MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 47.28,-96.03 Latitude: 47.28 Longitude: -96.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 962 377 28.5 22.5 70 6.1 24.1 27 7 305.1 308.5 298.5 359.3 18.11 2 950 482 27.9 21.3 67 6.6 23.0 31 10 305.5 308.6 298.0 356.4 17.01 3 900 961 24.7 19.4 72 5.3 20.9 84 8 307.0 310.0 297.7 355.1 15.98 4 850 1461 21.9 17.1 74 4.8 18.5 149 11 309.1 311.8 297.3 353.3 14.57 5 800 1985 17.2 15.6 90 1.6 16.1 161 12 309.5 312.1 297.1 352.2 14.03 6 750 2537 18.0 3.9 39 14.1 9.6 221 13 316.2 317.5 293.7 337.5 6.77 7 700 3124 15.0 -3.1 29 18.0 5.4 241 16 319.0 319.9 292.6 333.1 4.35 8 650 3745 10.0 -9.9 23 19.9 0.9 237 19 320.3 320.8 291.6 329.4 2.76 9 600 4403 5.1 -14.5 23 19.6 -2.9 239 34 322.0 322.4 291.5 329.0 2.07 10 550 5105 -1.3 -13.3 40 12.0 -6.1 229 40 322.5 323.0 292.0 330.9 2.50 11 500 5855 -8.2 -12.7 70 4.4 -10.0 227 42 323.0 323.6 292.4 332.7 2.89 12 450 6661 -15.1 -18.8 74 3.6 -16.3 228 44 324.2 324.6 291.9 330.8 1.93 13 400 7541 -21.0 -32.4 35 11.4 -23.2 232 39 327.7 327.9 291.7 330.0 0.63 14 350 8515 -27.3 -36.9 40 9.5 -28.7 213 27 331.9 332.0 292.7 333.6 0.46 15 300 9604 -36.5 -40.1 69 3.6 -36.8 212 26 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.39 16 250 10839 -46.7 -50.4 66 3.7 -46.9 205 32 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 17 200 12279 -58.7 -59.3 92 0.7 -58.7 221 37 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.06 18 150 14063 -59.1 -73.2 15 14.0 -59.3 210 25 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16622 -57.5 -84.7 2 27.2 -57.9 242 8 416.6 416.6 307.3 416.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.48 m Freezing level: 560.19 mb = 4961.83 m = 16278.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.20 mb = 3895.31 m = 12779.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.99 % Est. max temperature: 32.78 C = 91.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.78 mb = 1149.82 m = 3772.32 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.50 C/km ThetaE index: 30.27 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.62 mb = 1903.29 m = 6244.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.81 C = 91.06 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: -7.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.93 C Showalter Index: -6.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.46 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.13 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 29.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3103.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.84 mb = 1575.58 m = 5169.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.84 mb = 4082.61 m = 13394.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.84 mb = 13516.04 m = 44343.43 ft B at Equ Level: 3062.62 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.1 neg: -9.1 tot: 162.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.21 Bulk Rich Number: 21.86 Bulk Shear: 141.97 m/s