MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F114.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F114.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 114 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 45.04,-93.28 Latitude: 45.04 Longitude: -93.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 975 285 28.3 24.0 77 4.3 25.0 180 12 303.6 307.2 299.1 361.8 19.55 2 950 518 26.7 23.0 80 3.7 24.0 183 27 304.3 307.8 298.9 360.9 18.95 3 900 995 25.0 18.9 69 6.0 20.6 204 34 307.2 310.1 297.5 353.9 15.48 4 850 1499 25.4 12.5 45 12.9 16.7 227 30 312.7 314.8 295.7 346.0 10.77 5 800 2029 22.9 6.7 35 16.2 12.9 240 26 315.5 317.0 294.3 339.8 7.72 6 750 2588 19.6 -0.7 25 20.3 8.3 248 29 317.8 318.8 292.6 333.4 4.84 7 700 3176 14.7 -4.1 27 18.9 5.0 252 30 318.8 319.6 292.2 331.8 4.02 8 650 3795 8.8 -6.6 33 15.4 1.3 250 31 318.9 319.6 291.9 330.6 3.58 9 600 4450 2.8 -9.0 42 11.7 -2.5 240 32 319.3 319.9 291.7 329.9 3.23 10 550 5146 -3.4 -10.5 58 7.1 -6.4 227 31 320.0 320.6 291.8 330.3 3.11 11 500 5891 -9.7 -11.1 89 1.4 -10.2 225 30 321.3 321.9 292.3 332.1 3.28 12 450 6698 -13.9 -14.4 96 0.5 -14.1 254 28 325.8 326.3 293.1 335.2 2.78 13 400 7583 -20.0 -20.1 99 0.1 -20.0 252 27 329.0 329.4 293.3 335.8 1.94 14 350 8561 -26.8 -26.9 99 0.1 -26.8 238 24 332.7 332.9 293.6 337.0 1.21 15 300 9653 -35.7 -36.0 97 0.3 -35.7 217 16 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.3 0.59 16 250 10892 -46.2 -46.7 95 0.5 -46.2 226 21 337.4 337.4 293.9 338.3 0.23 17 200 12336 -57.8 -57.9 99 0.1 -57.8 220 29 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.08 18 150 14122 -59.1 -74.1 13 14.9 -59.3 271 32 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16648 -59.9 -84.5 3 24.6 -60.2 240 11 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.58 m Freezing level: 577.64 mb = 4761.28 m = 15620.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.82 mb = 4014.18 m = 13169.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.01 % Est. max temperature: 38.72 C = 101.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.34 mb = 836.48 m = 2744.33 ft T: 25.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.98 C/km ThetaE index: 31.89 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.39 mb = 2919.09 m = 9576.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.97 C = 109.35 F Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lifted Index: -9.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.29 C Showalter Index: -5.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.05 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 28.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3314.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 81.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 346.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.27 mb = 1433.85 m = 4704.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.27 mb = 3651.40 m = 11979.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.27 mb = 13672.31 m = 44856.10 ft B at Equ Level: 3267.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.8 neg: -0.5 tot: 257.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.07 Bulk Rich Number: 52.77 Bulk Shear: 62.82 m/s