MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F348.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F348.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 14.5 day GFS valid 18Z 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 27 SFC 986 146 10.7 9.1 90 1.6 9.8 39 14 285.1 286.3 283.6 305.5 7.37 2 950 456 10.0 8.1 88 1.9 8.9 30 35 287.3 288.5 284.3 307.3 7.14 3 900 903 7.0 6.5 97 0.5 6.7 27 49 288.7 289.9 284.5 307.8 6.74 4 850 1373 5.4 4.7 95 0.7 5.1 11 60 291.8 292.9 285.3 309.9 6.31 5 800 1866 2.3 1.7 96 0.5 2.0 7 59 293.5 294.5 285.1 309.3 5.43 6 750 2386 -0.1 -1.0 93 0.9 -0.5 2 58 296.5 297.3 285.5 310.5 4.73 7 700 2936 -2.9 -3.9 93 1.0 -3.3 356 52 299.3 300.0 285.9 311.6 4.09 8 650 3520 -6.5 -7.6 92 1.1 -7.0 353 49 301.6 302.2 285.9 311.8 3.32 9 600 4142 -10.1 -11.0 93 0.9 -10.4 359 49 304.4 304.9 286.4 313.0 2.76 10 550 4808 -14.2 -14.8 95 0.6 -14.4 6 50 307.3 307.7 286.8 314.3 2.21 11 500 5524 -19.3 -19.5 98 0.2 -19.4 10 52 309.5 309.8 287.0 314.8 1.63 12 450 6298 -25.3 -25.6 98 0.2 -25.4 13 53 311.4 311.6 287.1 314.9 1.06 13 400 7141 -32.0 -32.4 96 0.4 -32.1 16 55 313.4 313.5 287.3 315.5 0.63 14 350 8068 -39.9 -40.3 96 0.4 -39.9 17 59 314.9 315.0 287.5 316.1 0.33 15 300 9099 -49.4 -49.7 97 0.2 -49.4 14 59 315.7 315.7 287.5 316.2 0.14 16 250 10278 -51.4 -65.6 17 14.2 -51.7 341 58 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.02 17 200 11746 -45.6 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.3 307 60 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.01 18 150 13672 -45.9 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.9 297 68 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.01 19 100 16308 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 296 48 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5496.65 m Freezing level: 751.90 mb = 2366.16 m = 7762.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 760.53 mb = 2273.58 m = 7459.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.95 % Est. max temperature: 17.94 C = 64.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.73 mb = 353.14 m = 1158.59 ft T: 10.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 0.58 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 892.47 m = 2928.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.34 C = 57.81 F Cap Strength: 4.32 C Lifted Index: 4.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.58 C Showalter Index: 3.07 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 28.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12029.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.50 mb = 752.88 m = 2470.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 6.7 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 36.7 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.9 neg: -194.1 tot: -155.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -51.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 93.34 m/s