MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 18Z 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 59 SFC 989 147 8.0 4.5 78 3.5 6.3 325 17 282.0 282.9 279.9 296.8 5.33 2 950 481 5.1 2.8 85 2.3 4.0 315 30 282.4 283.2 279.6 296.1 4.92 3 900 919 1.5 1.3 98 0.2 1.4 305 37 283.1 283.9 279.6 296.2 4.67 4 850 1378 -1.1 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 289 44 285.0 285.7 279.8 296.6 4.12 5 800 1859 -3.2 -3.8 95 0.6 -3.4 269 48 287.8 288.4 280.5 298.2 3.60 6 750 2368 -5.8 -6.8 93 1.0 -6.2 266 43 290.2 290.8 281.0 299.2 3.06 7 700 2905 -9.1 -9.7 95 0.6 -9.3 266 39 292.4 292.9 281.4 300.2 2.61 8 650 3475 -12.7 -13.3 95 0.6 -12.9 267 36 294.6 294.9 281.7 301.0 2.10 9 600 4081 -16.7 -17.0 97 0.3 -16.8 271 34 296.8 297.1 282.2 302.0 1.68 10 550 4729 -20.8 -20.9 100 0.0 -20.8 278 33 299.4 299.6 282.8 303.5 1.32 11 500 5426 -26.1 -26.1 100 -0.0 -26.1 272 34 301.2 301.4 283.1 304.2 0.91 12 450 6179 -32.2 -32.3 99 0.1 -32.2 263 36 302.8 302.9 283.2 304.7 0.57 13 400 6997 -39.5 -39.5 100 -0.0 -39.5 264 36 303.7 303.7 283.3 304.8 0.31 14 350 7895 -47.1 -47.3 98 0.2 -47.1 262 36 305.2 305.3 283.7 305.8 0.15 15 300 8917 -46.0 -73.4 3 27.4 -46.5 269 42 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.01 16 250 10129 -45.7 -76.4 2 30.7 -46.3 271 35 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.00 17 200 11614 -45.9 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.6 278 42 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 18 150 13521 -47.3 -77.6 2 30.3 -48.1 280 49 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.01 19 100 16186 -50.0 -79.7 2 29.7 -51.0 275 36 431.1 431.1 309.0 431.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5367.22 m Freezing level: 871.28 mb = 1182.64 m = 3880.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 872.34 mb = 1169.60 m = 3837.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.63 % Est. max temperature: 11.52 C = 52.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.50 mb = 588.07 m = 1929.33 ft T: 4.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 0.75 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.52 mb = 851.78 m = 2794.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.96 C = 48.14 F Cap Strength: 4.93 C Lifted Index: 5.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.56 C Showalter Index: 5.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.97 C Cross Totals Index: 24.93 C K Index: 23.17 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15568.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.84 mb = 804.38 m = 2639.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.3 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 306.3 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -204.2 tot: -204.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -68.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 73.32 m/s