MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F132.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5.5 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 45.12,-93.35 Latitude: 45.12 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 974 287 28.4 24.1 78 4.3 25.2 205 6 303.9 307.5 299.2 362.9 19.79 2 950 503 27.3 22.2 74 5.1 23.6 210 13 304.9 308.2 298.5 358.9 18.06 3 900 981 23.5 20.2 82 3.3 21.2 218 16 305.8 308.9 297.9 356.1 16.80 4 850 1479 19.9 17.8 88 2.1 18.5 228 17 307.0 309.9 297.3 353.1 15.29 5 800 2000 16.7 15.7 94 1.0 16.0 227 18 309.0 311.7 297.1 352.0 14.18 6 750 2551 16.7 4.1 43 12.7 9.3 237 19 314.8 316.1 293.4 336.3 6.86 7 700 3136 14.6 -1.4 33 16.1 5.9 240 28 318.7 319.7 292.9 334.6 4.92 8 650 3758 10.3 -5.0 34 15.3 2.5 236 32 320.6 321.4 292.7 333.9 4.06 9 600 4417 4.8 -9.2 35 14.0 -1.6 236 33 321.7 322.3 292.3 332.2 3.18 10 550 5118 -1.4 -12.5 42 11.1 -6.0 243 35 322.5 323.0 292.1 331.4 2.67 11 500 5868 -8.2 -13.6 65 5.3 -10.3 242 40 323.0 323.6 292.3 332.0 2.69 12 450 6675 -15.3 -16.1 94 0.7 -15.6 240 42 323.9 324.4 292.3 332.2 2.43 13 400 7554 -21.0 -31.0 40 9.9 -23.0 254 41 327.7 327.8 291.8 330.3 0.72 14 350 8528 -26.8 -31.2 67 4.3 -27.6 242 28 332.6 332.8 293.2 335.6 0.81 15 300 9621 -35.7 -40.3 63 4.6 -36.2 230 29 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.5 0.38 16 250 10860 -46.1 -50.9 58 4.8 -46.3 240 24 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.14 17 200 12304 -57.8 -60.7 70 2.9 -57.9 257 27 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 18 150 14082 -62.1 -70.8 30 8.7 -62.2 229 33 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.02 19 100 16628 -59.9 -84.1 3 24.2 -60.2 221 16 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.40 m Freezing level: 560.95 mb = 4964.75 m = 16288.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.04 mb = 4159.66 m = 13647.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.36 mb = 831.34 m = 2727.47 ft T: 24.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.37 C/km ThetaE index: 31.46 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.20 mb = 1476.75 m = 4844.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.53 C = 88.76 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: -7.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.03 C Showalter Index: -6.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.15 C Cross Totals Index: 26.04 C K Index: 29.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3411.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.22 mb = 1263.93 m = 4146.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.22 mb = 1722.96 m = 5652.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.22 mb = 2257.68 m = 7406.98 ft B at Equ Level: 9.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 746.22 mb = 2593.47 m = 8508.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 83.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 91.06 Bulk Shear: 37.47 m/s