MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F084.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F084.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3.5 day GFS valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: -30.45,30.98 Latitude: -30.45 Longitude: 30.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1017 12 19.9 16.6 81 3.3 17.7 175 12 291.7 293.7 290.2 324.9 11.75 1 1000 155 18.2 15.2 83 2.9 16.3 174 13 291.3 293.3 289.5 322.3 10.95 2 950 592 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 172 12 291.7 293.6 289.3 321.8 10.61 3 900 1047 11.8 11.1 96 0.6 11.4 173 9 293.6 295.3 288.8 320.2 9.27 4 850 1524 9.3 8.8 97 0.5 9.0 198 6 295.9 297.5 288.8 320.3 8.41 5 800 2026 7.0 6.2 95 0.8 6.6 274 5 298.6 300.0 288.9 320.6 7.46 6 750 2555 4.2 3.7 97 0.5 3.9 306 10 301.1 302.3 289.0 320.9 6.66 7 700 3113 0.5 -1.1 89 1.6 -0.3 310 26 303.1 304.0 288.2 318.4 5.05 8 650 3704 -3.6 -5.7 85 2.1 -4.5 299 28 304.9 305.6 287.7 316.8 3.85 9 600 4333 -7.3 -8.6 90 1.3 -7.8 304 34 307.7 308.3 288.1 318.1 3.33 10 550 5006 -11.3 -12.1 94 0.8 -11.6 314 38 310.7 311.3 288.6 319.5 2.75 11 500 5731 -16.1 -16.6 96 0.5 -16.3 318 42 313.4 313.8 288.8 320.2 2.09 12 450 6515 -22.4 -22.7 98 0.3 -22.5 319 44 315.1 315.3 288.6 319.7 1.37 13 400 7367 -29.3 -29.6 97 0.3 -29.3 311 54 316.9 317.1 288.6 319.8 0.82 14 350 8308 -35.8 -39.7 67 3.9 -36.1 311 64 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.8 0.35 15 300 9364 -41.4 -61.1 10 19.7 -42.2 309 96 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.03 16 250 10581 -48.5 -67.9 9 19.3 -49.0 310 103 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.0 0.02 17 200 12033 -52.3 -70.5 9 18.2 -52.7 309 113 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13866 -59.3 -78.1 7 18.8 -59.5 302 97 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.01 19 100 16367 -63.3 -85.7 3 22.4 -63.5 292 61 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5576.61 m Freezing level: 693.43 mb = 3190.99 m = 10469.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.28 mb = 3075.46 m = 10089.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.43 % Est. max temperature: 23.41 C = 74.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.25 mb = 429.58 m = 1409.36 ft T: 15.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 4.71 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 661.34 m = 2169.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.24 C = 68.43 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 32.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 188.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 238.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.24 mb = 634.09 m = 2080.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.24 mb = 768.80 m = 2522.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 350.24 mb = 8302.72 m = 27239.57 ft B at Equ Level: 235.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 270.24 mb = 10061.38 m = 33009.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 302.7 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 332.7 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.0 neg: -9.1 tot: 48.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.74 Bulk Shear: 136.67 m/s