MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 45.99,-97.21 Latitude: 45.99 Longitude: -97.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 965 370 31.3 24.2 66 7.1 26.0 119 12 307.6 311.3 300.3 368.5 20.12 2 950 511 30.1 23.0 66 7.2 24.8 123 19 307.8 311.3 299.7 365.0 18.89 3 900 993 26.0 21.2 75 4.8 22.5 139 19 308.3 311.7 299.2 362.6 17.90 4 850 1495 23.1 18.7 76 4.4 19.9 178 19 310.3 313.4 298.7 359.7 16.18 5 800 2023 19.9 15.9 78 4.0 17.1 206 25 312.3 315.1 298.0 356.6 14.38 6 750 2578 17.3 9.0 58 8.3 12.0 217 26 315.3 317.2 295.6 345.6 9.67 7 700 3165 15.2 -4.9 25 20.1 4.9 225 25 319.3 320.1 292.2 331.7 3.79 8 650 3787 10.1 -6.3 31 16.4 2.0 237 22 320.4 321.1 292.4 332.4 3.67 9 600 4445 4.6 -11.7 30 16.2 -2.4 252 20 321.4 321.9 291.7 330.1 2.61 10 550 5145 -1.7 -15.1 35 13.4 -6.8 263 25 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.4 2.16 11 500 5894 -8.7 -15.2 59 6.5 -11.1 258 30 322.4 322.9 291.8 330.3 2.34 12 450 6699 -15.3 -22.0 56 6.7 -17.2 260 33 324.0 324.3 291.5 329.0 1.45 13 400 7580 -20.6 -31.4 38 10.8 -22.8 270 27 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.70 14 350 8551 -28.9 -36.6 48 7.7 -30.0 268 27 329.8 329.9 292.2 331.6 0.48 15 300 9634 -37.1 -48.7 29 11.6 -37.9 267 30 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.15 16 250 10869 -46.4 -57.2 28 10.8 -46.8 270 31 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.3 0.07 17 200 12317 -56.3 -62.9 43 6.6 -56.5 270 39 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.04 18 150 14106 -61.3 -72.5 21 11.3 -61.4 274 38 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16648 -58.9 -84.5 2 25.6 -59.3 283 6 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.64 m Freezing level: 563.40 mb = 4957.59 m = 16264.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.41 mb = 4077.54 m = 13377.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.01 % Est. max temperature: 35.43 C = 95.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.90 mb = 1271.64 m = 4172.00 ft T: 24.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.77 C/km ThetaE index: 36.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.45 mb = 2137.34 m = 7012.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.67 C = 98.00 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -10.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -15.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: -8.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.22 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.81 C Cross Totals Index: 27.42 C K Index: 30.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 644.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4504.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 94.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 93.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.30 mb = 1574.67 m = 5166.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.30 mb = 3566.31 m = 11700.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.30 mb = 14219.33 m = 46650.78 ft B at Equ Level: 4462.71 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 244.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.37 Bulk Rich Number: 32.39 Bulk Shear: 139.08 m/s