MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F105.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F105.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 105 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 45.11,-96.02 Latitude: 45.11 Longitude: -96.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 971 325 31.2 24.4 67 6.8 26.0 139 11 306.9 310.7 300.2 367.7 20.14 2 950 521 28.7 22.6 69 6.2 24.2 143 16 306.4 309.8 299.1 361.8 18.42 3 900 1000 24.2 21.6 85 2.7 22.3 149 16 306.5 309.9 299.0 361.6 18.29 4 850 1500 23.0 15.8 64 7.2 18.0 166 14 310.3 312.8 296.8 351.1 13.38 5 800 2029 22.3 8.0 40 14.3 13.3 189 14 314.9 316.6 294.6 341.3 8.44 6 750 2586 18.8 -0.4 27 19.1 8.2 197 17 317.0 317.9 292.5 332.8 4.96 7 700 3173 14.3 -5.7 25 19.9 4.3 204 19 318.3 319.0 291.7 329.9 3.57 8 650 3792 9.2 -8.4 28 17.5 1.0 222 23 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.6 3.13 9 600 4448 3.5 -7.4 45 10.9 -1.6 241 27 320.2 320.9 292.3 332.2 3.66 10 550 5147 -2.5 -7.2 70 4.7 -4.7 254 33 321.1 321.9 292.9 334.4 4.05 11 500 5894 -9.2 -13.7 70 4.4 -10.9 261 33 321.8 322.3 291.9 330.7 2.66 12 450 6698 -15.6 -23.5 51 7.9 -17.7 265 35 323.6 323.8 291.2 328.0 1.28 13 400 7577 -21.1 -33.5 32 12.4 -23.4 278 34 327.5 327.7 291.6 329.6 0.57 14 350 8549 -27.9 -44.2 19 16.4 -29.7 268 26 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.21 15 300 9636 -36.5 -49.2 26 12.7 -37.5 255 22 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.14 16 250 10873 -46.2 -53.4 44 7.2 -46.5 265 26 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.11 17 200 12320 -56.6 -63.4 42 6.8 -56.7 268 29 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.4 0.04 18 150 14107 -61.8 -72.5 23 10.7 -61.9 266 27 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16642 -60.0 -84.3 3 24.3 -60.3 268 10 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.94 m Freezing level: 570.69 mb = 4857.92 m = 15937.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.22 mb = 4032.45 m = 13229.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.56 % Est. max temperature: 37.16 C = 98.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.34 mb = 1193.18 m = 3914.60 ft T: 23.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.63 C/km ThetaE index: 38.08 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.31 mb = 2639.75 m = 8660.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.30 C = 106.34 F Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lifted Index: -10.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -6.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.24 C Cross Totals Index: 25.01 C K Index: 28.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4178.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 91.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.08 mb = 1396.87 m = 4582.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.08 mb = 3475.80 m = 11403.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.08 mb = 13899.88 m = 45602.72 ft B at Equ Level: 4177.14 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 97.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 49.27 Bulk Shear: 84.81 m/s