MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F315.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020000F315.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 315 hour GFS valid 3Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: -37.77,144.91 Latitude: -37.77 Longitude: 144.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 146 7.6 6.6 94 1.0 7.1 120 5 280.7 281.8 280.3 297.6 6.13 1 1000 146 7.2 6.6 96 0.7 6.9 115 6 280.4 281.4 280.0 297.1 6.10 2 950 567 4.5 3.7 95 0.7 4.1 121 10 281.7 282.6 279.7 296.3 5.26 3 900 1006 3.3 2.3 93 1.0 2.8 137 9 284.9 285.8 280.9 299.0 5.03 4 850 1469 1.8 1.3 97 0.5 1.5 260 5 288.0 288.8 282.2 302.1 4.94 5 800 1957 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.1 283 22 291.1 291.9 283.3 304.7 4.71 6 750 2473 -1.5 -1.6 99 0.2 -1.6 275 34 295.0 295.8 284.7 308.3 4.53 7 700 3021 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.5 273 44 298.7 299.5 285.8 311.2 4.16 8 650 3604 -6.1 -6.6 97 0.4 -6.3 269 59 302.0 302.7 286.4 313.0 3.60 9 600 4227 -9.5 -9.9 97 0.4 -9.6 279 65 305.2 305.7 286.9 314.5 3.01 10 550 4895 -13.0 -13.2 98 0.3 -13.0 278 70 308.7 309.2 287.6 316.7 2.51 11 500 5615 -17.4 -17.4 100 0.0 -17.4 273 73 311.8 312.2 288.2 318.2 1.95 12 450 6396 -23.0 -23.0 100 0.0 -22.9 270 80 314.4 314.6 288.3 318.9 1.34 13 400 7250 -28.9 -29.9 91 1.0 -29.0 268 96 317.4 317.6 288.8 320.2 0.80 14 350 8190 -35.6 -44.4 40 8.8 -36.3 264 106 320.8 320.8 289.2 321.5 0.21 15 300 9254 -39.4 -49.4 34 10.0 -40.0 266 143 329.9 329.9 291.8 330.4 0.14 16 250 10480 -47.3 -58.1 28 10.8 -47.7 263 156 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.06 17 200 11931 -54.1 -69.8 13 15.7 -54.4 262 153 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 13758 -55.4 -79.5 3 24.1 -55.8 263 113 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16341 -57.6 -85.5 2 27.9 -58.0 263 47 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5469.02 m Freezing level: 801.54 mb = 1941.48 m = 6369.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 803.79 mb = 1918.48 m = 6294.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.17 % Est. max temperature: 14.83 C = 58.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.68 mb = 264.56 m = 867.98 ft T: 6.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 1.27 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 963.88 m = 3162.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.44 C = 52.60 F Cap Strength: 12.14 C Lifted Index: 13.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.66 C Showalter Index: 10.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.16 C Cross Totals Index: 18.69 C K Index: 20.17 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 98.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15102.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.65 mb = 672.93 m = 2207.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.6 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 303.6 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.6 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.1 neg: -21.3 tot: 222.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 349.98 m/s