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: 45.41,-98.61 Latitude: 45.41 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 18 SFC 956 418 33.2 21.8 51 11.4 24.7 145 9 310.4 313.7 299.4 363.8 17.48 2 950 470 33.2 20.7 48 12.5 24.0 147 13 310.9 314.0 298.9 361.0 16.37 3 900 955 28.8 18.8 55 10.0 21.6 148 20 311.2 314.1 298.4 358.3 15.37 4 850 1462 24.6 17.2 64 7.4 19.3 155 20 311.9 314.7 298.1 356.9 14.66 5 800 1991 20.7 14.9 69 5.8 16.7 178 21 313.3 315.8 297.7 354.9 13.47 6 750 2547 18.1 10.3 60 7.8 13.0 213 30 316.2 318.3 296.5 349.3 10.54 7 700 3135 15.0 -0.3 35 15.3 6.5 229 36 319.1 320.2 293.4 336.3 5.34 8 650 3757 10.6 -11.4 20 22.0 0.8 242 30 321.0 321.4 291.5 329.2 2.46 9 600 4416 4.7 -14.3 24 19.0 -3.1 243 33 321.5 321.9 291.3 328.6 2.10 10 550 5117 -1.2 -18.7 25 17.5 -7.4 242 39 322.6 323.0 291.2 328.1 1.59 11 500 5867 -7.7 -22.7 29 15.0 -12.2 245 38 323.7 323.9 291.2 328.0 1.24 12 450 6676 -14.2 -28.6 28 14.4 -17.6 249 38 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.2 0.80 13 400 7557 -21.1 -30.3 44 9.2 -22.9 255 40 327.6 327.7 291.8 330.4 0.77 14 350 8529 -27.9 -31.8 69 3.9 -28.6 258 39 331.1 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.76 15 300 9619 -35.4 -48.3 26 12.9 -36.4 271 37 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.1 0.16 16 250 10861 -45.2 -56.5 27 11.3 -45.7 280 34 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.07 17 200 12315 -56.3 -61.7 50 5.5 -56.4 279 27 343.6 343.7 295.3 343.8 0.05 18 150 14096 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 279 35 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.02 19 100 16635 -59.2 -84.4 2 25.2 -59.6 233 6 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.63 m Freezing level: 560.32 mb = 4972.12 m = 16312.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.90 mb = 3886.12 m = 12749.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.81 % Est. max temperature: 35.90 C = 96.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.01 mb = 1871.41 m = 6139.72 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.31 C/km ThetaE index: 35.80 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 700.78 mb = 3125.91 m = 10255.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.80 C = 107.23 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -7.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.11 C Showalter Index: -7.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.08 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.85 C K Index: 34.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 596.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3448.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 153.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 780.54 mb = 2202.98 m = 7227.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.54 mb = 3942.30 m = 12933.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.54 mb = 13871.40 m = 45509.28 ft B at Equ Level: 3437.03 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 297.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.59 Bulk Rich Number: 26.93 Bulk Shear: 128.07 m/s