MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 27.61,-80.94 Latitude: 27.61 Longitude: -80.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1016 20 32.4 22.6 56 9.8 25.2 265 4 304.2 307.4 297.8 355.8 17.29 1 1000 158 30.2 21.2 59 9.0 23.8 259 4 303.4 306.4 296.9 351.1 16.09 2 950 614 25.8 20.2 71 5.6 21.8 243 4 303.4 306.3 296.7 350.5 15.89 3 900 1088 21.5 18.8 85 2.7 19.6 227 4 303.7 306.5 296.5 349.4 15.39 4 850 1582 17.7 16.5 93 1.2 17.0 219 4 304.7 307.3 295.9 346.7 14.06 5 800 2100 15.1 11.5 79 3.6 12.7 209 3 307.2 309.2 294.2 339.5 10.69 6 750 2645 12.6 6.5 66 6.1 8.9 193 3 310.2 311.8 293.1 335.1 8.10 7 700 3221 9.5 2.1 60 7.4 5.4 176 3 313.0 314.2 292.5 333.0 6.37 8 650 3833 6.1 -0.4 63 6.5 2.6 117 2 315.8 316.9 292.8 334.0 5.71 9 600 4485 2.4 -3.2 66 5.6 -0.5 65 3 318.9 319.9 293.1 335.1 5.02 10 550 5183 -1.6 -7.7 63 6.1 -4.4 30 4 322.1 322.9 293.0 335.0 3.90 11 500 5936 -6.3 -13.4 57 7.1 -9.2 6 5 325.3 325.8 292.9 334.5 2.71 12 450 6752 -11.4 -16.5 66 5.1 -13.2 8 6 328.9 329.4 293.6 337.0 2.34 13 400 7645 -17.3 -19.7 81 2.4 -18.0 30 8 332.5 333.0 294.2 339.6 2.00 14 350 8634 -23.3 -25.8 79 2.6 -23.9 64 11 337.4 337.7 294.8 342.2 1.33 15 300 9743 -31.7 -33.8 82 2.1 -32.1 71 10 340.7 340.8 295.1 343.4 0.73 16 250 11007 -41.5 -41.6 99 0.1 -41.5 41 18 344.4 344.5 295.7 346.0 0.40 17 200 12480 -53.5 -53.8 96 0.3 -53.5 66 30 348.0 348.1 296.3 348.6 0.13 18 150 14269 -66.9 -68.0 85 1.1 -66.9 101 31 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.03 19 100 16679 -73.6 -80.9 32 7.3 -73.6 82 23 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.56 m Freezing level: 570.27 mb = 4900.02 m = 16075.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.17 mb = 4374.53 m = 14351.95 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.95 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.07 mb = 1262.26 m = 4141.23 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 22.80 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.87 mb = 1442.51 m = 4732.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.63 C = 90.74 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.09 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 33.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1251.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.14 mb = 1320.57 m = 4332.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.14 mb = 1570.75 m = 5153.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.14 mb = 13448.75 m = 44122.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1239.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.2 at 3.6 knts Storm direction: 237.2 at 2.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 0.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 172.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -2.4 tot: -2.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.0 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1044.89 Bulk Shear: 1.20 m/s