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: 47.52,-99.10 Latitude: 47.52 Longitude: -99.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 952 474 20.6 19.3 92 1.4 19.7 347 14 297.9 300.6 294.6 341.2 14.92 2 950 493 20.4 19.0 92 1.3 19.5 349 16 297.9 300.5 294.5 340.7 14.75 3 900 960 18.4 18.1 98 0.4 18.2 19 25 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.5 14.65 4 850 1452 17.7 17.6 100 0.1 17.7 58 16 304.7 307.5 296.5 349.7 15.09 5 800 1971 16.4 15.0 92 1.4 15.4 124 11 308.6 311.1 296.5 349.7 13.55 6 750 2519 12.9 12.7 99 0.2 12.7 166 12 310.6 312.9 296.3 348.4 12.39 7 700 3099 12.5 3.4 54 9.1 7.2 209 22 316.3 317.7 293.9 338.5 7.01 8 650 3716 8.3 -2.8 46 11.1 2.5 223 28 318.3 319.3 292.7 333.8 4.80 9 600 4372 3.7 -9.9 36 13.6 -2.4 230 39 320.3 320.9 291.8 330.3 3.00 10 550 5071 -1.9 -13.9 39 12.0 -6.7 218 46 321.8 322.3 291.6 329.8 2.37 11 500 5819 -8.6 -14.9 61 6.3 -10.9 214 51 322.5 323.0 291.9 330.6 2.41 12 450 6625 -15.5 -22.3 56 6.8 -17.4 215 46 323.8 324.1 291.3 328.7 1.42 13 400 7503 -21.4 -30.5 44 9.1 -23.2 213 45 327.2 327.3 291.7 329.9 0.75 14 350 8475 -27.7 -35.7 46 8.0 -28.9 218 47 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.3 0.52 15 300 9566 -34.9 -40.7 56 5.8 -35.6 220 43 336.1 336.2 293.7 337.5 0.36 16 250 10810 -45.2 -49.5 62 4.3 -45.4 211 36 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.17 17 200 12260 -56.6 -59.4 71 2.8 -56.7 219 23 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.4 0.06 18 150 14047 -60.5 -73.2 17 12.7 -60.7 224 31 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.01 19 100 16613 -56.6 -84.7 2 28.1 -57.1 230 17 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.97 m Freezing level: 567.16 mb = 4831.01 m = 15849.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.20 mb = 4048.04 m = 13280.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.98 C = 87.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.27 mb = 646.55 m = 2121.21 ft T: 19.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.77 C/km ThetaE index: 19.94 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.00 mb = 1971.08 m = 6466.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.15 C = 88.06 F Cap Strength: 3.52 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.52 C Showalter Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 26.27 C K Index: 34.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1065.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 227.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.75 mb = 1019.53 m = 3344.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 568.75 mb = 4801.58 m = 15753.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.75 mb = 12298.83 m = 40350.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1062.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.75 mb = 15013.59 m = 49256.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 464.7 neg: -8.4 tot: 456.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 3.29 Bulk Shear: 324.10 m/s