MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F012.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F012.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: -29.95,30.98 Latitude: -29.95 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 1022 79 16.9 9.2 60 7.7 12.5 205 18 288.3 289.5 284.7 308.5 7.16 1 1000 264 15.2 6.9 58 8.3 10.7 203 25 288.4 289.5 283.8 306.1 6.25 2 950 696 11.5 6.0 69 5.5 8.5 202 28 288.8 289.9 284.0 306.4 6.18 3 900 1145 7.3 5.1 86 2.3 6.2 200 29 289.1 290.1 284.0 306.4 6.11 4 850 1612 3.4 2.1 91 1.3 2.8 205 28 289.7 290.6 283.2 304.7 5.24 5 800 2102 1.7 -8.8 46 10.5 -2.3 224 27 292.9 293.4 281.4 300.3 2.45 6 750 2620 -0.3 -16.0 30 15.7 -5.3 232 28 296.3 296.5 281.7 300.8 1.47 7 700 3170 -2.3 -23.2 18 20.9 -7.9 232 32 299.9 300.0 282.4 302.6 0.84 8 650 3755 -4.2 -26.0 17 21.8 -9.7 226 34 304.2 304.3 284.0 306.5 0.71 9 600 4383 -6.4 -35.9 8 29.4 -12.2 213 37 308.7 308.7 285.2 309.7 0.30 10 550 5057 -11.2 -41.0 7 29.8 -16.0 219 37 310.8 310.8 285.9 311.5 0.19 11 500 5780 -16.7 -50.9 3 34.2 -20.4 224 38 312.7 312.7 286.4 313.0 0.07 12 450 6561 -23.2 -49.6 7 26.4 -25.7 227 48 314.1 314.1 286.9 314.4 0.09 13 400 7411 -29.9 -44.8 22 14.9 -31.3 216 64 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.7 0.18 14 350 8348 -36.5 -59.4 8 22.9 -37.6 217 71 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.04 15 300 9399 -44.3 -63.9 10 19.6 -44.9 235 81 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.0 0.02 16 250 10596 -52.6 -66.8 16 14.2 -52.8 239 72 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 17 200 12022 -55.8 -72.1 11 16.3 -56.1 263 73 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.01 18 150 13857 -55.9 -81.5 3 25.6 -56.2 262 84 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16409 -61.2 -85.9 2 24.8 -61.4 259 50 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5515.86 m Freezing level: 757.31 mb = 2544.60 m = 8348.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 822.79 mb = 1875.28 m = 6152.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.46 % Est. max temperature: 18.08 C = 64.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.51 mb = 1048.52 m = 3439.97 ft T: 8.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 6.14 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.51 mb = 1417.32 m = 4649.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.09 C = 64.57 F Cap Strength: 7.77 C Lifted Index: 7.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.56 C Showalter Index: 9.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.03 C Cross Totals Index: 18.76 C K Index: 1.23 Risk: None Sweat Index: 184.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.76 mb = 1321.52 m = 4335.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.76 mb = 1557.01 m = 5108.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.76 mb = 1748.82 m = 5737.54 ft B at Equ Level: 2.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 815.76 mb = 1944.65 m = 6380.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 74.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 14.83 m/s