MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 12Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 47.41,-99.81 Latitude: 47.41 Longitude: -99.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 1 950 481 SFC 942 551 19.2 17.9 92 1.3 18.3 89 8 297.4 299.9 293.7 337.4 13.82 3 900 947 20.5 18.6 89 1.9 19.2 109 21 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.3 15.13 4 850 1446 23.5 15.9 62 7.6 18.2 87 9 310.7 313.3 297.1 351.9 13.48 5 800 1976 22.4 10.2 46 12.2 14.4 128 3 315.0 316.9 295.6 345.5 9.79 6 750 2534 19.6 -1.2 24 20.9 8.2 237 7 317.9 318.8 292.5 332.9 4.66 7 700 3122 14.8 -5.0 25 19.8 4.8 260 13 318.9 319.6 292.0 331.2 3.78 8 650 3742 9.2 -5.2 36 14.4 2.0 247 15 319.3 320.1 292.3 332.3 3.98 9 600 4398 3.6 -8.3 41 11.9 -1.9 227 21 320.3 320.9 292.1 331.5 3.40 10 550 5096 -3.0 -7.6 70 4.6 -5.1 226 27 320.5 321.2 292.6 333.3 3.91 11 500 5841 -9.9 -12.0 85 2.0 -10.7 228 28 320.9 321.5 292.0 331.1 3.06 12 450 6645 -16.0 -16.5 95 0.6 -16.2 240 28 323.1 323.6 292.0 331.0 2.33 13 400 7521 -22.5 -24.8 81 2.3 -23.1 219 26 325.7 326.0 291.7 330.2 1.28 14 350 8488 -29.0 -37.9 42 9.0 -30.2 220 35 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.2 0.42 15 300 9572 -36.8 -47.7 31 11.0 -37.6 240 28 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.17 16 250 10809 -46.6 -54.8 39 8.3 -46.9 254 34 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.09 17 200 12247 -58.5 -60.9 74 2.4 -58.6 254 31 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.05 18 150 14045 -58.2 -76.9 7 18.7 -58.5 217 39 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16612 -58.5 -84.7 2 26.2 -58.8 238 16 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.61 m Freezing level: 572.95 mb = 4775.80 m = 15668.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.74 mb = 4066.74 m = 13342.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.62 % Est. max temperature: 36.97 C = 98.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.29 mb = 717.54 m = 2354.11 ft T: 19.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.10 C/km ThetaE index: 20.74 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.99 mb = 3266.63 m = 10717.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.48 C = 104.87 F Cap Strength: 7.65 C Lifted Index: -5.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.13 C Showalter Index: -7.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.39 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 29.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1939.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 527.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.68 mb = 1511.11 m = 4957.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 598.68 mb = 4415.77 m = 14487.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.68 mb = 12951.41 m = 42490.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1892.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.68 mb = 15527.69 m = 50943.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.0 neg: -62.6 tot: 15.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 17.64 Bulk Shear: 109.92 m/s