MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F279.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F279.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 279 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 13 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 63 SFC 990 147 14.2 8.6 69 5.6 11.0 344 20 288.2 289.4 284.6 308.1 7.07 2 950 496 12.5 6.8 68 5.7 9.4 338 39 289.9 291.0 284.8 308.5 6.54 3 900 947 9.0 5.4 78 3.6 7.1 332 49 290.8 291.9 284.8 308.7 6.27 4 850 1419 6.8 4.2 84 2.6 5.4 312 58 293.2 294.3 285.7 310.9 6.10 5 800 1916 4.4 2.8 89 1.6 3.5 297 63 295.8 296.9 286.4 312.9 5.85 6 750 2439 1.4 1.1 98 0.3 1.3 299 66 298.1 299.1 286.9 314.4 5.51 7 700 2992 -1.6 -2.0 97 0.4 -1.8 299 69 300.7 301.5 287.1 314.9 4.73 8 650 3578 -5.1 -7.2 85 2.1 -6.0 297 73 303.2 303.8 286.6 313.8 3.43 9 600 4204 -8.3 -12.9 69 4.6 -9.9 299 74 306.5 306.9 286.7 313.9 2.35 10 550 4873 -13.1 -16.9 73 3.9 -14.2 299 74 308.6 308.9 286.9 314.5 1.84 11 500 5592 -17.9 -25.0 54 7.1 -19.5 291 74 311.2 311.4 286.9 314.6 1.01 12 450 6374 -21.7 -46.9 8 25.2 -24.5 277 82 315.9 315.9 287.5 316.4 0.12 13 400 7230 -28.2 -48.6 12 20.4 -29.9 273 92 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.8 0.12 14 350 8177 -32.4 -52.8 11 20.4 -33.8 273 114 325.1 325.1 290.4 325.4 0.08 15 300 9252 -37.4 -52.5 19 15.1 -38.3 269 137 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.10 16 250 10495 -43.6 -59.6 16 16.0 -44.2 261 154 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 17 200 11969 -50.5 -70.9 7 20.4 -50.9 259 154 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13803 -57.3 -79.0 5 21.7 -57.6 268 115 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 19 100 16348 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 260 60 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5528.69 m Freezing level: 726.88 mb = 2694.48 m = 8840.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 729.48 mb = 2661.05 m = 8730.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.92 % Est. max temperature: 19.75 C = 67.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.61 mb = 858.67 m = 2817.13 ft T: 9.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 799.61 mb = 1919.57 m = 6297.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.84 C = 71.31 F Cap Strength: 4.66 C Lifted Index: 5.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.21 C Showalter Index: 3.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 28.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12595.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.76 mb = 1210.36 m = 3970.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.9 at 65.4 knts Storm direction: 330.9 at 49.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 9.5 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.8 neg: -78.3 tot: -22.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: -2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 260.71 m/s