MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F168.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508011800F168.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 7 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 35.97,-90.43 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -90.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 88 32.1 22.1 56 10.0 24.7 152 6 304.6 307.7 297.7 355.0 16.87 1 1000 148 30.5 20.7 56 9.9 23.4 154 7 303.7 306.6 296.6 349.8 15.50 2 950 605 26.0 19.4 67 6.5 21.3 158 8 303.5 306.3 296.3 348.4 15.12 3 900 1079 21.6 18.2 81 3.5 19.2 163 7 303.8 306.5 296.1 347.6 14.75 4 850 1574 19.1 13.5 70 5.6 15.3 195 4 306.1 308.2 294.4 340.6 11.48 5 800 2093 16.4 4.7 46 11.7 9.6 158 3 308.6 309.8 291.5 329.2 6.70 6 750 2639 14.2 -1.8 33 16.0 5.8 85 6 312.0 312.8 290.6 326.0 4.45 7 700 3218 11.1 -5.6 31 16.7 2.9 71 11 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.3 3.60 8 650 3831 6.9 -7.3 36 14.1 0.3 59 11 316.7 317.4 291.1 327.8 3.40 9 600 4483 1.8 -11.2 37 13.0 -3.7 59 9 318.2 318.8 290.9 327.2 2.71 10 550 5177 -3.7 -13.2 48 9.5 -7.4 35 7 319.7 320.2 291.2 328.1 2.51 11 500 5923 -8.7 -19.5 41 10.8 -12.2 29 5 322.4 322.8 291.2 328.0 1.63 12 450 6732 -13.2 -30.0 23 16.8 -17.1 6 1 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.2 0.70 13 400 7618 -19.0 -40.0 14 21.0 -22.4 66 3 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.29 14 350 8598 -26.5 -40.2 26 13.8 -28.3 74 3 333.1 333.1 292.9 334.3 0.33 15 300 9692 -34.9 -44.4 37 9.5 -35.8 52 11 336.2 336.2 293.6 337.1 0.25 16 250 10937 -44.5 -53.6 36 9.0 -45.0 45 8 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.3 0.10 17 200 12398 -54.5 -63.3 33 8.8 -54.7 235 6 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.6 0.04 18 150 14203 -61.7 -73.6 19 11.9 -61.8 228 2 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16689 -65.1 -83.0 7 17.9 -65.3 138 4 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.12 m Freezing level: 583.33 mb = 4714.21 m = 15466.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.76 mb = 3871.98 m = 12703.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.71 % Est. max temperature: 33.23 C = 91.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.39 mb = 1348.69 m = 4424.80 ft T: 20.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 28.95 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.89 mb = 1955.83 m = 6416.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.38 C = 95.68 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.16 C K Index: 24.53 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1560.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 90.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.69 mb = 1435.57 m = 4709.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.69 mb = 3596.76 m = 11800.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.69 mb = 12763.14 m = 41873.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1548.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.69 mb = 16178.25 m = 53077.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 79.4 at 7.2 knts Storm direction: 109.4 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -167.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.8 neg: -1.4 tot: 9.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 145.71 Bulk Shear: 10.71 m/s