MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F099.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F099.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 99 hour GFS valid 15Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 44.78,-92.64 Latitude: 44.78 Longitude: -92.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 979 304 23.5 22.1 92 1.4 22.5 175 9 298.4 301.6 296.4 348.9 17.35 2 950 569 21.2 20.1 93 1.1 20.4 184 17 298.7 301.5 295.4 344.5 15.75 3 900 1039 22.0 16.9 73 5.1 18.5 226 27 304.2 306.7 295.4 344.7 13.58 4 850 1536 21.7 14.5 63 7.2 16.8 230 24 308.9 311.2 295.8 346.1 12.27 5 800 2061 18.8 11.4 62 7.4 14.0 222 20 311.2 313.2 295.3 343.9 10.67 6 750 2612 14.7 7.9 64 6.8 10.4 222 19 312.6 314.3 294.4 340.2 8.94 7 700 3192 10.5 3.5 62 7.0 6.4 229 19 314.1 315.5 293.3 336.2 7.03 8 650 3805 6.5 -1.6 57 8.0 2.2 242 19 316.3 317.3 292.5 333.0 5.26 9 600 4456 1.6 -6.1 56 7.7 -2.1 252 19 318.0 318.8 292.0 331.0 4.03 10 550 5150 -4.3 -9.8 65 5.6 -6.7 258 19 319.0 319.6 291.6 329.8 3.29 11 500 5893 -10.3 -13.6 77 3.2 -11.5 257 21 320.4 320.9 291.5 329.4 2.69 12 450 6696 -15.5 -17.5 84 2.1 -16.2 267 22 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.1 2.14 13 400 7577 -20.4 -21.8 88 1.4 -20.8 271 20 328.5 328.8 292.9 334.3 1.66 14 350 8552 -27.3 -28.0 94 0.7 -27.5 273 22 331.9 332.1 293.3 335.8 1.09 15 300 9643 -35.6 -35.9 98 0.2 -35.7 276 22 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.4 0.60 16 250 10883 -45.7 -45.9 98 0.2 -45.7 277 18 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.2 0.25 17 200 12331 -56.8 -56.8 99 0.1 -56.8 267 21 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.09 18 150 14106 -63.5 -69.6 43 6.1 -63.6 278 27 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.02 19 100 16647 -59.2 -84.3 2 25.1 -59.6 210 6 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.46 m Freezing level: 586.39 mb = 4644.91 m = 15239.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.10 mb = 4135.72 m = 13568.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.99 % Est. max temperature: 34.82 C = 94.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.86 mb = 479.10 m = 1571.85 ft T: 21.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.72 C/km ThetaE index: 16.76 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 762.11 mb = 2475.14 m = 8120.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.22 C = 99.00 F Cap Strength: 5.10 C Lifted Index: -5.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.23 C Showalter Index: -5.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.84 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 39.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 481.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1406.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 273.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.64 mb = 1159.08 m = 3802.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.64 mb = 3897.45 m = 12786.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.64 mb = 12562.53 m = 41215.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1404.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.64 mb = 15368.12 m = 50419.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 138.0 neg: -22.0 tot: 116.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 47.95 Bulk Shear: 29.33 m/s