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: 47.88,-97.81 Latitude: 47.88 Longitude: -97.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 SFC 955 393 29.2 21.6 64 7.6 23.6 271 19 306.3 309.6 298.4 358.2 17.27 2 950 443 28.7 21.1 64 7.6 23.2 272 23 306.3 309.4 298.1 356.9 16.84 3 900 922 24.1 19.7 76 4.4 20.9 277 33 306.4 309.4 297.7 355.2 16.25 4 850 1421 21.6 17.9 79 3.7 18.9 279 21 308.8 311.6 297.7 355.2 15.31 5 800 1947 18.7 15.2 80 3.4 16.3 245 13 311.1 313.7 297.3 353.1 13.74 6 750 2500 17.7 4.4 41 13.2 9.7 220 22 315.8 317.1 293.8 337.9 7.03 7 700 3086 14.3 -4.6 27 19.0 4.6 220 30 318.3 319.1 292.0 330.9 3.87 8 650 3705 9.1 -9.2 26 18.4 0.7 220 35 319.3 319.9 291.4 328.9 2.92 9 600 4361 3.6 -10.6 34 14.2 -2.6 214 38 320.3 320.8 291.6 329.7 2.84 10 550 5060 -2.7 -11.0 53 8.3 -6.1 212 44 320.9 321.5 292.0 330.9 3.01 11 500 5806 -9.5 -11.8 83 2.3 -10.4 212 52 321.5 322.1 292.2 331.8 3.10 12 450 6611 -15.8 -17.3 89 1.4 -16.3 211 56 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.8 2.19 13 400 7487 -21.8 -27.0 63 5.2 -23.0 214 57 326.6 326.8 291.8 330.3 1.05 14 350 8457 -28.5 -35.7 50 7.2 -29.6 210 60 330.3 330.4 292.3 332.2 0.52 15 300 9543 -36.7 -44.4 45 7.7 -37.4 207 56 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.6 0.25 16 250 10778 -46.8 -49.8 71 3.0 -47.0 214 56 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.16 17 200 12224 -55.4 -60.1 56 4.6 -55.6 219 54 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.2 0.06 18 150 14049 -57.6 -77.9 6 20.3 -57.9 214 51 370.8 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.01 19 100 16621 -57.5 -84.6 2 27.1 -57.9 225 11 416.7 416.7 307.3 416.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.17 m Freezing level: 571.23 mb = 4763.10 m = 15626.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.52 mb = 3838.59 m = 12593.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.08 % Est. max temperature: 33.62 C = 92.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.03 mb = 1359.64 m = 4460.72 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.74 C/km ThetaE index: 26.28 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.08 mb = 2728.60 m = 8951.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.53 C = 103.16 F Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lifted Index: -8.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.23 C Showalter Index: -8.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.35 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.05 C Cross Totals Index: 27.30 C K Index: 29.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 494.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3172.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 164.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.33 mb = 1541.17 m = 5056.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.33 mb = 3662.73 m = 12016.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.33 mb = 13132.08 m = 43083.72 ft B at Equ Level: 3150.29 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.8 neg: -27.7 tot: 106.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 33.57 Bulk Shear: 94.50 m/s