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: 45.48,-96.46 Latitude: 45.48 Longitude: -96.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 964 343 30.1 23.1 66 6.9 24.9 149 12 306.4 309.9 299.2 362.9 18.79 2 950 476 30.5 21.0 57 9.5 23.6 159 21 308.2 311.3 298.5 358.8 16.71 3 900 960 28.6 17.6 51 11.0 20.8 187 30 311.0 313.6 297.5 354.3 14.18 4 850 1466 24.9 15.6 56 9.3 18.4 206 31 312.3 314.8 297.3 353.0 13.26 5 800 1996 21.5 12.6 57 8.9 15.5 231 30 314.1 316.3 296.6 349.9 11.55 6 750 2553 18.5 6.6 46 11.9 11.1 239 30 316.7 318.3 294.9 342.5 8.18 7 700 3142 15.6 -2.3 29 17.9 5.9 220 26 319.8 320.7 293.0 334.7 4.61 8 650 3764 10.3 -4.6 35 14.9 2.7 216 23 320.6 321.4 292.9 334.3 4.19 9 600 4423 4.5 -5.7 47 10.2 -0.5 223 26 321.4 322.2 293.0 335.0 4.17 10 550 5124 -1.9 -7.1 67 5.2 -4.3 227 26 321.8 322.6 293.1 335.3 4.08 11 500 5873 -8.8 -11.0 84 2.2 -9.7 234 26 322.4 323.0 292.6 333.3 3.30 12 450 6679 -15.4 -16.6 91 1.2 -15.8 236 33 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.8 2.32 13 400 7558 -20.6 -35.8 24 15.2 -23.2 246 33 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.9 0.45 14 350 8532 -27.7 -38.7 34 11.0 -29.2 233 30 331.4 331.5 292.5 332.9 0.39 15 300 9620 -36.4 -45.1 40 8.7 -37.1 228 31 334.1 334.2 293.0 335.0 0.23 16 250 10858 -45.7 -54.2 38 8.5 -46.1 219 28 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.5 0.10 17 200 12307 -57.2 -61.3 60 4.1 -57.3 229 20 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.05 18 150 14096 -60.2 -73.7 16 13.5 -60.4 237 34 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16635 -59.4 -84.3 3 24.9 -59.7 220 22 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.90 m Freezing level: 564.71 mb = 4917.55 m = 16133.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.88 mb = 4315.65 m = 14158.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.92 % Est. max temperature: 37.16 C = 98.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.73 mb = 1232.63 m = 4044.01 ft T: 26.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.92 C/km ThetaE index: 28.64 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 688.48 mb = 3281.08 m = 10764.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.53 C = 110.36 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: -7.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.41 C Showalter Index: -6.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.06 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 31.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 540.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3144.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 274.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.27 mb = 2101.58 m = 6894.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.27 mb = 4083.33 m = 13396.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.27 mb = 13493.03 m = 44267.92 ft B at Equ Level: 3123.23 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 285.0 neg: -34.9 tot: 250.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.52 Bulk Rich Number: 49.42 Bulk Shear: 63.63 m/s