MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 44.98,-99.33 Latitude: 44.98 Longitude: -99.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 950 470 SFC 943 537 34.4 19.6 42 14.8 23.6 120 8 312.8 315.7 298.8 360.3 15.43 3 900 959 31.2 16.6 41 14.6 20.9 136 16 313.7 316.2 297.7 354.9 13.33 4 850 1468 26.7 15.2 49 11.5 18.7 156 17 314.1 316.6 297.5 354.2 12.93 5 800 2000 22.4 13.5 57 8.9 16.3 181 19 315.0 317.4 297.3 353.1 12.24 6 750 2559 19.1 8.4 50 10.7 12.3 208 28 317.3 319.1 295.8 346.6 9.28 7 700 3149 16.2 -8.1 18 24.3 4.4 244 22 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.2 2.96 8 650 3772 10.8 -11.0 20 21.8 1.0 256 27 321.2 321.7 291.6 329.7 2.54 9 600 4431 5.0 -15.1 22 20.2 -3.0 254 31 322.0 322.3 291.3 328.6 1.97 10 550 5132 -1.3 -16.3 31 15.0 -7.0 251 32 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.1 1.94 11 500 5882 -8.2 -16.7 50 8.5 -11.2 246 35 323.0 323.4 291.7 330.0 2.07 12 450 6689 -14.4 -26.6 35 12.2 -17.5 258 33 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.5 0.96 13 400 7571 -20.7 -31.0 39 10.3 -22.8 267 36 328.1 328.2 291.9 330.7 0.72 14 350 8545 -27.6 -39.9 30 12.4 -29.2 265 32 331.6 331.6 292.5 332.8 0.34 15 300 9634 -35.9 -49.7 23 13.8 -36.9 262 28 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 16 250 10875 -45.5 -54.3 36 8.9 -45.9 260 33 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.9 0.10 17 200 12325 -56.7 -62.2 50 5.5 -56.8 256 37 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.04 18 150 14102 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 254 35 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.02 19 100 16643 -58.8 -84.5 2 25.7 -59.2 290 4 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5859.76 m Freezing level: 560.43 mb = 4985.91 m = 16357.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.44 mb = 3932.39 m = 12901.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.97 % Est. max temperature: 36.96 C = 98.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 762.13 mb = 2420.25 m = 7940.36 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.92 C/km ThetaE index: 31.71 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.89 mb = 3606.54 m = 11832.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.50 C = 108.50 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: -7.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.01 C Showalter Index: -6.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 25.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 589.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2968.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 210.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.41 mb = 2761.91 m = 9061.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 617.41 mb = 4195.30 m = 13763.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.41 mb = 13804.29 m = 45289.11 ft B at Equ Level: 2946.36 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.33 Bulk Rich Number: 22.55 Bulk Shear: 131.66 m/s