MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F357.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F357.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 357 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 17 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 24 SFC 985 147 9.5 6.8 83 2.7 8.0 5 18 283.8 284.9 281.9 301.3 6.30 2 950 448 6.7 5.3 90 1.5 6.0 2 33 284.0 285.0 281.5 300.4 5.87 3 900 890 3.5 3.3 99 0.2 3.4 356 42 285.1 286.0 281.4 300.2 5.39 4 850 1352 1.0 0.8 98 0.2 0.9 338 47 287.2 288.0 281.6 300.7 4.75 5 800 1838 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.3 329 40 289.9 290.6 282.3 302.2 4.27 6 750 2351 -3.9 -4.8 94 0.9 -4.3 334 38 292.3 293.0 282.5 302.8 3.57 7 700 2892 -6.9 -8.7 87 1.9 -7.5 332 38 294.9 295.4 282.7 303.3 2.82 8 650 3467 -10.7 -13.5 80 2.8 -11.6 328 38 296.9 297.3 282.7 303.2 2.07 9 600 4077 -15.1 -17.5 82 2.4 -15.7 329 35 298.7 299.0 282.9 303.7 1.62 10 550 4728 -20.3 -21.4 91 1.1 -20.5 327 32 300.0 300.3 283.0 304.0 1.26 11 500 5426 -26.2 -26.8 95 0.6 -26.3 328 30 301.1 301.3 283.0 303.9 0.85 12 450 6178 -32.7 -32.8 99 0.1 -32.7 322 29 302.2 302.3 283.0 304.0 0.54 13 400 6998 -36.1 -48.8 26 12.7 -36.9 340 34 308.0 308.1 284.7 308.4 0.11 14 350 7923 -38.0 -70.7 2 32.8 -38.9 338 37 317.6 317.6 287.9 317.6 0.01 15 300 8974 -42.3 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.0 329 35 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.7 0.01 16 250 10197 -45.2 -75.3 2 30.1 -45.9 313 39 338.9 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.01 17 200 11683 -45.6 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.3 292 50 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 18 150 13594 -47.1 -77.5 2 30.4 -48.0 289 51 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.01 19 100 16247 -53.0 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.7 292 51 425.3 425.3 308.3 425.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5402.45 m Freezing level: 827.43 mb = 1571.52 m = 5155.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 829.82 mb = 1544.79 m = 5068.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.29 % Est. max temperature: 13.59 C = 56.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.21 mb = 480.86 m = 1577.61 ft T: 6.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.63 C/km ThetaE index: 1.13 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 766.79 m = 2515.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.43 C = 50.77 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: 2.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: 2.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 26.94 C K Index: 26.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.98 mb = 728.31 m = 2389.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.98 mb = 862.92 m = 2831.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.98 mb = 1044.31 m = 3426.17 ft B at Equ Level: 6.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 812.98 mb = 1709.12 m = 5607.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 334.1 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 4.1 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 4.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.8 neg: -143.4 tot: -130.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -43.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: -2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 37.20 m/s