MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F021.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F021.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 21 hour GFS valid 15Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 45.47,125.25 Latitude: 45.47 Longitude: 125.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -34 SFC 981 131 23.7 21.7 89 1.9 22.3 209 10 298.4 301.5 296.1 347.7 16.94 2 950 413 24.9 19.9 74 5.0 21.3 225 28 302.5 305.3 296.3 348.5 15.58 3 900 887 22.8 17.2 70 5.7 18.9 240 32 305.0 307.6 295.8 346.3 13.82 4 850 1384 19.7 15.1 75 4.6 16.5 244 30 306.8 309.2 295.6 345.3 12.78 5 800 1904 16.1 13.2 83 2.9 14.1 240 29 308.3 310.6 295.4 344.6 11.98 6 750 2451 12.5 9.5 82 3.0 10.6 242 28 310.1 312.0 294.4 340.6 9.97 7 700 3027 9.2 4.0 70 5.2 6.2 253 30 312.7 314.1 293.2 335.5 7.33 8 650 3638 5.3 -0.2 67 5.6 2.4 258 32 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.3 5.79 9 600 4288 1.6 -4.8 63 6.4 -1.6 254 33 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.3 4.46 10 550 4985 -2.4 -9.8 57 7.4 -5.6 247 37 321.2 321.9 292.3 332.1 3.30 11 500 5735 -7.3 -16.5 48 9.3 -10.6 245 38 324.2 324.6 292.1 331.4 2.10 12 450 6546 -13.3 -21.7 49 8.4 -15.8 255 37 326.5 326.8 292.2 331.8 1.50 13 400 7431 -19.7 -20.7 91 1.0 -20.0 261 37 329.4 329.8 293.3 335.9 1.84 14 350 8414 -24.4 -24.4 100 0.1 -24.4 254 39 335.9 336.2 294.7 341.4 1.51 15 300 9518 -32.9 -32.9 100 0.1 -32.9 262 51 339.0 339.2 294.8 342.0 0.80 16 250 10775 -42.3 -43.9 85 1.5 -42.5 254 68 343.1 343.2 295.4 344.4 0.31 17 200 12252 -51.3 -60.9 31 9.6 -51.5 256 61 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.8 0.05 18 150 14096 -54.7 -79.1 3 24.4 -55.1 278 55 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.01 19 100 16704 -57.7 -84.1 2 26.4 -58.1 242 30 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.02 m Freezing level: 580.34 mb = 4561.89 m = 14966.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.90 mb = 4023.04 m = 13198.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.86 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.21 mb = 374.41 m = 1228.38 ft T: 24.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 17.16 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.20 mb = 1816.81 m = 5960.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.24 C = 91.83 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.97 C Cross Totals Index: 22.32 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 992.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.48 mb = 1207.16 m = 3960.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.48 mb = 2535.25 m = 8317.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.48 mb = 11546.73 m = 37882.52 ft B at Equ Level: 983.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.48 mb = 14426.64 m = 47330.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.4 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 276.4 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.8 neg: -11.9 tot: 161.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 42.50 Bulk Shear: 23.35 m/s