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: 45.79,-99.57 Latitude: 45.79 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 950 466 SFC 936 599 30.4 20.4 55 10.0 23.1 94 9 309.3 312.4 298.5 359.0 16.33 3 900 950 28.7 18.5 54 10.3 21.3 113 17 311.1 314.0 298.1 357.1 15.02 4 850 1456 24.2 17.5 66 6.7 19.4 131 18 311.5 314.3 298.2 357.4 14.98 5 800 1984 20.2 15.5 74 4.7 17.0 159 20 312.7 315.4 297.8 355.8 13.99 6 750 2539 16.9 11.5 70 5.4 13.3 192 25 314.9 317.1 296.7 350.4 11.43 7 700 3124 12.9 5.2 59 7.7 8.2 219 27 316.8 318.3 294.8 341.8 7.95 8 650 3744 10.0 -8.5 26 18.5 1.3 236 33 320.2 320.8 291.8 330.5 3.09 9 600 4402 4.4 -12.8 27 17.3 -2.8 239 34 321.3 321.7 291.5 329.2 2.37 10 550 5102 -1.7 -16.4 32 14.7 -7.1 241 38 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.7 1.94 11 500 5851 -8.2 -20.1 38 11.9 -12.0 244 42 323.1 323.4 291.3 328.4 1.55 12 450 6658 -14.9 -24.7 43 9.8 -17.5 247 44 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.5 1.15 13 400 7538 -20.9 -25.7 65 4.8 -22.1 249 45 327.8 328.1 292.3 332.0 1.18 14 350 8513 -27.3 -35.1 48 7.8 -28.5 247 44 332.0 332.1 292.8 334.0 0.55 15 300 9604 -35.5 -46.8 30 11.3 -36.5 262 39 335.3 335.3 293.3 336.0 0.19 16 250 10847 -44.4 -47.7 69 3.3 -44.6 292 34 340.0 340.1 294.5 340.8 0.20 17 200 12307 -55.2 -55.7 95 0.4 -55.2 319 45 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.10 18 150 14092 -63.8 -68.8 51 5.0 -63.8 276 23 360.2 360.2 298.8 360.3 0.02 19 100 16635 -57.6 -84.5 2 26.8 -58.0 225 6 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5829.57 m Freezing level: 563.54 mb = 4912.23 m = 16116.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.04 mb = 3948.07 m = 12952.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.10 % Est. max temperature: 34.29 C = 93.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 809.96 mb = 1876.05 m = 6154.96 ft T: 21.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.72 C/km ThetaE index: 28.96 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.05 mb = 2756.20 m = 9042.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.53 C = 97.75 F Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lifted Index: -7.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: -7.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.99 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.33 C Cross Totals Index: 25.67 C K Index: 42.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3148.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 89.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.26 mb = 2209.94 m = 7250.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.26 mb = 3816.67 m = 12521.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 154.26 mb = 13917.95 m = 45662.02 ft B at Equ Level: 3132.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 360.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 360.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.68 Bulk Rich Number: 16.03 Bulk Shear: 196.43 m/s