MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 28.49,-81.04 Latitude: 28.49 Longitude: -81.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1015 18 34.2 21.6 48 12.7 25.0 225 5 306.0 309.0 297.6 354.5 16.16 1 1000 155 31.0 20.5 54 10.5 23.5 232 7 304.2 307.0 296.6 349.9 15.38 2 950 612 26.4 19.5 66 6.9 21.5 246 7 304.0 306.8 296.4 349.2 15.20 3 900 1087 22.0 18.4 80 3.6 19.5 260 7 304.2 307.0 296.3 348.7 14.95 4 850 1582 17.8 16.5 92 1.3 17.0 267 8 304.8 307.4 295.9 346.8 14.06 5 800 2099 15.1 11.5 79 3.6 12.8 251 7 307.3 309.3 294.3 339.7 10.75 6 750 2644 12.3 6.3 67 6.0 8.7 222 8 309.9 311.4 292.9 334.4 8.00 7 700 3220 9.3 1.2 57 8.2 4.8 219 7 312.8 313.9 292.1 331.5 5.96 8 650 3831 5.9 -2.1 57 8.0 1.8 225 3 315.6 316.6 292.2 331.7 5.05 9 600 4482 2.3 -6.4 52 8.7 -1.8 258 1 318.8 319.6 292.2 331.6 3.95 10 550 5180 -1.7 -12.8 42 11.1 -6.2 348 3 322.1 322.6 291.9 330.8 2.60 11 500 5932 -6.5 -13.1 60 6.6 -9.2 352 3 325.1 325.6 292.9 334.5 2.79 12 450 6748 -11.4 -16.6 66 5.1 -13.3 341 9 328.9 329.3 293.6 336.9 2.33 13 400 7641 -17.3 -23.5 58 6.3 -19.0 348 16 332.6 332.8 293.7 337.7 1.43 14 350 8631 -22.7 -23.4 94 0.7 -22.8 61 6 338.2 338.6 295.3 344.2 1.66 15 300 9744 -30.8 -31.3 95 0.5 -30.9 83 13 342.0 342.2 295.6 345.5 0.93 16 250 11009 -41.4 -42.0 94 0.6 -41.4 59 20 344.6 344.7 295.8 346.1 0.38 17 200 12486 -53.1 -57.7 58 4.5 -53.2 80 26 348.6 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.08 18 150 14276 -66.2 -68.9 69 2.7 -66.2 107 21 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.02 19 100 16681 -72.5 -81.4 25 8.9 -72.5 99 17 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.71 m Freezing level: 570.87 mb = 4888.86 m = 16039.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.13 mb = 4148.30 m = 13609.75 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.68 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.44 mb = 1617.34 m = 5306.17 ft T: 17.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 23.05 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.39 mb = 1577.58 m = 5175.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.00 C = 91.40 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 23.08 C K Index: 32.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 952.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.85 mb = 1502.01 m = 4927.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.85 mb = 1755.58 m = 5759.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.85 mb = 12712.69 m = 41707.78 ft B at Equ Level: 949.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.85 mb = 15964.19 m = 52375.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.1 at 5.2 knts Storm direction: 280.1 at 3.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 11.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: -7.1 tot: -0.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.2 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1732.05 Bulk Shear: 0.55 m/s