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: 47.60,-98.39 Latitude: 47.60 Longitude: -98.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 953 451 28.7 21.2 64 7.5 23.2 18 12 306.0 309.1 298.0 356.5 16.83 2 950 479 27.8 20.5 65 7.3 22.5 21 13 305.4 308.4 297.4 353.8 16.19 3 900 955 23.3 19.0 77 4.3 20.3 38 14 305.6 308.5 297.1 352.2 15.56 4 850 1453 19.9 17.1 83 2.9 17.9 80 10 307.0 309.8 296.8 350.9 14.55 5 800 1974 16.2 15.0 92 1.2 15.4 128 12 308.5 311.0 296.5 349.5 13.53 6 750 2521 12.6 12.0 96 0.6 12.2 158 17 310.3 312.5 295.8 346.4 11.84 7 700 3102 13.7 0.3 40 13.4 6.2 189 31 317.7 318.7 293.2 335.6 5.60 8 650 3722 9.7 -5.5 34 15.2 2.1 205 34 320.0 320.7 292.4 332.7 3.91 9 600 4380 4.0 -9.9 36 13.8 -2.2 216 35 320.7 321.3 291.9 330.7 3.01 10 550 5079 -1.8 -14.8 36 13.0 -6.8 218 42 322.0 322.4 291.6 329.5 2.21 11 500 5827 -8.9 -14.0 66 5.1 -10.8 213 47 322.2 322.7 292.0 330.9 2.60 12 450 6632 -15.7 -16.1 97 0.4 -15.9 213 48 323.5 323.9 292.2 331.6 2.41 13 400 7509 -21.7 -29.0 52 7.3 -23.2 219 44 326.8 327.0 291.7 329.9 0.87 14 350 8482 -27.4 -39.0 33 11.5 -29.0 224 43 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.37 15 300 9574 -34.8 -45.9 32 11.0 -35.8 221 38 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.1 0.21 16 250 10819 -45.0 -52.7 42 7.7 -45.4 214 36 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.6 0.12 17 200 12268 -57.3 -59.3 78 2.0 -57.3 226 22 342.0 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.06 18 150 14050 -60.3 -72.4 19 12.1 -60.5 224 33 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16617 -57.4 -84.7 2 27.3 -57.8 220 18 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.60 m Freezing level: 565.39 mb = 4863.58 m = 15956.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.45 mb = 4038.40 m = 13249.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.26 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.20 mb = 1399.86 m = 4592.68 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.28 C/km ThetaE index: 27.05 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.43 mb = 1809.92 m = 5937.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.66 C = 87.20 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: -6.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.50 C Showalter Index: -6.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.82 C Cross Totals Index: 25.93 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2431.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.92 mb = 1545.28 m = 5069.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.92 mb = 2124.65 m = 6970.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 725.92 mb = 2795.95 m = 9172.97 ft B at Equ Level: 17.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 695.92 mb = 3150.90 m = 10337.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 373.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.44 Bulk Rich Number: 10.21 Bulk Shear: 238.28 m/s