MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 46.12,-156.45 Latitude: 46.12 Longitude: -156.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 1 15.2 15.0 99 0.2 15.1 232 18 287.5 289.4 287.8 317.2 10.67 1 1000 86 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 236 24 288.5 290.5 288.6 319.5 11.07 2 950 524 16.8 16.7 100 0.0 16.8 258 31 294.2 296.5 291.9 330.5 12.72 3 900 986 15.9 14.8 93 1.1 15.2 259 33 297.9 300.1 292.3 332.3 11.85 4 850 1471 14.0 13.2 95 0.8 13.5 257 36 300.8 302.9 292.8 334.0 11.28 5 800 1982 11.6 9.0 84 2.6 10.0 253 37 303.5 305.2 291.9 330.5 9.05 6 750 2520 9.6 2.4 60 7.3 5.6 256 38 307.0 308.2 290.5 325.6 6.06 7 700 3090 6.5 -2.6 52 9.1 2.0 259 38 309.7 310.6 289.9 323.8 4.51 8 650 3694 3.0 -7.2 47 10.2 -1.6 260 40 312.4 313.0 289.8 323.3 3.42 9 600 4339 -0.3 -5.9 66 5.6 -2.9 257 45 315.8 316.6 291.5 329.0 4.11 10 550 5031 -3.9 -12.1 53 8.2 -7.2 253 46 319.5 320.0 291.3 328.5 2.74 11 500 5778 -7.3 -17.0 46 9.7 -10.7 259 42 324.1 324.5 292.0 331.1 2.02 12 450 6592 -11.5 -28.4 23 16.9 -15.8 268 44 328.7 328.9 292.2 331.7 0.81 13 400 7484 -17.6 -35.7 19 18.1 -21.1 268 52 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.8 0.45 14 350 8473 -23.6 -45.0 12 21.4 -26.3 267 57 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.20 15 300 9576 -33.0 -33.9 92 0.9 -33.1 270 66 338.8 339.0 294.7 341.6 0.73 16 250 10834 -42.1 -42.1 100 -0.0 -42.1 277 77 343.4 343.5 295.5 344.9 0.38 17 200 12301 -55.3 -55.4 99 0.0 -55.3 278 79 345.2 345.2 295.7 345.6 0.10 18 150 14088 -60.7 -74.4 15 13.7 -60.9 272 64 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16616 -60.6 -84.2 3 23.6 -60.9 264 24 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.08 m Freezing level: 604.01 mb = 4287.28 m = 14065.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.49 mb = 3417.08 m = 11210.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.58 mb = 22.06 m = 72.39 ft T: 15.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 85.87 m = 281.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.49 C = 63.49 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: 5.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.35 C Showalter Index: 2.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.76 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.28 C Cross Totals Index: 20.48 C K Index: 25.33 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7530.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.55 mb = 465.43 m = 1527.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.3 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 286.3 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.9 neg: -2.8 tot: 115.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 23.59 m/s