MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 18.31,-125.80 Latitude: 18.31 Longitude: -125.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 0 24.8 23.4 92 1.4 23.8 76 42 297.5 300.8 296.8 350.6 18.33 1 1000 47 24.3 22.8 92 1.4 23.2 77 47 297.4 300.6 296.4 348.9 17.78 2 950 495 21.1 21.0 100 0.1 21.1 85 61 298.6 301.6 296.0 347.2 16.72 3 900 963 18.9 18.6 98 0.3 18.8 98 64 301.0 303.8 295.7 345.7 15.20 4 850 1454 16.9 16.6 98 0.3 16.7 106 63 303.8 306.4 295.7 345.7 14.10 5 800 1971 14.5 14.3 99 0.2 14.4 109 63 306.6 309.1 295.6 345.5 12.93 6 750 2516 11.9 11.7 99 0.2 11.7 111 63 309.5 311.6 295.4 344.7 11.59 7 700 3092 9.1 9.0 99 0.1 9.0 114 61 312.6 314.5 295.4 344.5 10.35 8 650 3705 6.3 6.1 99 0.2 6.2 114 59 316.1 317.8 295.4 344.6 9.11 9 600 4360 3.3 3.2 99 0.1 3.2 114 59 319.9 321.5 295.6 345.5 8.04 10 550 5062 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.1 -0.2 115 60 323.9 325.3 295.8 346.3 6.87 11 500 5822 -3.6 -3.9 98 0.3 -3.7 115 60 328.6 329.8 296.1 347.8 5.75 12 450 6648 -8.0 -8.5 96 0.6 -8.2 117 59 333.2 334.1 296.3 348.5 4.47 13 400 7555 -13.0 -13.9 94 0.8 -13.4 119 57 338.0 338.7 296.5 349.6 3.28 14 350 8560 -19.8 -19.9 100 0.0 -19.8 118 57 342.1 342.5 296.7 350.3 2.26 15 300 9687 -27.1 -27.2 100 0.0 -27.2 120 51 347.1 347.4 297.1 352.3 1.38 16 250 10974 -37.5 -37.9 96 0.4 -37.5 120 48 350.3 350.4 297.2 352.7 0.59 17 200 12470 -50.9 -51.4 95 0.5 -51.0 127 44 352.1 352.1 297.3 352.8 0.17 18 150 14273 -66.9 -70.5 61 3.6 -67.0 90 28 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.02 19 100 16653 -73.6 -81.6 28 8.1 -73.6 102 10 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.03 m Freezing level: 552.24 mb = 5030.74 m = 16504.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 553.16 mb = 5015.97 m = 16456.38 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.01 mb = 169.69 m = 556.71 ft T: 23.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.66 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.22 mb = 502.00 m = 1646.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.91 C = 78.64 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: 0.24 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: 0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.47 C Cross Totals Index: 20.18 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.89 mb = 514.12 m = 1686.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.89 mb = 559.92 m = 1836.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 512.89 mb = 5618.75 m = 18433.99 ft B at Equ Level: 97.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 342.89 mb = 8710.01 m = 28575.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 108.4 at 60.5 knts Storm direction: 138.4 at 45.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 505.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 505.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 101.33 m/s