MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 12Z WED 6 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 1016 78 15.2 10.5 74 4.7 12.5 217 18 287.1 288.4 284.9 309.1 7.88 1 1000 209 13.4 8.8 74 4.6 10.8 217 23 286.5 287.8 284.0 306.4 7.11 2 950 638 9.5 7.8 89 1.8 8.6 215 27 286.9 288.1 284.0 306.5 6.99 3 900 1086 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.7 188 29 289.5 290.8 285.4 310.2 7.30 4 850 1556 6.0 5.9 100 0.1 5.9 163 28 292.4 293.6 286.1 312.2 6.88 5 800 2052 3.8 3.6 99 0.2 3.7 143 23 295.2 296.3 286.5 313.2 6.19 6 750 2574 1.3 0.5 94 0.8 0.9 98 9 298.0 298.9 286.6 313.7 5.30 7 700 3128 0.0 -4.2 73 4.2 -1.9 335 22 302.5 303.2 287.0 314.7 3.99 8 650 3720 -2.4 -9.2 59 6.8 -5.1 335 30 306.3 306.8 287.2 315.5 2.93 9 600 4350 -7.2 -12.1 68 4.9 -9.0 330 34 307.8 308.3 287.3 315.8 2.52 10 550 5021 -12.4 -16.3 73 3.9 -13.6 317 34 309.4 309.8 287.3 315.7 1.95 11 500 5741 -18.1 -24.9 55 6.8 -19.6 312 29 311.0 311.2 286.9 314.4 1.01 12 450 6523 -20.5 -55.9 3 35.3 -23.7 324 39 317.4 317.4 287.9 317.6 0.04 13 400 7390 -24.0 -60.7 2 36.7 -26.8 320 52 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.03 14 350 8352 -30.0 -64.3 2 34.3 -31.9 313 60 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.02 15 300 9431 -38.2 -67.3 3 29.1 -39.3 308 61 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.01 16 250 10661 -46.7 -70.7 5 23.9 -47.3 304 72 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.6 0.01 17 200 12128 -49.5 -72.6 5 23.1 -50.0 301 75 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 13983 -57.4 -78.7 5 21.3 -57.7 312 70 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.2 0.01 19 100 16461 -66.2 -83.7 7 17.5 -66.3 315 68 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5531.70 m Freezing level: 699.63 mb = 3132.76 m = 10277.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.02 mb = 2747.15 m = 9012.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.44 % Est. max temperature: 19.64 C = 67.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.06 mb = 664.11 m = 2178.80 ft T: 9.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 2.64 C Layer 1000.0- 950.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.83 mb = 1328.65 m = 4359.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.16 C = 66.50 F Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lifted Index: 6.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.56 C Showalter Index: 2.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 25.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12299.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.99 mb = 850.11 m = 2789.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.2 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 329.2 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -120.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.3 neg: -582.6 tot: -549.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -183.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: -10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 148.06 m/s