MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: -31.40,151.80 Latitude: -31.40 Longitude: 151.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 500 SFC 917 787 6.5 6.2 98 0.2 6.3 146 5 286.6 287.7 283.3 304.8 6.50 3 900 946 6.2 5.0 92 1.2 5.6 121 12 287.9 289.0 283.4 305.1 6.08 4 850 1412 3.6 2.5 93 1.0 3.1 121 21 289.9 290.8 283.5 305.3 5.40 5 800 1902 0.9 -0.5 91 1.3 0.3 112 27 292.1 292.9 283.6 305.5 4.63 6 750 2419 -1.7 -3.3 89 1.6 -2.4 102 27 294.7 295.4 284.0 306.5 4.00 7 700 2965 -4.9 -6.0 92 1.1 -5.4 97 30 297.1 297.7 284.4 307.5 3.48 8 650 3544 -8.3 -9.0 95 0.6 -8.5 95 36 299.6 300.1 284.8 308.7 2.99 9 600 4160 -12.2 -12.8 95 0.7 -12.4 98 43 302.0 302.4 285.1 309.4 2.37 10 550 4820 -16.7 -17.3 95 0.6 -16.9 104 51 304.3 304.6 285.3 310.0 1.79 11 500 5527 -22.7 -24.0 89 1.4 -22.9 108 53 305.4 305.6 284.9 309.0 1.10 12 450 6290 -28.5 -30.4 83 2.0 -28.7 119 49 307.5 307.6 285.2 309.8 0.68 13 400 7126 -33.3 -34.9 86 1.6 -33.5 131 52 311.7 311.8 286.5 313.4 0.49 14 350 8051 -39.1 -52.8 22 13.7 -39.8 114 36 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.3 0.08 15 300 9097 -43.4 -74.6 2 31.3 -44.0 69 29 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.01 16 250 10317 -45.1 -75.5 2 30.3 -45.8 24 10 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.0 0.01 17 200 11799 -47.6 -77.8 2 30.3 -48.2 272 12 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.00 18 150 13686 -49.8 -79.5 2 29.7 -50.4 292 29 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.3 0.00 19 100 16298 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.1 -56.9 279 32 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5454.28 m Freezing level: 783.22 mb = 2075.80 m = 6810.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 795.18 mb = 1950.82 m = 6400.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.68 % Est. max temperature: 13.48 C = 56.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.05 mb = 817.93 m = 2683.48 ft T: 6.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 837.11 mb = 1535.94 m = 5039.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.21 C = 50.38 F Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lifted Index: 2.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.64 C Showalter Index: 2.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.19 C K Index: 27.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 174.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13017.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.41 mb = 1389.31 m = 4558.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 107.6 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 137.6 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 5.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.6 neg: -1.0 tot: 111.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 86.05 m/s