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,-99.65 Latitude: 45.59 Longitude: -99.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 937 582 32.1 20.5 50 11.6 23.6 109 10 310.9 314.0 298.9 361.1 16.39 3 900 947 29.0 18.6 53 10.4 21.5 119 17 311.4 314.3 298.3 357.9 15.17 4 850 1453 24.3 17.6 66 6.7 19.5 132 17 311.7 314.5 298.3 357.9 15.07 5 800 1982 21.2 14.6 66 6.5 16.7 170 23 313.7 316.3 297.6 354.6 13.21 6 750 2539 18.3 9.1 55 9.2 12.4 198 29 316.5 318.3 296.0 346.9 9.71 7 700 3127 14.9 -1.3 33 16.2 6.1 234 30 319.0 319.9 293.0 334.9 4.96 8 650 3749 10.5 -10.7 21 21.2 1.0 247 33 320.9 321.4 291.6 329.5 2.60 9 600 4407 4.7 -14.0 24 18.7 -3.0 247 36 321.6 322.0 291.4 328.9 2.17 10 550 5108 -1.5 -16.3 31 14.8 -7.1 247 38 322.3 322.7 291.4 328.9 1.94 11 500 5857 -8.0 -20.9 34 13.0 -12.1 249 41 323.3 323.6 291.2 328.3 1.44 12 450 6666 -14.7 -25.9 38 11.2 -17.6 252 43 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.4 1.03 13 400 7545 -21.0 -26.3 63 5.3 -22.3 252 45 327.6 327.9 292.2 331.6 1.12 14 350 8519 -27.5 -33.8 55 6.2 -28.6 250 42 331.6 331.8 292.8 334.0 0.63 15 300 9609 -35.6 -49.5 23 13.9 -36.7 265 38 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.14 16 250 10851 -45.1 -52.6 43 7.5 -45.5 285 36 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.5 0.12 17 200 12309 -55.1 -55.9 91 0.7 -55.2 328 39 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.9 0.10 18 150 14094 -64.1 -68.6 53 4.6 -64.1 279 23 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.02 19 100 16636 -58.1 -84.5 2 26.4 -58.5 250 6 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5841.31 m Freezing level: 562.06 mb = 4939.07 m = 16204.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.81 mb = 3904.49 m = 12809.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.13 % Est. max temperature: 35.49 C = 95.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.00 mb = 2057.89 m = 6751.53 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.36 C/km ThetaE index: 32.21 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.22 mb = 3136.35 m = 10289.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.98 C = 103.97 F Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lifted Index: -7.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.08 C Showalter Index: -7.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.85 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 33.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 463.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3338.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 81.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 155.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.30 mb = 2252.79 m = 7390.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.30 mb = 3872.43 m = 12704.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.30 mb = 14081.55 m = 46198.75 ft B at Equ Level: 3309.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 404.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.76 Bulk Rich Number: 16.62 Bulk Shear: 200.93 m/s