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: 45.52,-99.10 Latitude: 45.52 Longitude: -99.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 466 SFC 947 497 32.7 21.1 51 11.6 24.1 122 8 310.6 313.8 299.1 362.2 16.86 3 900 952 28.5 18.8 56 9.7 21.5 131 16 310.9 313.8 298.3 358.0 15.38 4 850 1457 24.0 17.7 68 6.3 19.5 139 18 311.3 314.1 298.2 357.6 15.13 5 800 1986 20.7 15.2 71 5.5 16.8 177 23 313.2 315.8 297.8 355.4 13.68 6 750 2543 18.5 9.8 57 8.7 12.8 203 33 316.7 318.6 296.3 348.6 10.19 7 700 3131 14.8 0.2 37 14.7 6.6 223 37 318.9 320.0 293.5 336.7 5.54 8 650 3753 10.4 -11.0 21 21.5 0.8 245 34 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.2 2.53 9 600 4411 4.6 -14.7 23 19.3 -3.2 248 34 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.3 2.03 10 550 5112 -1.3 -18.5 26 17.2 -7.4 247 38 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.1 1.61 11 500 5862 -7.8 -21.6 32 13.9 -12.1 251 39 323.6 323.8 291.2 328.3 1.35 12 450 6671 -14.2 -28.3 29 14.1 -17.6 252 40 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.3 0.82 13 400 7551 -21.2 -27.4 57 6.2 -22.7 253 43 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.0 1.01 14 350 8524 -27.9 -31.6 70 3.7 -28.5 253 39 331.2 331.3 292.8 334.0 0.78 15 300 9613 -35.5 -50.9 19 15.4 -36.7 268 36 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.12 16 250 10855 -45.2 -57.1 25 12.0 -45.6 281 37 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.07 17 200 12314 -55.0 -59.9 55 4.9 -55.1 312 31 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.9 0.06 18 150 14097 -64.8 -68.2 63 3.3 -64.9 273 31 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.03 19 100 16633 -59.0 -84.4 2 25.4 -59.3 216 5 413.8 413.8 307.0 413.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5843.65 m Freezing level: 560.81 mb = 4960.35 m = 16273.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.19 mb = 3877.85 m = 12722.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.52 % Est. max temperature: 35.40 C = 95.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 801.60 mb = 1968.21 m = 6457.31 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.28 C/km ThetaE index: 34.07 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 705.66 mb = 3062.58 m = 10047.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.56 C = 105.01 F Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lifted Index: -7.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: -7.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 592.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3431.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 152.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.46 mb = 2155.08 m = 7070.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.46 mb = 3887.34 m = 12753.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.46 mb = 14119.40 m = 46322.94 ft B at Equ Level: 3415.82 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 428.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.80 Bulk Rich Number: 20.08 Bulk Shear: 170.88 m/s