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: 45.47,-99.67 Latitude: 45.47 Longitude: -99.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20.4 48 12.4 23.8 113 10 311.7 314.8 299.1 361.8 16.32 3 900 945 29.3 18.6 53 10.7 21.6 121 17 311.7 314.6 298.4 358.3 15.18 4 850 1452 24.7 17.5 64 7.2 19.5 135 17 312.0 314.8 298.3 357.9 14.96 5 800 1981 21.8 14.0 61 7.8 16.4 174 24 314.4 316.8 297.4 353.7 12.67 6 750 2540 19.1 7.5 47 11.6 11.7 201 31 317.3 318.9 295.4 344.7 8.70 7 700 3129 15.7 -5.9 22 21.7 4.8 239 31 319.9 320.6 292.1 331.4 3.51 8 650 3751 10.7 -11.8 19 22.5 0.8 251 34 321.1 321.6 291.5 329.1 2.39 9 600 4411 4.8 -14.4 23 19.2 -3.0 250 36 321.7 322.1 291.4 328.8 2.09 10 550 5111 -1.4 -16.5 31 15.0 -7.0 249 38 322.4 322.8 291.4 328.9 1.92 11 500 5861 -7.8 -21.8 31 14.0 -12.1 251 40 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.2 1.33 12 450 6670 -14.5 -26.8 35 12.3 -17.6 254 42 325.0 325.2 291.2 328.3 0.95 13 400 7550 -21.2 -26.6 62 5.4 -22.4 253 44 327.5 327.7 292.1 331.4 1.09 14 350 8523 -27.7 -33.0 60 5.4 -28.6 253 41 331.5 331.6 292.8 334.0 0.68 15 300 9612 -35.7 -50.4 21 14.8 -36.7 267 38 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.13 16 250 10853 -45.4 -55.6 31 10.2 -45.9 283 37 338.5 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.08 17 200 12311 -55.1 -56.2 87 1.2 -55.1 332 36 345.6 345.6 295.7 346.0 0.09 18 150 14096 -64.2 -68.6 55 4.4 -64.3 278 23 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.02 19 100 16636 -58.4 -84.5 2 26.2 -58.7 262 6 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.59 m Freezing level: 561.29 mb = 4953.06 m = 16250.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.58 mb = 3884.51 m = 12744.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.59 % Est. max temperature: 36.18 C = 97.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.80 mb = 2158.44 m = 7081.42 ft T: 20.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.61 C/km ThetaE index: 33.01 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.21 mb = 3283.82 m = 10773.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.22 C = 106.19 F Cap Strength: 3.91 C Lifted Index: -7.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.87 C Showalter Index: -7.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.75 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.46 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 28.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 458.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3408.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 189.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.56 mb = 2305.84 m = 7564.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.56 mb = 3936.43 m = 12914.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.56 mb = 14283.85 m = 46862.46 ft B at Equ Level: 3352.20 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 264.1 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): 121.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 433.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 433.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.32 Bulk Rich Number: 16.43 Bulk Shear: 207.52 m/s