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: 45.12,-95.24 Latitude: 45.12 Longitude: -95.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 970 342 30.2 24.5 72 5.7 25.9 151 10 306.0 309.8 300.1 367.3 20.36 2 950 528 28.0 22.5 72 5.5 23.9 152 14 305.6 309.0 298.8 360.6 18.35 3 900 1006 23.5 21.5 89 2.0 22.1 155 14 305.7 309.1 298.8 360.5 18.24 4 850 1505 22.3 15.8 67 6.5 17.8 174 12 309.5 312.1 296.7 350.4 13.45 5 800 2033 21.8 8.0 41 13.8 13.1 199 12 314.4 316.0 294.5 340.7 8.43 6 750 2590 18.6 -2.9 23 21.5 7.2 202 12 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.1 4.11 7 700 3176 13.9 -3.1 31 17.0 5.0 205 12 317.8 318.7 292.2 331.9 4.35 8 650 3794 8.8 -5.7 35 14.5 1.7 228 20 318.9 319.6 292.1 331.4 3.84 9 600 4450 3.1 -7.5 46 10.6 -1.9 248 24 319.7 320.4 292.2 331.5 3.62 10 550 5147 -2.8 -7.2 71 4.5 -4.8 263 34 320.8 321.6 292.8 334.0 4.04 11 500 5894 -9.2 -13.9 69 4.6 -11.0 268 38 321.8 322.3 291.9 330.6 2.62 12 450 6699 -15.5 -23.8 49 8.4 -17.7 271 33 323.8 324.0 291.2 328.1 1.24 13 400 7579 -20.9 -36.1 24 15.2 -23.5 282 30 327.8 327.9 291.6 329.4 0.44 14 350 8551 -28.1 -42.2 25 14.1 -29.8 267 22 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.8 0.27 15 300 9637 -36.5 -48.1 29 11.6 -37.4 261 25 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.6 0.16 16 250 10875 -46.1 -54.4 39 8.3 -46.5 269 25 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.09 17 200 12320 -56.9 -61.8 53 5.0 -56.9 268 25 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.05 18 150 14109 -61.9 -72.3 24 10.3 -62.0 264 27 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16643 -60.0 -84.2 3 24.2 -60.3 270 7 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.34 m Freezing level: 573.66 mb = 4817.24 m = 15804.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.39 mb = 4097.34 m = 13442.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.69 % Est. max temperature: 36.54 C = 97.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.54 mb = 1069.18 m = 3507.78 ft T: 23.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.49 C/km ThetaE index: 37.25 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.68 mb = 2627.42 m = 8620.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.01 C = 105.81 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: -9.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: -6.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.62 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.54 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 30.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4027.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 89.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 174.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.32 mb = 1319.01 m = 4327.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.32 mb = 3377.20 m = 11079.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 153.32 mb = 13972.88 m = 45842.21 ft B at Equ Level: 4006.30 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 55.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 53.16 Bulk Shear: 75.76 m/s