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: 45.59,-99.49 Latitude: 45.59 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 18 1 950 464 SFC 938 581 31.8 20.7 52 11.1 23.6 110 9 310.6 313.8 299.0 361.4 16.60 3 900 949 28.9 18.7 54 10.2 21.5 120 17 311.2 314.1 298.2 357.9 15.22 4 850 1455 24.2 17.7 67 6.5 19.5 133 17 311.5 314.3 298.3 357.9 15.14 5 800 1983 20.8 15.1 70 5.7 16.8 169 23 313.3 315.9 297.8 355.3 13.60 6 750 2540 18.1 10.2 60 7.8 12.9 197 31 316.2 318.2 296.4 349.0 10.50 7 700 3128 14.5 -0.0 37 14.6 6.4 229 31 318.6 319.7 293.3 336.1 5.47 8 650 3749 10.4 -10.4 22 20.9 1.0 245 33 320.8 321.3 291.6 329.6 2.66 9 600 4408 4.7 -14.8 23 19.5 -3.1 247 35 321.6 322.0 291.3 328.4 2.02 10 550 5108 -1.4 -17.6 28 16.2 -7.2 246 37 322.4 322.8 291.3 328.4 1.74 11 500 5858 -7.9 -21.3 33 13.3 -12.1 248 40 323.4 323.6 291.2 328.2 1.40 12 450 6666 -14.6 -26.4 36 11.8 -17.6 252 42 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.4 0.98 13 400 7546 -21.3 -26.1 65 4.8 -22.4 251 45 327.4 327.6 292.1 331.4 1.14 14 350 8519 -27.5 -33.4 57 5.8 -28.5 251 42 331.6 331.8 292.8 334.0 0.65 15 300 9610 -35.5 -49.7 22 14.2 -36.6 267 38 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 16 250 10851 -45.0 -53.5 38 8.5 -45.4 288 35 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.6 0.10 17 200 12310 -55.1 -56.1 89 1.0 -55.1 329 38 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.9 0.10 18 150 14095 -64.1 -68.6 54 4.4 -64.2 266 24 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.03 19 100 16635 -58.2 -84.5 2 26.3 -58.6 237 5 415.2 415.2 307.2 415.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.61 m Freezing level: 561.31 mb = 4949.81 m = 16239.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.33 mb = 3898.00 m = 12788.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.98 % Est. max temperature: 35.14 C = 95.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.79 mb = 1996.22 m = 6549.20 ft T: 20.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 29.70 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.42 mb = 3037.73 m = 9966.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.28 C = 102.70 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -7.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: -7.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.73 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.11 C Cross Totals Index: 25.62 C K Index: 35.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 461.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3338.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 81.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 139.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.74 mb = 2215.70 m = 7269.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 633.74 mb = 3957.44 m = 12983.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 153.74 mb = 13942.25 m = 45741.75 ft B at Equ Level: 3333.56 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 429.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 429.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.08 Bulk Rich Number: 17.00 Bulk Shear: 196.36 m/s