MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F006.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F006.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 hour GFS valid 12Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 34.06,-112.40 Latitude: 34.06 Longitude: -112.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 136 1 950 578 SFC 903 1026 26.3 11.7 40 14.6 16.8 116 3 308.3 310.1 293.7 337.6 9.64 3 900 1054 27.8 11.6 37 16.2 17.2 132 3 310.2 312.0 294.2 339.5 9.59 4 850 1557 24.7 9.7 39 15.0 15.1 161 6 312.0 313.7 294.2 339.6 8.92 5 800 2085 21.4 6.1 37 15.3 12.0 184 9 314.0 315.4 293.6 337.1 7.40 6 750 2640 17.1 4.4 43 12.7 9.5 194 15 315.1 316.4 293.6 337.1 7.00 7 700 3223 12.2 3.3 55 8.8 7.1 198 20 316.0 317.3 293.8 338.0 6.97 8 650 3839 6.6 2.6 76 3.9 4.3 202 22 316.4 317.8 294.1 339.0 7.14 9 600 4490 1.8 -6.2 55 8.0 -2.0 205 23 318.2 319.0 292.0 331.2 4.02 10 550 5188 -1.3 -28.9 10 27.6 -8.9 230 16 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.8 0.64 11 500 5940 -6.2 -31.5 11 25.3 -12.5 254 20 325.4 325.6 291.0 327.4 0.55 12 450 6756 -11.0 -37.1 10 26.1 -16.3 265 20 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.7 0.35 13 400 7648 -17.9 -39.4 13 21.5 -21.5 277 26 331.7 331.8 292.5 332.9 0.31 14 350 8631 -24.8 -48.0 10 23.3 -27.4 267 38 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 15 300 9736 -32.6 -56.1 8 23.4 -34.3 270 34 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.06 16 250 10993 -42.8 -59.0 15 16.1 -43.6 279 37 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.6 0.05 17 200 12460 -52.4 -67.2 15 14.8 -52.8 271 43 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14280 -63.0 -77.6 12 14.6 -63.1 263 35 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16712 -68.6 -82.7 12 14.1 -68.7 280 4 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5803.53 m Freezing level: 571.26 mb = 4891.36 m = 16047.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.73 mb = 4279.62 m = 14040.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.45 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 729.21 mb = 2877.48 m = 9440.44 ft T: 15.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 2.47 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 634.57 mb = 4034.33 m = 13235.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.67 C = 94.41 F Cap Strength: 3.79 C Lifted Index: 0.99 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.66 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.91 C Cross Totals Index: 15.92 C K Index: 31.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 148.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3483.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 679.46 mb = 3470.62 m = 11386.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 81.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 34.04 m/s