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: 45.45,-97.13 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 952 489 29.2 24.1 74 5.1 25.4 124 10 306.7 310.5 300.2 367.8 20.23 2 950 504 29.2 23.6 72 5.6 25.0 126 12 306.8 310.4 299.8 365.9 19.60 3 900 984 25.0 21.4 80 3.7 22.3 139 19 307.3 310.7 299.1 361.8 18.06 4 850 1485 21.6 19.3 87 2.2 19.9 173 22 308.7 311.9 298.7 359.8 16.81 5 800 2011 18.8 15.8 83 3.0 16.7 199 26 311.2 313.9 297.7 354.9 14.26 6 750 2566 18.9 5.9 42 13.1 10.9 211 32 317.1 318.6 294.7 341.7 7.77 7 700 3155 15.5 -2.2 30 17.7 5.9 227 29 319.6 320.6 293.0 334.7 4.66 8 650 3777 10.8 -10.5 21 21.3 1.1 251 15 321.2 321.7 291.7 330.1 2.65 9 600 4437 4.8 -13.4 25 18.3 -2.8 254 16 321.7 322.1 291.5 329.3 2.26 10 550 5137 -1.5 -14.7 36 13.2 -6.6 255 25 322.3 322.8 291.7 329.8 2.22 11 500 5887 -8.4 -14.9 59 6.5 -10.8 256 32 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.8 2.40 12 450 6693 -15.2 -22.5 54 7.3 -17.2 263 32 324.1 324.4 291.5 329.0 1.40 13 400 7574 -20.7 -32.6 34 11.9 -23.0 276 30 328.1 328.2 291.8 330.3 0.62 14 350 8547 -27.7 -37.6 38 9.9 -29.1 274 25 331.5 331.6 292.6 333.1 0.43 15 300 9636 -36.0 -44.6 41 8.6 -36.8 262 23 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.5 0.24 16 250 10874 -46.2 -52.3 50 6.1 -46.4 255 25 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.9 0.12 17 200 12319 -57.7 -62.0 58 4.2 -57.8 263 38 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 18 150 14096 -59.5 -72.6 17 13.1 -59.7 270 35 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.6 0.01 19 100 16646 -59.4 -84.5 2 25.1 -59.7 251 7 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.97 m Freezing level: 561.73 mb = 4973.00 m = 16315.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.57 mb = 3962.27 m = 12999.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.12 % Est. max temperature: 33.57 C = 92.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.57 mb = 1145.93 m = 3759.56 ft T: 23.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.76 C/km ThetaE index: 38.47 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.29 mb = 1783.23 m = 5850.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.60 C = 90.68 F Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lifted Index: -9.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.77 C Showalter Index: -8.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.75 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.00 C Cross Totals Index: 27.75 C K Index: 31.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 632.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4216.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 91.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.31 mb = 1461.68 m = 4795.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.31 mb = 3811.56 m = 12504.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.31 mb = 13802.06 m = 45281.79 ft B at Equ Level: 4206.91 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 303.8 neg: -2.7 tot: 301.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.12 Bulk Rich Number: 36.52 Bulk Shear: 115.47 m/s