MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F081.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508010600F081.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 81 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 60.40,-1.38 Latitude: 60.40 Longitude: -1.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -65 SFC 991 14 12.1 11.3 95 0.8 11.7 73 24 286.1 287.5 285.2 309.8 8.54 2 950 363 9.2 9.2 100 0.1 9.2 81 34 286.6 287.9 284.6 308.1 7.70 3 900 811 7.5 7.0 97 0.5 7.2 99 29 289.2 290.4 284.9 308.9 6.98 4 850 1280 4.7 3.9 94 0.9 4.3 113 19 291.1 292.2 284.7 308.2 5.95 5 800 1773 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 151 13 293.7 294.7 285.2 309.9 5.57 6 750 2293 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.3 175 15 297.0 297.9 286.2 312.4 5.21 7 700 2845 -1.9 -2.1 98 0.2 -2.0 181 15 300.4 301.3 286.9 314.5 4.68 8 650 3432 -4.2 -5.0 94 0.8 -4.6 198 14 304.2 305.0 287.6 316.7 4.07 9 600 4060 -7.7 -8.8 92 1.1 -8.1 207 14 307.2 307.9 287.9 317.5 3.28 10 550 4731 -12.4 -13.7 90 1.3 -12.8 200 18 309.4 309.9 287.8 317.2 2.42 11 500 5452 -17.7 -18.2 95 0.6 -17.9 186 26 311.5 311.9 287.9 317.5 1.82 12 450 6231 -23.4 -23.9 96 0.5 -23.5 176 27 313.8 314.0 288.1 317.9 1.23 13 400 7081 -29.6 -29.9 97 0.3 -29.7 161 23 316.5 316.6 288.5 319.2 0.80 14 350 8018 -37.3 -37.3 99 0.1 -37.3 139 23 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.1 0.44 15 300 9063 -45.0 -47.1 80 2.1 -45.2 133 31 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.6 0.18 16 250 10288 -40.1 -70.1 3 30.0 -41.2 207 39 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 17 200 11819 -39.2 -71.6 2 32.4 -40.6 230 45 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.01 18 150 13777 -42.0 -73.7 2 31.7 -43.5 232 38 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.7 0.01 19 100 16488 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -47.6 238 28 438.5 438.5 309.7 438.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5516.89 m Freezing level: 741.32 mb = 2388.92 m = 7837.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 743.16 mb = 2366.38 m = 7763.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.30 % Est. max temperature: 17.65 C = 63.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.94 mb = 112.83 m = 370.16 ft T: 11.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 1.70 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 472.81 m = 1551.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.28 C = 55.91 F Cap Strength: 5.25 C Lifted Index: 5.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.85 C Showalter Index: 5.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.53 C K Index: 26.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 109.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14381.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.73 mb = 497.30 m = 1631.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.3 at 19.5 knts Storm direction: 190.3 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 157.7 neg: -8.4 tot: 149.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 146.51 m/s