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: 45.45,-99.49 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -99.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 1 950 462 SFC 938 572 32.6 20.8 50 11.8 23.9 114 10 311.4 314.5 299.2 362.5 16.66 3 900 947 29.1 18.7 53 10.4 21.6 122 17 311.5 314.4 298.4 358.3 15.26 4 850 1454 24.6 17.5 65 7.1 19.5 137 18 311.9 314.7 298.3 357.9 14.98 5 800 1983 21.4 14.6 65 6.9 16.7 173 25 314.0 316.5 297.6 354.7 13.14 6 750 2541 18.8 9.2 53 9.6 12.6 199 33 317.0 318.9 296.1 347.6 9.76 7 700 3130 15.4 -3.9 26 19.2 5.4 233 32 319.5 320.3 292.5 332.9 4.11 8 650 3752 10.7 -11.4 20 22.1 0.8 250 34 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.2 2.46 9 600 4411 4.9 -15.6 21 20.5 -3.3 250 36 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.89 10 550 5112 -1.3 -18.1 26 16.8 -7.3 247 37 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.3 1.67 11 500 5862 -7.8 -22.0 31 14.3 -12.2 250 39 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.1 1.31 12 450 6671 -14.4 -27.6 32 13.2 -17.6 254 41 325.2 325.3 291.2 328.3 0.88 13 400 7551 -21.3 -26.6 62 5.3 -22.5 253 45 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.1 1.08 14 350 8523 -27.7 -32.6 63 4.9 -28.5 254 41 331.4 331.6 292.8 334.0 0.71 15 300 9613 -35.6 -50.3 21 14.7 -36.7 269 38 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.13 16 250 10854 -45.3 -57.3 25 11.9 -45.9 286 37 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.07 17 200 12312 -55.0 -56.7 81 1.7 -55.1 331 34 345.6 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.09 18 150 14097 -64.4 -68.3 58 3.9 -64.4 266 25 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.03 19 100 16636 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.8 252 6 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.20 m Freezing level: 560.43 mb = 4965.69 m = 16291.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.76 mb = 3882.74 m = 12738.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.43 % Est. max temperature: 35.84 C = 96.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.13 mb = 2079.46 m = 6822.31 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.47 C/km ThetaE index: 34.33 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.16 mb = 3212.10 m = 10538.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.80 C = 105.43 F Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lifted Index: -7.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: -7.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.67 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.37 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 598.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3433.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 171.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.96 mb = 2269.21 m = 7444.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.96 mb = 3893.08 m = 12772.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 148.96 mb = 14140.61 m = 46392.51 ft B at Equ Level: 3406.29 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 457.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 457.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.69 Bulk Rich Number: 17.02 Bulk Shear: 201.72 m/s