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,-99.30 Latitude: 45.41 Longitude: -99.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 463 SFC 943 532 32.8 20.9 50 11.9 24.0 117 10 311.2 314.3 299.2 362.6 16.78 3 900 948 29.0 18.8 54 10.2 21.6 127 18 311.4 314.3 298.4 358.4 15.33 4 850 1455 24.7 17.3 63 7.5 19.4 142 19 312.1 314.9 298.2 357.5 14.77 5 800 1985 21.5 14.5 64 7.0 16.7 177 25 314.1 316.6 297.6 354.6 13.08 6 750 2543 18.9 9.1 53 9.9 12.6 202 33 317.1 319.0 296.1 347.6 9.69 7 700 3132 15.2 -1.8 31 17.0 6.0 228 34 319.3 320.3 293.0 334.8 4.79 8 650 3754 10.5 -10.9 21 21.4 0.9 248 34 320.9 321.4 291.6 329.4 2.56 9 600 4412 4.8 -15.3 22 20.1 -3.2 250 35 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.2 1.93 10 550 5113 -1.2 -18.5 26 17.2 -7.4 247 38 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.2 1.62 11 500 5863 -7.7 -22.4 30 14.7 -12.2 250 39 323.6 323.9 291.2 328.1 1.27 12 450 6673 -14.2 -28.6 29 14.3 -17.6 254 40 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.3 0.81 13 400 7553 -21.2 -27.4 57 6.2 -22.6 254 43 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.0 1.01 14 350 8525 -27.8 -32.0 68 4.1 -28.5 255 40 331.3 331.4 292.8 334.0 0.75 15 300 9615 -35.6 -49.4 23 13.8 -36.7 270 37 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.14 16 250 10856 -45.4 -57.3 25 12.0 -45.9 283 37 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.07 17 200 12314 -55.1 -58.6 65 3.5 -55.2 319 30 345.5 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.07 18 150 14097 -64.6 -68.2 60 3.7 -64.6 271 29 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.03 19 100 16635 -58.7 -84.5 2 25.8 -59.0 246 5 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.88 m Freezing level: 560.24 mb = 4969.70 m = 16304.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.04 mb = 3893.48 m = 12773.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.80 % Est. max temperature: 36.10 C = 96.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 794.70 mb = 2042.01 m = 6699.44 ft T: 21.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 34.51 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.70 mb = 3183.27 m = 10443.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.98 C = 105.77 F Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lifted Index: -7.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: -7.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.45 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.45 C Cross Totals Index: 25.00 C K Index: 32.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3449.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.27 mb = 2256.13 m = 7401.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.27 mb = 3877.72 m = 12722.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.27 mb = 14086.22 m = 46214.08 ft B at Equ Level: 3434.45 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): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 438.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.33 Bulk Rich Number: 17.89 Bulk Shear: 192.82 m/s