MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011200F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 18Z 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 1017 78 16.4 9.9 65 6.5 12.7 221 15 288.2 289.5 285.1 309.4 7.56 1 1000 224 14.9 8.3 65 6.6 11.2 216 20 288.0 289.3 284.4 307.5 6.89 2 950 656 11.0 7.4 78 3.6 9.0 209 24 288.4 289.6 284.4 307.6 6.80 3 900 1104 7.5 7.1 98 0.3 7.3 196 27 289.2 290.5 285.0 309.2 7.06 4 850 1574 5.4 5.3 100 0.0 5.4 164 25 291.8 292.9 285.5 310.6 6.58 5 800 2068 3.5 3.0 97 0.5 3.2 139 18 294.8 295.9 286.1 312.1 5.92 6 750 2591 1.6 -0.4 87 2.0 0.7 322 7 298.3 299.2 286.4 313.1 4.97 7 700 3146 0.2 -4.4 71 4.6 -1.9 306 8 302.7 303.4 287.0 314.7 3.93 8 650 3736 -3.3 -8.1 69 4.8 -5.3 263 9 305.3 305.8 287.1 315.2 3.19 9 600 4365 -7.2 -13.5 61 6.3 -9.4 277 19 307.8 308.2 287.1 314.9 2.25 10 550 5036 -13.3 -16.0 80 2.7 -14.2 278 22 308.3 308.7 287.0 314.7 2.00 11 500 5753 -19.1 -19.6 96 0.5 -19.3 286 21 309.7 310.0 287.1 315.0 1.62 12 450 6528 -24.7 -24.9 98 0.3 -24.7 311 7 312.2 312.4 287.4 316.0 1.12 13 400 7374 -29.4 -37.0 48 7.5 -30.3 303 18 316.8 316.8 288.2 318.2 0.40 14 350 8325 -31.7 -63.0 3 31.2 -33.4 311 42 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.0 0.02 15 300 9402 -37.8 -66.1 4 28.3 -38.9 299 42 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.1 0.02 16 250 10639 -44.7 -70.2 4 25.5 -45.4 285 44 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.7 0.01 17 200 12114 -48.8 -73.0 4 24.2 -49.3 292 52 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13971 -57.2 -79.2 5 22.0 -57.5 304 60 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.01 19 100 16459 -64.4 -83.8 5 19.4 -64.6 298 65 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5528.46 m Freezing level: 697.14 mb = 3180.01 m = 10432.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 736.97 mb = 2732.04 m = 8963.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.79 % Est. max temperature: 19.14 C = 66.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.17 mb = 893.49 m = 2931.37 ft T: 9.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.42 C/km ThetaE index: 1.98 C Layer 1000.0- 950.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.00 mb = 1335.79 m = 4382.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.76 C = 65.76 F Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lifted Index: 4.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.39 C Showalter Index: 2.75 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 25.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12203.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.01 mb = 1076.64 m = 3532.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -110.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.6 neg: -411.2 tot: -399.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -133.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: -9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 12.26 m/s