11.13 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.75 mb = 1194.07 m = 3917.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.48 C = 70.67 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.48 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 28.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 540.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.79 mb = 1019.73 m = 3345.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.79 mb = 3956.66 m = 12981.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 301.79 mb = 9309.93 m = 30544.02 ft B at Equ Level: 533.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 231.79 mb = 11109.78 m = 36448.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.6 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 219.6 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 73.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 9.71 Bulk Shear: 55.69 m/s