MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 6Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 47.72,-99.93 Latitude: 47.72 Longitude: -99.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 1 950 440 SFC 941 529 25.8 21.2 76 4.5 22.5 132 16 304.2 307.4 297.8 355.3 17.14 3 900 917 25.5 19.9 71 5.6 21.5 150 38 307.8 310.9 298.2 357.6 16.47 4 850 1422 24.7 16.1 59 8.6 18.7 162 36 312.0 314.6 297.5 354.1 13.69 5 800 1951 21.7 12.9 57 8.8 15.7 171 34 314.2 316.5 296.8 350.7 11.76 6 750 2509 17.9 10.3 61 7.6 12.9 181 32 316.0 318.1 296.4 349.1 10.59 7 700 3095 13.3 8.4 72 4.9 10.2 189 33 317.2 319.2 296.3 348.6 9.96 8 650 3715 8.9 4.5 74 4.4 6.2 196 32 319.0 320.6 295.5 344.8 8.13 9 600 4372 3.6 -4.9 54 8.5 -0.6 188 30 320.3 321.1 293.0 334.7 4.43 10 550 5071 -2.4 -11.1 51 8.7 -6.0 184 32 321.2 321.8 292.0 331.2 2.99 11 500 5819 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.7 187 36 322.7 323.2 292.0 331.1 2.49 12 450 6627 -14.2 -18.6 69 4.4 -15.6 204 35 325.4 325.8 292.3 332.1 1.96 13 400 7510 -20.5 -25.3 66 4.7 -21.7 221 36 328.3 328.6 292.4 332.7 1.23 14 350 8485 -27.0 -36.9 38 10.0 -28.5 229 34 332.4 332.5 292.8 334.1 0.46 15 300 9578 -35.1 -48.1 25 13.0 -36.1 238 49 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.16 16 250 10821 -45.3 -52.2 46 6.8 -45.7 242 36 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.12 17 200 12274 -55.6 -57.0 85 1.4 -55.7 290 26 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.09 18 150 14070 -61.9 -67.8 46 5.8 -62.0 256 40 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.03 19 100 16618 -58.1 -84.8 2 26.7 -58.5 230 16 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.58 m Freezing level: 570.03 mb = 4791.23 m = 15719.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.56 mb = 4310.24 m = 14141.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.36 % Est. max temperature: 35.95 C = 96.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.38 mb = 1111.63 m = 3647.04 ft T: 25.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.01 C/km ThetaE index: 26.49 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.80 mb = 2799.27 m = 9183.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.98 C = 100.37 F Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lifted Index: -7.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: -6.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.76 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 44.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 476.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2924.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 219.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.97 mb = 1843.16 m = 6047.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.97 mb = 3524.83 m = 11564.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.97 mb = 13476.31 m = 44213.09 ft B at Equ Level: 2909.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.0 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 211.0 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.37 Bulk Rich Number: 62.49 Bulk Shear: 46.80 m/s