MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F339.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F339.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 339 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 16 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 126 SFC 997 147 9.4 5.6 77 3.8 7.5 39 7 282.8 283.8 280.7 298.6 5.72 2 950 549 6.8 3.4 79 3.4 5.1 42 19 284.1 285.0 280.7 298.5 5.14 3 900 992 4.9 2.2 82 2.7 3.6 44 29 286.6 287.5 281.6 300.7 4.98 4 850 1458 3.6 3.0 96 0.6 3.3 20 27 289.9 290.9 283.7 305.9 5.59 5 800 1949 1.4 1.3 99 0.1 1.3 351 29 292.6 293.6 284.5 307.9 5.26 6 750 2467 -0.7 -0.8 99 0.1 -0.7 340 34 295.8 296.7 285.3 310.0 4.80 7 700 3016 -3.3 -4.1 95 0.7 -3.7 337 33 298.8 299.5 285.7 310.9 4.04 8 650 3599 -6.5 -7.1 95 0.7 -6.7 341 30 301.6 302.3 286.1 312.2 3.44 9 600 4221 -10.1 -10.4 97 0.3 -10.2 345 26 304.4 305.0 286.5 313.4 2.88 10 550 4886 -14.4 -14.6 98 0.3 -14.5 352 20 307.0 307.4 286.8 314.1 2.23 11 500 5602 -18.9 -19.1 98 0.2 -19.0 344 24 310.0 310.3 287.2 315.5 1.68 12 450 6379 -24.4 -24.4 100 0.0 -24.4 320 26 312.6 312.8 287.6 316.6 1.18 13 400 7225 -31.2 -31.3 100 0.0 -31.3 320 30 314.4 314.5 287.7 316.8 0.70 14 350 8155 -39.3 -39.4 99 0.1 -39.3 326 39 315.8 315.8 287.8 317.1 0.36 15 300 9189 -49.0 -49.0 100 0.0 -49.0 332 45 316.3 316.3 287.7 316.8 0.15 16 250 10362 -54.3 -59.7 51 5.4 -54.4 314 51 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.5 0.05 17 200 11830 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.7 292 62 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 18 150 13761 -46.0 -76.7 2 30.7 -47.0 287 70 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.01 19 100 16373 -59.4 -84.7 2 25.3 -59.7 283 38 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5476.87 m Freezing level: 766.84 mb = 2292.34 m = 7520.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.83 mb = 2278.19 m = 7474.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.89 % Est. max temperature: 16.67 C = 62.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.16 mb = 626.00 m = 2053.79 ft T: 6.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 0.14 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.58 mb = 2023.46 m = 6638.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.72 C = 67.49 F Cap Strength: 9.39 C Lifted Index: 10.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.59 C Showalter Index: 6.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.92 C K Index: 24.79 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 114.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14487.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.36 mb = 997.79 m = 3273.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 353.3 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 23.3 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 5.1 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -113.7 tot: -113.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -37.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: -7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 50.95 m/s