MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 45.32,-99.57 Latitude: 45.32 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 1 950 523 SFC 944 577 27.4 19.1 61 8.3 21.5 156 19 305.5 308.3 296.7 350.2 14.92 3 900 1000 23.7 17.6 69 6.1 19.4 162 36 305.9 308.5 296.3 348.4 14.18 4 850 1497 20.1 15.7 76 4.3 17.1 175 43 307.2 309.7 296.1 347.4 13.36 5 800 2021 18.5 13.8 74 4.7 15.3 204 37 310.9 313.3 296.4 349.2 12.51 6 750 2573 14.9 11.0 77 3.9 12.4 224 34 312.8 314.9 296.0 346.9 11.07 7 700 3153 10.8 5.2 68 5.6 7.5 247 26 314.5 316.0 294.1 339.3 7.96 8 650 3769 8.4 -11.6 23 20.0 -0.3 271 24 318.5 318.9 290.7 326.5 2.43 9 600 4423 3.5 -18.8 18 22.3 -4.6 263 30 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.1 1.44 10 550 5121 -2.3 -19.6 25 17.4 -8.2 261 30 321.4 321.7 290.7 326.4 1.46 11 500 5869 -8.7 -21.4 35 12.8 -12.6 261 27 322.5 322.8 290.9 327.3 1.38 12 450 6674 -15.3 -24.6 45 9.2 -17.7 253 27 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.0 1.16 13 400 7553 -20.5 -43.4 11 22.9 -23.7 265 29 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.20 14 350 8527 -28.3 -44.5 20 16.2 -30.1 263 23 330.6 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.21 15 300 9610 -37.7 -41.6 67 3.9 -38.1 263 29 332.3 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.33 16 250 10838 -48.3 -50.0 82 1.7 -48.4 271 28 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 17 200 12275 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.3 274 25 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.05 18 150 14113 -56.4 -77.2 6 20.8 -56.7 231 13 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.01 19 100 16673 -59.2 -84.6 2 25.4 -59.5 205 10 413.4 413.4 306.9 413.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.80 m Freezing level: 569.71 mb = 4846.17 m = 15899.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.77 mb = 3746.13 m = 12290.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.41 % Est. max temperature: 32.90 C = 91.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.91 mb = 1631.50 m = 5352.61 ft T: 19.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 24.07 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.53 mb = 2634.31 m = 8642.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.73 C = 94.51 F Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lifted Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: -4.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 38.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 534.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1978.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 151.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.99 mb = 1828.96 m = 6000.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.99 mb = 4248.19 m = 13937.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.99 mb = 12503.10 m = 41020.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1971.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.99 mb = 15902.15 m = 52171.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 157.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 478.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 478.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.75 Bulk Rich Number: 12.44 Bulk Shear: 159.01 m/s