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: 45.39,-99.35 Latitude: 45.39 Longitude: -99.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 1 950 462 SFC 942 543 32.8 20.9 50 11.9 24.0 116 10 311.3 314.4 299.2 362.6 16.75 3 900 948 29.1 18.7 54 10.4 21.6 125 18 311.5 314.4 298.4 358.4 15.30 4 850 1454 24.9 17.2 62 7.7 19.4 142 19 312.3 315.0 298.2 357.4 14.68 5 800 1984 21.7 14.3 63 7.4 16.6 176 25 314.3 316.8 297.5 354.4 12.95 6 750 2543 19.0 8.9 52 10.0 12.5 201 32 317.2 319.0 296.1 347.4 9.61 7 700 3132 15.3 -2.1 30 17.4 5.9 229 33 319.4 320.3 292.9 334.5 4.68 8 650 3754 10.6 -10.9 21 21.5 0.9 248 34 320.9 321.4 291.6 329.4 2.55 9 600 4413 4.8 -15.4 22 20.2 -3.2 250 36 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.2 1.93 10 550 5113 -1.2 -18.4 26 17.2 -7.4 247 38 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.2 1.62 11 500 5864 -7.7 -22.6 29 14.9 -12.2 250 39 323.7 323.9 291.2 328.0 1.25 12 450 6673 -14.2 -28.6 28 14.4 -17.6 254 41 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.3 0.80 13 400 7553 -21.2 -27.4 58 6.2 -22.6 254 44 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.0 1.01 14 350 8526 -27.8 -32.0 67 4.2 -28.5 256 40 331.3 331.4 292.8 334.0 0.75 15 300 9615 -35.7 -49.1 24 13.5 -36.7 270 37 335.1 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.15 16 250 10856 -45.4 -57.2 25 11.8 -45.9 284 37 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.07 17 200 12313 -55.1 -58.3 67 3.2 -55.2 320 30 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.9 0.07 18 150 14098 -64.5 -68.2 60 3.7 -64.6 271 28 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.03 19 100 16635 -58.6 -84.5 2 25.9 -59.0 251 5 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.54 m Freezing level: 560.24 mb = 4969.98 m = 16305.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.04 mb = 3893.57 m = 12774.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.29 % Est. max temperature: 36.22 C = 97.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.20 mb = 2058.17 m = 6752.44 ft T: 21.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.40 C/km ThetaE index: 34.59 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 694.14 mb = 3202.16 m = 10505.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.96 C = 105.73 F Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lifted Index: -7.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.36 C Showalter Index: -7.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.49 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 32.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3447.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 179.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.78 mb = 2283.85 m = 7492.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.78 mb = 3909.89 m = 12827.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.78 mb = 14191.02 m = 46557.89 ft B at Equ Level: 3415.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 439.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 439.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.44 Bulk Rich Number: 17.43 Bulk Shear: 197.75 m/s