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: 45.48,-99.46 Latitude: 45.48 Longitude: -99.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 463 SFC 939 566 32.6 20.8 50 11.8 23.9 116 10 311.3 314.4 299.2 362.4 16.68 3 900 948 29.0 18.7 54 10.3 21.6 123 17 311.4 314.3 298.4 358.2 15.29 4 850 1454 24.3 17.6 66 6.7 19.6 136 17 311.6 314.5 298.3 358.0 15.11 5 800 1983 21.2 14.7 67 6.5 16.7 173 25 313.7 316.3 297.7 354.9 13.30 6 750 2541 18.7 9.3 54 9.4 12.6 199 33 316.9 318.8 296.1 347.9 9.87 7 700 3129 15.3 -3.8 27 19.1 5.4 232 33 319.5 320.3 292.5 332.9 4.13 8 650 3752 10.6 -11.4 20 22.1 0.8 249 34 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.2 2.45 9 600 4411 4.8 -15.6 21 20.5 -3.3 250 35 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.88 10 550 5111 -1.3 -18.1 27 16.8 -7.3 248 37 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.3 1.67 11 500 5861 -7.8 -21.8 32 14.0 -12.2 250 39 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.1 1.34 12 450 6670 -14.4 -27.4 32 13.0 -17.6 254 41 325.1 325.3 291.2 328.3 0.89 13 400 7550 -21.3 -26.5 63 5.2 -22.5 253 44 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.1 1.09 14 350 8523 -27.7 -32.6 63 5.0 -28.5 254 41 331.4 331.6 292.8 334.0 0.70 15 300 9613 -35.6 -50.9 19 15.3 -36.7 269 37 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.7 0.12 16 250 10854 -45.3 -57.4 25 12.1 -45.8 285 36 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.0 0.07 17 200 12312 -55.0 -56.7 82 1.6 -55.1 332 34 345.6 345.6 295.7 346.0 0.09 18 150 14096 -64.3 -68.4 58 4.0 -64.4 266 25 359.2 359.2 298.6 359.3 0.03 19 100 16635 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.9 246 5 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5845.17 m Freezing level: 560.45 mb = 4964.94 m = 16288.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.34 mb = 3874.97 m = 12713.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.99 % Est. max temperature: 35.66 C = 96.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 792.45 mb = 2064.92 m = 6774.57 ft T: 20.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.48 C/km ThetaE index: 34.29 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 694.73 mb = 3192.87 m = 10475.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.78 C = 105.41 F Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lifted Index: -7.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.42 C Showalter Index: -7.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.64 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.48 C K Index: 30.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3429.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 166.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.75 mb = 2237.96 m = 7342.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.75 mb = 3986.10 m = 13077.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 151.75 mb = 14024.51 m = 46011.63 ft B at Equ Level: 3419.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.7 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 261.7 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): 120.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 461.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 461.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 153.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.64 Bulk Rich Number: 17.38 Bulk Shear: 197.28 m/s