MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F066.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F066.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 66 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.1,-99.57 Latitude: 44.10 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 950 522 28.2 19.7 60 8.5 22.1 139 20 305.8 308.6 297.0 351.8 15.36 2 950 525 28.1 19.4 59 8.6 21.9 140 22 305.7 308.5 296.8 351.0 15.13 3 900 1002 23.6 17.8 70 5.8 19.5 147 37 305.8 308.5 296.4 348.9 14.38 4 850 1502 23.2 16.1 64 7.1 18.2 183 33 310.4 313.0 297.1 352.1 13.66 5 800 2030 20.4 13.5 64 6.9 15.7 209 31 312.9 315.3 296.8 350.7 12.26 6 750 2585 16.8 9.7 63 7.1 12.1 238 29 314.8 316.7 295.8 346.3 10.10 7 700 3169 13.6 -2.5 33 16.1 5.1 274 25 317.5 318.4 292.3 332.1 4.54 8 650 3788 9.4 -14.2 17 23.6 -0.4 284 19 319.6 320.0 290.6 326.2 1.96 9 600 4444 3.8 -16.6 21 20.4 -4.0 279 24 320.5 320.8 290.7 326.4 1.74 10 550 5142 -2.5 -18.8 27 16.3 -8.1 271 27 321.1 321.4 290.7 326.5 1.57 11 500 5890 -8.5 -23.7 28 15.2 -12.9 268 26 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.7 1.13 12 450 6697 -14.9 -24.8 43 9.9 -17.5 266 27 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.5 1.14 13 400 7575 -21.6 -34.0 32 12.4 -23.8 268 35 326.9 327.0 291.4 328.9 0.54 14 350 8548 -27.8 -36.9 42 9.1 -29.2 284 33 331.2 331.3 292.5 332.9 0.46 15 300 9633 -37.2 -42.1 60 4.9 -37.7 286 37 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.2 0.31 16 250 10866 -47.2 -54.3 44 7.1 -47.6 284 31 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.09 17 200 12309 -55.6 -63.3 37 7.7 -55.7 267 38 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.04 18 150 14139 -56.6 -77.5 5 20.9 -56.9 245 20 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.01 19 100 16684 -59.5 -84.3 3 24.8 -59.9 223 12 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.95 m Freezing level: 569.85 mb = 4865.42 m = 15962.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.58 mb = 3742.31 m = 12277.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.70 % Est. max temperature: 35.23 C = 95.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.91 mb = 1606.07 m = 5269.19 ft T: 22.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.10 C/km ThetaE index: 25.88 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.84 mb = 3087.10 m = 10128.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.38 C = 102.89 F Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lifted Index: -5.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.88 C Showalter Index: -6.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.63 C Cross Totals Index: 24.56 C K Index: 31.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 576.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2210.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 295.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 813.73 mb = 1881.80 m = 6173.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 608.73 mb = 4326.00 m = 14192.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.73 mb = 12677.93 m = 41593.75 ft B at Equ Level: 2206.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.73 mb = 16158.45 m = 53012.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -143.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 523.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 523.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.69 Bulk Rich Number: 9.04 Bulk Shear: 244.48 m/s