MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 12Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 45.59,-92.88 Latitude: 45.59 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 973 297 22.8 21.4 92 1.4 21.8 162 12 298.3 301.3 295.9 346.7 16.67 2 950 505 22.2 20.5 90 1.7 21.0 172 25 299.7 302.7 296.0 346.9 16.15 3 900 979 26.2 15.7 53 10.5 19.0 210 35 308.5 310.9 295.9 346.7 12.60 4 850 1483 25.3 11.7 43 13.6 16.3 208 31 312.6 314.6 295.3 344.2 10.21 5 800 2013 22.3 7.8 39 14.5 13.1 200 27 314.9 316.5 294.5 340.8 8.30 6 750 2570 18.6 -0.5 28 19.1 8.0 207 30 316.7 317.7 292.4 332.4 4.91 7 700 3156 14.2 -5.8 25 20.0 4.2 209 32 318.2 318.9 291.6 329.8 3.55 8 650 3775 9.0 -8.5 28 17.5 0.8 213 28 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.3 3.10 9 600 4431 3.3 -10.1 37 13.5 -2.6 229 27 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.7 2.95 10 550 5128 -3.2 -10.9 55 7.6 -6.4 236 25 320.3 320.8 291.8 330.3 3.03 11 500 5872 -9.8 -17.0 56 7.2 -12.2 241 22 321.1 321.5 291.1 327.9 2.02 12 450 6677 -15.4 -23.2 51 7.8 -17.5 248 18 323.9 324.2 291.3 328.5 1.32 13 400 7558 -19.9 -29.2 43 9.3 -22.0 263 17 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.2 0.85 14 350 8536 -26.7 -41.5 23 14.8 -28.6 309 13 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.9 0.29 15 300 9627 -36.3 -46.7 33 10.4 -37.1 301 23 334.2 334.3 293.0 335.0 0.19 16 250 10863 -46.6 -56.7 31 10.0 -47.0 302 21 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.07 17 200 12311 -56.1 -64.1 36 7.9 -56.3 286 18 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 18 150 14105 -61.8 -71.8 25 9.9 -61.9 274 26 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.02 19 100 16622 -60.0 -84.4 3 24.5 -60.3 206 5 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.51 m Freezing level: 574.61 mb = 4784.90 m = 15698.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.85 mb = 3929.76 m = 12892.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.60 % Est. max temperature: 38.24 C = 100.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.26 mb = 474.91 m = 1558.07 ft T: 22.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.83 C/km ThetaE index: 17.61 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.68 mb = 3244.19 m = 10643.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.71 C = 108.88 F Cap Strength: 8.19 C Lifted Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.50 C Showalter Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.58 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 26.84 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1580.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 562.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.97 mb = 1597.49 m = 5241.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 603.97 mb = 4376.84 m = 14359.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.97 mb = 12832.09 m = 42099.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1551.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.97 mb = 15810.37 m = 51870.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.9 neg: -44.5 tot: 205.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.27 Bulk Rich Number: 46.33 Bulk Shear: 34.12 m/s