MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 12Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: -29.95,30.98 Latitude: -29.95 Longitude: 30.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 78 16.4 12.1 75 4.4 13.8 215 20 288.5 290.0 286.4 313.1 8.77 1 1000 191 14.7 10.8 77 3.9 12.4 215 26 287.9 289.3 285.6 310.7 8.16 2 950 622 10.8 9.9 94 1.0 10.3 211 28 288.2 289.6 285.6 310.8 8.06 3 900 1073 9.6 9.4 99 0.2 9.5 182 28 291.4 292.9 287.1 314.9 8.27 4 850 1546 7.1 6.9 99 0.2 7.0 168 26 293.6 294.9 287.0 314.8 7.37 5 800 2043 4.3 4.1 99 0.2 4.2 165 18 295.7 296.9 286.9 314.4 6.41 6 750 2567 2.5 0.8 89 1.7 1.6 171 6 299.2 300.2 287.2 315.3 5.39 7 700 3124 1.9 -8.0 48 9.9 -2.3 2 9 304.6 305.1 286.7 313.9 2.99 8 650 3718 -2.2 -10.7 52 8.5 -5.5 347 18 306.5 306.9 286.9 314.7 2.60 9 600 4347 -7.4 -14.0 59 6.5 -9.7 335 22 307.5 307.9 286.9 314.4 2.16 10 550 5017 -13.7 -16.1 82 2.4 -14.5 333 24 307.8 308.2 286.8 314.1 1.97 11 500 5734 -17.9 -33.3 25 15.4 -20.5 338 39 311.2 311.3 286.4 312.8 0.46 12 450 6519 -19.1 -57.2 2 38.1 -22.6 335 59 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.4 0.04 13 400 7390 -23.0 -60.0 2 37.0 -26.0 317 60 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.2 0.03 14 350 8354 -30.1 -63.0 3 33.0 -32.0 319 69 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.02 15 300 9435 -37.6 -67.9 3 30.3 -38.8 331 70 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 16 250 10668 -44.3 -69.0 5 24.6 -45.0 313 76 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.01 17 200 12156 -48.0 -74.2 3 26.2 -48.6 304 62 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 14016 -57.5 -78.7 5 21.2 -57.8 309 78 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.01 19 100 16488 -66.8 -83.5 8 16.8 -66.9 317 62 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5543.12 m Freezing level: 677.05 mb = 3396.75 m = 11144.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 729.29 mb = 2793.50 m = 9164.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.17 % Est. max temperature: 20.97 C = 69.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.75 mb = 624.52 m = 2048.92 ft T: 10.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 2.33 C Layer 1000.0- 950.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.87 mb = 1175.76 m = 3857.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.85 C = 67.73 F Cap Strength: 5.26 C Lifted Index: 3.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.26 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 22.07 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11316.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.00 mb = 763.79 m = 2505.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.2 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 331.2 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -64.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.1 neg: -331.8 tot: -311.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -103.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: -5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 150.32 m/s