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: 49.42,-91.56 Latitude: 49.42 Longitude: -91.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 958 439 26.8 21.9 75 4.9 23.2 124 6 303.7 306.9 297.8 355.8 17.52 2 950 509 25.1 21.4 80 3.6 22.5 128 9 302.6 305.8 297.4 353.4 17.16 3 900 982 20.9 19.9 94 1.0 20.2 144 13 303.0 306.0 297.0 351.8 16.47 4 850 1477 20.3 13.8 66 6.5 16.0 162 18 307.4 309.6 295.0 342.8 11.73 5 800 2000 19.0 7.3 47 11.7 11.8 193 21 311.4 312.9 293.4 336.2 8.05 6 750 2551 15.5 1.8 40 13.6 7.8 216 33 313.4 314.5 292.2 331.7 5.83 7 700 3131 11.1 1.8 53 9.3 5.8 236 37 314.7 315.9 292.9 334.4 6.23 8 650 3746 7.1 1.8 69 5.2 4.1 256 38 317.0 318.3 293.9 338.3 6.73 9 600 4399 1.8 -2.7 72 4.5 -0.5 264 43 318.2 319.2 293.0 335.0 5.24 10 550 5095 -3.1 -7.6 71 4.5 -5.2 271 52 320.4 321.1 292.6 333.2 3.92 11 500 5841 -9.3 -12.5 77 3.2 -10.5 271 49 321.7 322.3 292.1 331.5 2.93 12 450 6648 -14.6 -17.1 81 2.5 -15.4 270 44 324.9 325.4 292.4 332.5 2.22 13 400 7531 -19.6 -20.3 94 0.7 -19.8 276 29 329.5 329.9 293.4 336.2 1.90 14 350 8510 -26.6 -27.3 94 0.7 -26.8 274 28 332.8 333.1 293.6 337.0 1.16 15 300 9604 -34.5 -36.4 83 1.9 -34.8 239 30 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.9 0.57 16 250 10849 -45.6 -45.8 97 0.2 -45.6 222 33 338.3 338.4 294.1 339.3 0.25 17 200 12292 -57.9 -59.6 80 1.7 -57.9 242 37 341.1 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.06 18 150 14073 -64.5 -67.7 65 3.1 -64.6 253 25 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.03 19 100 16619 -57.8 -84.7 2 26.8 -58.2 223 9 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.49 m Freezing level: 581.77 mb = 4652.44 m = 15263.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.48 mb = 4324.45 m = 14187.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.84 % Est. max temperature: 33.77 C = 92.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.21 mb = 1057.36 m = 3468.99 ft T: 20.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 24.09 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 767.97 mb = 2348.62 m = 7705.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.65 C = 96.17 F Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lifted Index: -6.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.26 C Showalter Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.03 C K Index: 34.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2216.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 141.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.47 mb = 1271.02 m = 4169.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.47 mb = 3305.01 m = 10843.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.47 mb = 13465.46 m = 44177.47 ft B at Equ Level: 2193.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.47 mb = 16284.38 m = 53425.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 468.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 468.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.42 Bulk Rich Number: 10.21 Bulk Shear: 217.04 m/s