MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F231.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F231.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 231 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 11 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 1005 147 10.3 8.7 90 1.6 9.4 3 9 283.0 284.2 282.3 302.4 7.03 1 1000 192 10.2 8.3 88 1.9 9.2 1 12 283.4 284.5 282.3 302.4 6.89 2 950 618 8.7 7.2 90 1.5 7.9 344 22 286.0 287.2 283.3 304.8 6.72 3 900 1065 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 322 22 288.9 290.1 284.7 308.3 6.84 4 850 1534 4.7 4.4 98 0.3 4.6 309 21 291.1 292.2 284.9 308.8 6.19 5 800 2026 1.6 1.5 100 0.1 1.5 305 22 292.8 293.8 284.7 308.3 5.34 6 750 2544 -1.2 -1.3 99 0.1 -1.3 300 24 295.2 296.1 284.9 308.9 4.63 7 700 3091 -4.1 -4.3 98 0.2 -4.2 298 25 298.0 298.7 285.2 309.8 3.97 8 650 3672 -7.5 -7.8 98 0.2 -7.7 298 26 300.4 301.0 285.5 310.4 3.28 9 600 4291 -11.3 -11.6 98 0.3 -11.4 298 27 303.0 303.5 285.7 311.1 2.62 10 550 4953 -15.8 -17.3 88 1.5 -16.2 306 27 305.4 305.7 285.7 311.1 1.79 11 500 5665 -21.0 -24.2 76 3.1 -21.7 307 30 307.4 307.6 285.7 311.0 1.08 12 450 6436 -25.2 -48.3 10 23.1 -27.3 296 29 311.5 311.6 286.0 311.9 0.11 13 400 7280 -31.7 -52.7 11 21.0 -33.0 294 28 313.8 313.8 286.8 314.1 0.07 14 350 8209 -38.9 -55.9 15 16.9 -39.7 286 25 316.2 316.2 287.6 316.4 0.06 15 300 9248 -46.7 -58.8 24 12.1 -47.0 286 30 319.6 319.6 288.6 319.8 0.05 16 250 10440 -52.3 -65.1 20 12.8 -52.5 275 34 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.02 17 200 11877 -53.3 -72.5 8 19.3 -53.6 261 42 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13735 -52.5 -81.6 2 29.1 -53.0 251 47 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 19 100 16336 -56.1 -84.3 2 28.2 -56.5 251 36 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5472.17 m Freezing level: 771.83 mb = 2317.75 m = 7604.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 772.57 mb = 2305.95 m = 7565.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.38 % Est. max temperature: 18.14 C = 64.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.30 mb = 349.06 m = 1145.20 ft T: 9.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 0.49 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1230.54 m = 4037.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.97 C = 62.54 F Cap Strength: 4.27 C Lifted Index: 4.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.69 C Showalter Index: 2.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.48 C K Index: 29.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 170.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12053.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.06 mb = 757.99 m = 2486.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.0 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 337.0 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: -36.7 tot: -33.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: -3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.54 Bulk Shear: 37.98 m/s