MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 6Z 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 32 SFC 986 147 9.4 6.5 82 2.9 7.9 342 15 283.7 284.8 281.7 300.8 6.15 2 950 456 6.9 4.7 86 2.2 5.8 334 28 284.2 285.2 281.3 299.9 5.63 3 900 898 3.3 3.0 98 0.3 3.2 325 35 284.9 285.8 281.2 299.7 5.28 4 850 1360 0.5 -0.0 96 0.6 0.3 311 40 286.7 287.5 281.1 299.5 4.49 5 800 1844 -1.7 -4.1 84 2.3 -2.7 303 39 289.3 289.9 281.1 299.6 3.53 6 750 2355 -4.8 -7.2 83 2.5 -5.7 304 37 291.4 291.9 281.4 300.1 2.96 7 700 2894 -8.3 -10.0 88 1.6 -8.9 302 35 293.2 293.7 281.7 300.9 2.56 8 650 3466 -12.1 -13.4 90 1.3 -12.5 302 32 295.3 295.7 282.0 301.7 2.09 9 600 4073 -16.3 -16.9 95 0.6 -16.4 310 33 297.3 297.6 282.4 302.5 1.69 10 550 4721 -21.2 -21.4 98 0.2 -21.2 322 31 298.9 299.2 282.5 302.9 1.26 11 500 5417 -26.5 -27.3 93 0.8 -26.6 318 22 300.7 300.9 282.7 303.4 0.82 12 450 6168 -32.9 -33.4 96 0.4 -33.0 314 18 301.8 301.9 282.8 303.5 0.51 13 400 6984 -39.2 -41.4 79 2.2 -39.4 320 19 304.0 304.1 283.4 304.9 0.25 14 350 7900 -38.4 -71.1 2 32.6 -39.4 315 30 316.9 316.9 287.8 316.9 0.01 15 300 8952 -41.8 -73.6 2 31.7 -42.6 310 32 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.4 0.01 16 250 10179 -44.4 -75.4 2 31.0 -45.1 300 40 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.01 17 200 11666 -46.0 -76.7 2 30.7 -46.7 291 47 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 18 150 13574 -47.2 -77.6 2 30.4 -48.1 289 51 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 19 100 16234 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -53.1 284 52 426.5 426.5 308.4 426.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5385.34 m Freezing level: 838.02 mb = 1475.64 m = 4841.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 845.66 mb = 1400.42 m = 4594.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.11 % Est. max temperature: 13.13 C = 55.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.13 mb = 515.62 m = 1691.63 ft T: 6.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 1.29 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.62 mb = 829.16 m = 2720.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.52 C = 50.94 F Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lifted Index: 2.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.07 C Showalter Index: 2.83 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.05 C Cross Totals Index: 26.47 C K Index: 25.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14741.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.67 mb = 783.77 m = 2571.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.2 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 342.2 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: -85.5 tot: -77.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -25.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 20.99 m/s