MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F090.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F090.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 90 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 44.26,-98.64 Latitude: 44.26 Longitude: -98.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 954 455 33.4 20.8 48 12.6 24.2 145 17 310.8 313.9 298.9 361.0 16.41 2 950 490 33.7 20.2 45 13.5 23.8 147 21 311.3 314.3 298.7 359.9 15.85 3 900 977 30.2 17.3 46 12.8 21.1 159 33 312.6 315.3 297.8 355.6 13.97 4 850 1487 29.3 9.5 29 19.8 16.4 189 29 316.9 318.5 295.4 344.5 8.78 5 800 2023 25.9 4.4 25 21.5 12.8 202 26 318.8 320.1 294.3 339.8 6.57 6 750 2587 21.7 0.5 24 21.2 9.6 220 23 320.2 321.2 293.6 337.3 5.29 7 700 3179 16.6 -1.9 28 18.5 6.5 235 22 320.9 321.8 293.4 336.3 4.74 8 650 3803 11.0 -5.8 30 16.8 2.6 244 21 321.4 322.1 292.8 334.0 3.82 9 600 4463 5.2 -10.6 31 15.8 -1.9 245 18 322.1 322.6 292.2 331.5 2.83 10 550 5165 -1.2 -14.8 35 13.6 -6.5 239 18 322.6 323.1 291.7 330.1 2.20 11 500 5914 -8.3 -16.8 50 8.5 -11.3 237 17 322.9 323.3 291.7 329.9 2.06 12 450 6721 -14.8 -15.9 92 1.1 -15.2 260 18 324.6 325.1 292.5 333.0 2.47 13 400 7603 -20.6 -22.6 84 2.0 -21.1 272 28 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.7 1.56 14 350 8577 -27.4 -36.5 41 9.2 -28.7 271 34 331.9 332.0 292.7 333.7 0.48 15 300 9668 -35.8 -39.3 70 3.5 -36.1 266 33 335.0 335.1 293.4 336.6 0.42 16 250 10911 -44.8 -46.4 84 1.6 -44.9 268 37 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.4 0.24 17 200 12364 -56.1 -60.1 61 4.0 -56.2 277 39 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.06 18 150 14149 -64.3 -73.8 26 9.4 -64.4 275 36 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16663 -60.2 -84.4 3 24.2 -60.5 282 9 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5876.25 m Freezing level: 559.53 mb = 5030.92 m = 16505.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.83 mb = 4181.40 m = 13718.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.08 % Est. max temperature: 41.21 C = 106.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.20 mb = 2075.81 m = 6810.33 ft T: 25.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.09 C/km ThetaE index: 31.03 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 656.93 mb = 3713.36 m = 12182.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.84 C = 110.91 F Cap Strength: 6.62 C Lifted Index: -6.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.86 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.35 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.59 C Cross Totals Index: 17.75 C K Index: 28.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2653.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 417.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.74 mb = 2774.66 m = 9103.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 608.74 mb = 4343.57 m = 14250.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.74 mb = 13797.46 m = 45266.70 ft B at Equ Level: 2631.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 22.0 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 16.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.04 Bulk Rich Number: 30.28 Bulk Shear: 87.62 m/s