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: 48.44,-95.48 Latitude: 48.44 Longitude: -95.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -13 SFC 957 368 33.1 21.4 51 11.6 24.5 177 13 310.0 313.2 299.1 361.9 17.01 2 950 437 32.9 20.6 48 12.3 23.9 181 20 310.6 313.7 298.8 360.4 16.28 3 900 923 28.7 18.9 55 9.8 21.6 189 29 311.1 314.0 298.4 358.5 15.47 4 850 1429 24.4 16.9 63 7.5 19.1 199 33 311.7 314.4 297.8 355.8 14.37 5 800 1957 19.8 14.2 70 5.6 16.0 209 35 312.2 314.7 297.0 351.8 12.86 6 750 2510 16.3 8.8 61 7.5 11.5 224 36 314.3 316.1 295.3 343.8 9.50 7 700 3098 16.1 -8.2 18 24.3 4.3 237 32 320.3 320.8 291.7 330.0 2.93 8 650 3721 10.6 -13.2 17 23.8 0.4 237 32 320.9 321.3 291.2 328.1 2.12 9 600 4379 4.8 -16.8 19 21.6 -3.5 236 34 321.7 322.1 291.0 327.6 1.71 10 550 5080 -1.6 -17.7 28 16.1 -7.4 237 38 322.2 322.5 291.2 328.1 1.73 11 500 5829 -7.8 -14.6 58 6.8 -10.4 237 44 323.6 324.0 292.2 331.9 2.46 12 450 6639 -14.1 -22.6 49 8.4 -16.5 226 39 325.5 325.8 291.8 330.3 1.39 13 400 7522 -20.5 -31.1 38 10.5 -22.7 216 36 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.72 14 350 8493 -28.9 -31.5 78 2.6 -29.3 217 37 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.79 15 300 9578 -36.6 -36.6 100 -0.0 -36.6 218 49 333.8 333.9 293.3 335.8 0.55 16 250 10815 -45.3 -51.6 49 6.3 -45.7 230 44 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.13 17 200 12266 -55.7 -63.8 36 8.1 -55.9 229 40 344.5 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.04 18 150 14077 -59.7 -77.2 9 17.4 -59.9 246 45 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16626 -58.6 -84.6 2 26.0 -58.9 237 11 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5842.80 m Freezing level: 562.32 mb = 4907.08 m = 16099.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.20 mb = 3781.51 m = 12406.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.78 % Est. max temperature: 35.16 C = 95.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 809.91 mb = 1849.62 m = 6068.23 ft T: 20.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.73 C/km ThetaE index: 34.36 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 688.09 mb = 3242.29 m = 10637.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.32 C = 109.97 F Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lifted Index: -7.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.20 C Showalter Index: -6.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.81 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 24.75 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 570.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3388.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 782.53 mb = 2146.23 m = 7041.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.53 mb = 3879.88 m = 12729.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.53 mb = 13381.17 m = 43900.95 ft B at Equ Level: 3388.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.5 neg: -0.3 tot: 266.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.18 Bulk Rich Number: 48.47 Bulk Shear: 69.91 m/s