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,-99.57 Latitude: 45.39 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 1 950 460 SFC 938 577 32.9 20.6 49 12.3 23.8 111 10 311.7 314.8 299.1 362.3 16.49 3 900 946 29.5 18.6 52 10.9 21.6 121 18 311.9 314.8 298.4 358.4 15.14 4 850 1453 25.1 17.1 61 8.0 19.5 139 18 312.5 315.3 298.2 357.5 14.63 5 800 1983 22.0 13.9 60 8.1 16.5 174 25 314.6 317.0 297.4 353.8 12.62 6 750 2542 19.1 8.2 49 10.9 12.1 199 31 317.3 319.1 295.7 346.1 9.13 7 700 3131 15.5 -4.2 25 19.7 5.3 234 31 319.7 320.4 292.4 332.7 4.01 8 650 3753 10.7 -11.4 20 22.1 0.8 250 33 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.2 2.45 9 600 4412 4.9 -15.0 22 19.8 -3.1 250 36 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.5 1.99 10 550 5113 -1.3 -17.6 28 16.2 -7.2 247 38 322.5 322.8 291.3 328.5 1.75 11 500 5863 -7.7 -22.5 29 14.8 -12.2 250 39 323.6 323.9 291.2 328.0 1.26 12 450 6672 -14.3 -27.8 31 13.5 -17.6 254 41 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.3 0.86 13 400 7552 -21.2 -27.0 60 5.7 -22.5 254 44 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.2 1.05 14 350 8525 -27.7 -32.5 64 4.7 -28.6 255 41 331.4 331.5 292.8 334.0 0.71 15 300 9614 -35.7 -49.2 24 13.5 -36.7 269 38 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 16 250 10855 -45.5 -56.5 28 11.0 -45.9 284 37 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.07 17 200 12312 -55.0 -57.1 77 2.1 -55.1 328 33 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.1 0.08 18 150 14098 -64.5 -68.3 59 3.8 -64.5 272 24 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.03 19 100 16636 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.1 -58.8 262 6 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5849.19 m Freezing level: 560.74 mb = 4962.35 m = 16280.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.30 mb = 3889.58 m = 12760.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.13 % Est. max temperature: 36.36 C = 97.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 785.68 mb = 2139.27 m = 7018.52 ft T: 21.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.50 C/km ThetaE index: 34.31 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 688.09 mb = 3274.72 m = 10743.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.02 C = 105.83 F Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lifted Index: -7.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.66 C Showalter Index: -7.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 596.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3404.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 766.38 mb = 2354.60 m = 7724.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.38 mb = 3992.24 m = 13097.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 151.38 mb = 14040.96 m = 46065.58 ft B at Equ Level: 3393.05 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 432.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 432.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.38 Bulk Rich Number: 16.40 Bulk Shear: 207.55 m/s