MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 44.88,-98.61 Latitude: 44.88 Longitude: -98.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 955 412 33.1 21.6 51 11.4 24.6 133 15 310.2 313.5 299.3 363.0 17.28 2 950 463 33.1 20.8 49 12.3 24.0 136 20 310.8 313.9 299.0 361.3 16.53 3 900 949 29.0 18.8 54 10.2 21.6 145 29 311.4 314.3 298.4 358.5 15.37 4 850 1457 26.5 15.5 51 11.0 18.8 175 28 313.9 316.4 297.6 354.5 13.13 5 800 1990 24.1 10.6 43 13.5 15.1 206 28 316.8 318.8 296.3 348.5 10.09 6 750 2551 20.9 3.1 31 17.8 10.3 225 31 319.2 320.5 294.3 339.7 6.39 7 700 3142 16.1 -3.1 26 19.2 5.9 234 30 320.3 321.2 292.9 334.4 4.33 8 650 3766 11.2 -11.3 19 22.5 1.1 248 33 321.7 322.1 291.7 329.9 2.47 9 600 4426 5.5 -14.7 22 20.2 -2.7 245 36 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.4 2.04 10 550 5129 -0.9 -15.7 32 14.7 -6.6 242 38 323.0 323.4 291.7 329.9 2.05 11 500 5880 -7.3 -23.3 27 16.0 -12.1 250 35 324.1 324.3 291.2 328.2 1.17 12 450 6690 -13.6 -32.8 18 19.2 -17.7 260 34 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.1 0.54 13 400 7573 -20.7 -34.9 27 14.2 -23.2 264 36 328.1 328.2 291.7 330.0 0.49 14 350 8545 -28.0 -33.5 59 5.6 -28.9 267 39 331.1 331.2 292.6 333.4 0.64 15 300 9634 -35.9 -44.2 43 8.2 -36.7 273 37 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.7 0.25 16 250 10873 -46.0 -53.7 41 7.7 -46.3 281 35 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.10 17 200 12319 -57.5 -61.4 61 3.9 -57.6 268 26 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.05 18 150 14102 -61.5 -71.6 25 10.1 -61.6 279 33 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.02 19 100 16637 -59.0 -84.5 2 25.5 -59.3 262 8 413.7 413.7 307.0 413.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5867.45 m Freezing level: 557.28 mb = 5026.34 m = 16490.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.89 mb = 3946.73 m = 12948.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.52 % Est. max temperature: 39.24 C = 102.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.52 mb = 1874.85 m = 6151.01 ft T: 24.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.56 C/km ThetaE index: 33.56 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 681.84 mb = 3363.45 m = 11034.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.50 C = 110.30 F Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lifted Index: -7.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.30 C Showalter Index: -5.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.65 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 30.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 575.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3451.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 318.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.23 mb = 2297.17 m = 7536.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.23 mb = 4059.90 m = 13319.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.23 mb = 13810.51 m = 45309.51 ft B at Equ Level: 3429.63 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 377.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 377.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.52 Bulk Rich Number: 17.21 Bulk Shear: 200.59 m/s