MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 49.24,-92.48 Latitude: 49.24 Longitude: -92.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 961 403 27.0 22.3 75 4.7 23.5 129 6 303.6 306.9 298.0 356.7 17.86 2 950 501 25.6 21.3 77 4.3 22.5 133 11 303.2 306.4 297.4 353.9 17.07 3 900 975 21.6 19.5 88 2.1 20.1 143 16 303.8 306.8 297.0 351.5 16.03 4 850 1471 20.3 14.8 71 5.5 16.5 169 20 307.4 309.7 295.6 345.3 12.55 5 800 1995 19.6 4.3 36 15.4 10.6 198 29 312.1 313.3 292.3 332.3 6.50 6 750 2546 16.2 0.8 35 15.4 7.6 213 33 314.2 315.2 292.0 331.2 5.39 7 700 3128 11.8 1.7 50 10.1 6.1 231 35 315.6 316.8 293.1 335.2 6.20 8 650 3745 7.7 2.4 69 5.3 4.6 254 36 317.6 319.0 294.3 339.9 7.01 9 600 4400 3.1 -3.2 63 6.3 -0.2 264 42 319.7 320.6 293.3 335.9 5.02 10 550 5098 -2.9 -7.0 73 4.1 -4.8 269 45 320.7 321.5 292.9 334.2 4.12 11 500 5844 -9.6 -11.2 88 1.7 -10.2 271 44 321.4 322.0 292.3 332.1 3.25 12 450 6650 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.3 278 38 325.7 326.0 291.9 330.8 1.47 13 400 7535 -19.8 -22.4 80 2.6 -20.5 269 30 329.2 329.6 293.0 334.8 1.58 14 350 8512 -26.6 -26.8 98 0.2 -26.7 264 23 332.8 333.1 293.6 337.2 1.21 15 300 9605 -35.3 -35.5 98 0.2 -35.3 258 21 335.6 335.7 293.8 337.9 0.62 16 250 10848 -45.6 -45.6 100 0.0 -45.6 239 24 338.3 338.3 294.1 339.3 0.26 17 200 12292 -58.5 -58.6 99 0.1 -58.5 235 30 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.07 18 150 14068 -62.4 -68.1 46 5.8 -62.4 266 25 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.8 0.03 19 100 16617 -58.0 -84.5 2 26.5 -58.4 251 8 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.85 m Freezing level: 574.15 mb = 4760.60 m = 15618.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.62 mb = 4377.64 m = 14362.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.73 % Est. max temperature: 34.34 C = 93.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.20 mb = 1001.91 m = 3287.06 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 25.52 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.88 mb = 2491.03 m = 8172.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.23 C = 99.01 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -7.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: -4.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 512.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2338.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 169.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.82 mb = 1311.01 m = 4301.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 660.82 mb = 3607.70 m = 11836.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.82 mb = 13265.44 m = 43521.27 ft B at Equ Level: 2327.91 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 457.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 457.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.10 Bulk Rich Number: 11.34 Bulk Shear: 206.28 m/s