MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 45.00,-90.05 Latitude: 45.00 Longitude: -90.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 964 419 30.2 23.0 65 7.2 24.9 195 13 306.5 310.0 299.2 362.8 18.67 2 950 549 28.5 21.0 64 7.5 23.0 199 21 306.2 309.3 298.0 356.4 16.72 3 900 1028 23.8 19.0 75 4.7 20.4 205 27 306.0 308.9 297.2 352.7 15.58 4 850 1525 19.8 16.5 82 3.2 17.5 218 31 306.9 309.5 296.4 349.2 14.07 5 800 2048 19.4 10.5 56 8.9 13.6 238 35 311.9 313.8 295.0 342.7 10.02 6 750 2601 16.3 8.2 59 8.1 11.2 244 32 314.2 316.0 295.0 342.7 9.13 7 700 3185 12.5 1.5 47 11.0 6.3 250 24 316.4 317.5 293.3 335.7 6.11 8 650 3802 9.2 -12.2 21 21.4 -0.0 276 14 319.3 319.8 290.9 327.0 2.30 9 600 4459 3.7 -13.6 27 17.2 -3.4 292 15 320.4 320.8 291.1 327.9 2.24 10 550 5157 -2.4 -15.2 37 12.8 -7.2 291 13 321.2 321.6 291.3 328.4 2.12 11 500 5904 -8.3 -18.1 45 9.8 -11.6 280 10 323.0 323.3 291.5 329.2 1.84 12 450 6713 -14.0 -25.9 36 11.8 -17.1 285 13 325.6 325.8 291.5 329.3 1.03 13 400 7596 -20.4 -33.3 30 13.0 -22.8 281 12 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.6 0.57 14 350 8570 -27.3 -42.4 22 15.1 -29.1 252 11 332.0 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.26 15 300 9663 -35.4 -38.0 77 2.6 -35.7 315 7 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.4 0.48 16 250 10903 -45.8 -49.6 65 3.8 -46.0 291 12 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.6 0.17 17 200 12353 -56.8 -58.2 84 1.4 -56.8 264 19 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.07 18 150 14138 -63.5 -72.0 30 8.6 -63.6 300 11 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.02 19 100 16640 -61.8 -84.0 4 22.2 -62.0 218 8 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5807.45 m Freezing level: 569.70 mb = 4881.64 m = 16015.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.31 mb = 3798.49 m = 12462.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.41 % Est. max temperature: 34.03 C = 93.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.14 mb = 1331.14 m = 4367.19 ft T: 21.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.65 C/km ThetaE index: 35.77 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 755.47 mb = 2539.16 m = 8330.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.57 C = 99.63 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: -6.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 33.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2683.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.31 mb = 1603.39 m = 5260.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.31 mb = 3964.05 m = 13005.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.31 mb = 13460.27 m = 44160.46 ft B at Equ Level: 2683.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.1 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 277.1 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.8 neg: -2.3 tot: 219.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.64 Bulk Rich Number: 72.20 Bulk Shear: 37.18 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 46.39,-99.27 Latitude: 46.39 Longitude: -99.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 481 SFC 938 596 26.8 20.1 67 6.6 22.0 333 16 305.5 308.5 297.4 353.4 16.00 3 900 955 21.8 18.9 83 2.9 19.8 337 20 304.0 306.8 296.6 349.9 15.44 4 850 1451 20.6 17.2 81 3.4 18.2 328 8 307.7 310.5 297.1 352.1 14.69 5 800 1974 17.6 15.2 86 2.3 16.0 191 3 309.9 312.4 297.0 351.6 13.72 6 750 2525 15.9 9.4 65 6.5 11.7 203 14 313.8 315.7 295.4 344.6 9.92 7 700 3110 14.3 -1.8 33 16.1 5.6 240 22 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.7 4.78 8 650 3731 10.4 -9.8 23 20.2 1.1 238 31 320.7 321.2 291.7 329.9 2.79 9 600 4389 4.6 -11.5 30 16.1 -2.4 230 34 321.4 321.9 291.7 330.2 2.64 10 550 5090 -1.8 -14.2 38 12.4 -6.7 220 37 322.0 322.4 291.6 329.8 2.32 11 500 5838 -8.8 -13.7 68 4.9 -10.6 218 42 322.4 322.9 292.0 331.3 2.67 12 450 6643 -15.9 -17.7 85 1.9 -16.4 210 45 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.5 2.11 13 400 7520 -21.5 -33.0 35 11.5 -23.6 222 43 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.2 0.59 14 350 8492 -27.9 -37.8 38 9.9 -29.3 223 44 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.7 0.42 15 300 9582 -35.1 -43.9 40 8.8 -36.0 222 39 335.9 336.0 293.6 336.9 0.26 16 250 10827 -45.1 -50.6 54 5.5 -45.4 220 34 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.6 0.15 17 200 12274 -57.7 -60.3 73 2.5 -57.8 221 35 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.6 0.06 18 150 14061 -58.2 -75.1 10 16.9 -58.5 227 33 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16616 -58.6 -84.5 2 25.9 -58.9 192 20 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.83 m Freezing level: 564.11 mb = 4891.99 m = 16049.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.46 mb = 3929.96 m = 12893.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.99 C = 89.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.29 mb = 1437.87 m = 4717.37 ft T: 20.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.44 C/km ThetaE index: 22.13 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.31 mb = 2578.01 m = 8457.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.33 C = 95.60 F Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lifted Index: -6.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.28 C Showalter Index: -6.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.32 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.98 C K Index: 30.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2291.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 209.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.24 mb = 1561.06 m = 5121.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.24 mb = 4331.50 m = 14210.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.24 mb = 13130.60 m = 43078.87 ft B at Equ Level: 2256.61 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 169.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.2 neg: -14.1 tot: 164.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.02 Bulk Rich Number: 13.12 Bulk Shear: 174.63 m/s