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: 45.66,-98.86 Latitude: 45.66 Longitude: -98.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 471 SFC 948 486 31.0 21.6 57 9.5 24.0 113 7 308.8 312.1 299.0 361.4 17.33 3 900 955 28.3 18.9 57 9.4 21.5 129 17 310.6 313.6 298.2 357.9 15.46 4 850 1461 23.9 17.6 68 6.3 19.5 142 18 311.2 314.1 298.2 357.5 15.11 5 800 1989 20.2 15.4 74 4.8 16.8 173 21 312.7 315.3 297.8 355.4 13.87 6 750 2544 17.3 11.3 68 6.0 13.3 202 29 315.4 317.6 296.8 350.7 11.32 7 700 3131 13.7 4.4 53 9.3 8.1 219 34 317.6 319.1 294.7 341.4 7.49 8 650 3751 10.1 -9.1 25 19.2 1.2 235 31 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.2 2.96 9 600 4409 4.4 -13.6 26 18.0 -3.0 240 32 321.2 321.7 291.3 328.8 2.23 10 550 5109 -1.4 -17.9 27 16.4 -7.4 242 37 322.4 322.7 291.2 328.2 1.70 11 500 5859 -7.8 -21.2 33 13.4 -12.0 245 39 323.5 323.8 291.3 328.4 1.41 12 450 6668 -14.3 -26.9 34 12.6 -17.4 248 40 325.2 325.4 291.3 328.5 0.94 13 400 7548 -21.2 -26.9 60 5.7 -22.5 251 43 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.2 1.06 14 350 8521 -27.7 -31.6 70 3.9 -28.4 252 39 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.3 0.78 15 300 9612 -35.3 -48.1 26 12.8 -36.4 268 37 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.16 16 250 10855 -44.8 -52.3 43 7.5 -45.2 282 34 339.4 339.5 294.3 339.9 0.12 17 200 12312 -55.5 -59.2 63 3.8 -55.6 302 34 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.06 18 150 14094 -64.2 -68.3 57 4.1 -64.2 273 31 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.03 19 100 16634 -58.7 -84.4 2 25.7 -59.0 218 5 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.07 m Freezing level: 562.33 mb = 4936.62 m = 16196.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.78 mb = 3932.92 m = 12903.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.43 % Est. max temperature: 34.89 C = 94.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.16 mb = 1697.98 m = 5570.72 ft T: 22.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 33.26 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.05 mb = 2761.87 m = 9061.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.32 C = 100.98 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: -7.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -7.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.71 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 40.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3388.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 792.83 mb = 2066.35 m = 6779.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.83 mb = 3778.58 m = 12396.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.83 mb = 14185.42 m = 46539.53 ft B at Equ Level: 3346.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 349.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.67 Bulk Rich Number: 22.57 Bulk Shear: 150.14 m/s