MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 45.45,-95.95 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 964 342 30.0 23.3 67 6.7 25.0 177 12 306.4 309.9 299.4 363.5 18.99 2 950 470 30.9 21.3 56 9.7 23.8 182 22 308.6 311.8 298.7 360.1 16.98 3 900 955 29.1 17.8 50 11.4 21.0 202 29 311.5 314.2 297.8 355.6 14.36 4 850 1462 25.2 15.6 55 9.6 18.5 224 29 312.6 315.1 297.4 353.4 13.26 5 800 1992 21.6 11.3 52 10.3 14.8 244 29 314.2 316.2 296.0 347.1 10.60 6 750 2548 18.2 6.1 45 12.1 10.7 238 26 316.3 317.9 294.6 341.2 7.91 7 700 3137 16.0 -2.5 28 18.5 6.1 226 24 320.3 321.1 293.1 335.1 4.55 8 650 3761 10.9 -4.0 35 14.9 3.2 220 31 321.3 322.2 293.2 335.6 4.37 9 600 4421 5.0 -5.6 46 10.6 -0.3 217 34 321.9 322.7 293.2 335.7 4.20 10 550 5123 -1.5 -7.5 64 6.0 -4.3 219 33 322.3 323.1 293.2 335.4 3.96 11 500 5872 -8.5 -9.1 95 0.7 -8.8 221 34 322.7 323.5 293.2 335.4 3.84 12 450 6681 -14.2 -14.6 97 0.4 -14.3 222 37 325.4 325.9 293.0 334.6 2.74 13 400 7564 -20.3 -24.5 69 4.2 -21.4 224 36 328.6 328.9 292.6 333.3 1.31 14 350 8539 -27.3 -31.2 70 3.8 -28.0 237 38 331.9 332.1 293.0 334.9 0.81 15 300 9630 -35.8 -38.9 73 3.2 -36.1 237 36 335.0 335.0 293.5 336.6 0.44 16 250 10871 -45.4 -46.6 87 1.2 -45.4 238 45 338.6 338.6 294.2 339.5 0.23 17 200 12321 -55.3 -62.1 42 6.8 -55.4 241 46 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.05 18 150 14125 -62.0 -73.8 19 11.7 -62.1 235 38 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16640 -60.4 -84.2 3 23.8 -60.7 198 12 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5853.85 m Freezing level: 561.62 mb = 4959.69 m = 16271.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.95 mb = 4366.81 m = 14326.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.25 % Est. max temperature: 37.28 C = 99.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.84 mb = 1206.57 m = 3958.52 ft T: 27.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.96 C/km ThetaE index: 28.49 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 684.57 mb = 3324.64 m = 10907.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.07 C = 111.33 F Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lifted Index: -7.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.54 C Showalter Index: -6.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.77 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 30.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3081.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 265.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.12 mb = 2131.93 m = 6994.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.12 mb = 4122.37 m = 13524.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.12 mb = 13638.10 m = 44743.87 ft B at Equ Level: 3067.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.2 neg: -14.5 tot: 167.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.42 Bulk Rich Number: 88.70 Bulk Shear: 34.73 m/s