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: 45.8,-99.46 Latitude: 45.80 Longitude: -99.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 468 SFC 936 599 30.1 20.5 56 9.6 23.0 93 9 309.0 312.1 298.4 358.7 16.38 3 900 951 28.6 18.5 54 10.1 21.3 113 17 311.0 313.8 298.1 357.1 15.07 4 850 1457 24.1 17.6 67 6.5 19.4 131 18 311.4 314.2 298.2 357.4 15.02 5 800 1985 20.1 15.6 75 4.5 17.0 160 21 312.6 315.3 297.9 355.9 14.08 6 750 2540 16.8 11.7 72 5.0 13.4 191 26 314.8 317.0 296.8 350.9 11.64 7 700 3125 12.7 5.9 63 6.7 8.5 217 28 316.5 318.1 295.0 342.8 8.36 8 650 3744 9.9 -8.3 27 18.2 1.3 234 33 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.5 3.14 9 600 4402 4.4 -12.9 27 17.3 -2.9 239 34 321.3 321.7 291.5 329.2 2.36 10 550 5102 -1.6 -16.8 30 15.2 -7.2 240 37 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.5 1.87 11 500 5851 -8.1 -20.5 36 12.5 -12.1 244 42 323.2 323.5 291.2 328.3 1.49 12 450 6659 -14.8 -25.0 42 10.1 -17.5 246 44 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.5 1.12 13 400 7538 -21.0 -25.4 68 4.4 -22.1 248 45 327.7 327.9 292.2 331.9 1.21 14 350 8513 -27.3 -34.7 50 7.4 -28.5 247 44 331.9 332.1 292.8 334.1 0.58 15 300 9604 -35.5 -47.0 30 11.5 -36.5 262 39 335.3 335.4 293.3 336.1 0.19 16 250 10847 -44.3 -47.7 69 3.4 -44.6 294 33 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 17 200 12307 -55.2 -55.8 93 0.6 -55.2 318 45 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.10 18 150 14092 -63.8 -68.9 50 5.0 -63.9 270 23 360.2 360.2 298.8 360.3 0.02 19 100 16634 -57.7 -84.5 2 26.8 -58.0 220 6 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.33 m Freezing level: 563.31 mb = 4915.57 m = 16126.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.27 mb = 3945.30 m = 12943.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.74 % Est. max temperature: 34.17 C = 93.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 814.67 mb = 1826.37 m = 5991.95 ft T: 21.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.61 C/km ThetaE index: 29.08 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.47 mb = 2717.21 m = 8914.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.26 C = 97.26 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -7.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -7.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.81 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.64 C K Index: 42.97 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3133.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.59 mb = 2184.97 m = 7168.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.59 mb = 3787.15 m = 12424.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 156.59 mb = 13825.46 m = 45358.55 ft B at Equ Level: 3126.60 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 372.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.83 Bulk Rich Number: 15.93 Bulk Shear: 196.73 m/s