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: 45.13,-93.02 Latitude: 45.13 Longitude: -93.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 978 280 28.3 23.3 75 5.0 24.6 178 9 303.4 306.8 298.5 359.2 18.77 2 950 537 25.9 22.1 80 3.7 23.2 184 18 303.5 306.8 298.1 356.8 17.95 3 900 1012 21.9 20.3 90 1.6 20.8 197 22 304.1 307.2 297.5 354.4 16.88 4 850 1508 19.8 16.9 83 2.9 17.8 205 19 306.9 309.6 296.7 350.2 14.38 5 800 2034 20.9 11.0 53 9.9 14.4 217 15 313.4 315.4 295.6 345.5 10.37 6 750 2589 17.4 3.0 38 14.4 9.0 225 13 315.5 316.7 293.2 335.5 6.36 7 700 3174 13.8 -6.2 24 20.0 3.9 227 10 317.8 318.5 291.5 329.0 3.44 8 650 3792 8.4 -5.1 38 13.4 1.7 243 13 318.4 319.2 292.1 331.5 4.03 9 600 4447 2.9 -6.8 49 9.7 -1.7 271 22 319.5 320.3 292.3 332.0 3.82 10 550 5145 -2.6 -9.7 58 7.1 -5.7 288 31 321.0 321.7 292.3 332.1 3.34 11 500 5892 -9.1 -16.1 56 7.1 -11.6 284 31 322.0 322.4 291.5 329.3 2.17 12 450 6697 -15.1 -26.9 36 11.7 -18.0 287 23 324.2 324.4 291.0 327.5 0.94 13 400 7577 -21.2 -34.1 30 12.9 -23.5 287 19 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.4 0.53 14 350 8549 -27.9 -41.4 26 13.5 -29.6 278 24 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.29 15 300 9639 -35.6 -51.2 19 15.6 -36.7 264 20 335.2 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.12 16 250 10878 -46.2 -55.2 35 9.0 -46.6 255 23 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.7 0.09 17 200 12324 -56.5 -62.5 47 6.0 -56.6 269 27 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.04 18 150 14112 -61.6 -72.5 22 10.9 -61.7 276 27 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16648 -58.9 -84.5 2 25.6 -59.2 263 7 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5807.21 m Freezing level: 573.30 mb = 4819.62 m = 15812.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.14 mb = 4111.12 m = 13487.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.08 % Est. max temperature: 34.58 C = 94.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.66 mb = 908.83 m = 2981.67 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.43 C/km ThetaE index: 30.13 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.34 mb = 1484.18 m = 4869.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.70 C = 89.06 F Cap Strength: 3.91 C Lifted Index: -8.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.73 C Showalter Index: -6.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.93 C K Index: 25.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 534.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3132.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 171.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.50 mb = 1123.78 m = 3686.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.50 mb = 3620.81 m = 11879.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.50 mb = 13576.16 m = 44540.66 ft B at Equ Level: 3110.47 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.1 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 281.1 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.7 neg: -15.2 tot: 68.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 59.57 Bulk Shear: 52.59 m/s