MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F156.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F156.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6.5 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 10 AUG 25 Station: 45.84,-91.85 Latitude: 45.84 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 971 353 23.7 22.1 91 1.6 22.6 254 9 299.4 302.6 296.8 350.6 17.54 2 950 546 22.8 19.0 79 3.9 20.1 253 18 300.4 303.0 295.1 343.4 14.68 3 900 1015 18.9 17.1 89 1.8 17.7 244 20 301.0 303.5 294.7 341.5 13.77 4 850 1505 16.2 14.9 92 1.3 15.3 239 21 303.1 305.4 294.4 340.5 12.62 5 800 2020 13.8 11.4 86 2.4 12.3 231 25 305.8 307.8 293.8 337.8 10.66 6 750 2563 10.8 6.9 77 3.9 8.5 223 29 308.3 309.9 292.7 333.7 8.33 7 700 3135 6.7 1.5 70 5.2 3.9 216 30 309.9 311.0 291.4 328.8 6.12 8 650 3738 1.6 0.1 90 1.5 0.8 215 30 310.8 311.9 291.5 329.3 5.95 9 600 4380 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 220 33 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.7 5.13 10 550 5067 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.2 229 36 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.9 4.23 11 500 5809 -9.5 -10.8 90 1.3 -10.0 239 38 321.5 322.1 292.4 332.6 3.36 12 450 6617 -13.8 -15.0 91 1.1 -14.3 245 40 325.8 326.4 293.0 334.8 2.65 13 400 7502 -19.6 -20.0 97 0.4 -19.7 249 39 329.5 329.9 293.4 336.3 1.96 14 350 8480 -26.6 -26.8 99 0.1 -26.7 251 36 332.8 333.1 293.6 337.2 1.22 15 300 9573 -35.0 -35.0 100 0.0 -35.0 249 37 336.1 336.2 294.0 338.5 0.65 16 250 10817 -45.2 -45.4 98 0.2 -45.3 245 45 338.8 338.9 294.3 339.8 0.26 17 200 12265 -57.6 -58.2 92 0.6 -57.6 249 48 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.07 18 150 14061 -57.6 -76.5 7 18.8 -57.9 236 39 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.01 19 100 16615 -58.0 -84.6 2 26.6 -58.4 249 18 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.08 m Freezing level: 629.09 mb = 4006.38 m = 13144.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.85 mb = 3889.38 m = 12760.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.43 mb = 551.13 m = 1808.15 ft T: 22.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 21.81 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.53 mb = 1310.51 m = 4299.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.59 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 24.36 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1112.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.23 mb = 1128.03 m = 3700.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.23 mb = 2091.57 m = 6862.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.23 mb = 12479.52 m = 40942.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1092.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.23 mb = 14807.40 m = 48580.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.8 neg: -9.1 tot: 13.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 35.23 Bulk Shear: 31.58 m/s