MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508020600F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 6Z MON 18 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 91 SFC 993 147 11.9 4.4 60 7.4 8.0 283 12 285.5 286.5 281.5 300.4 5.29 2 950 518 8.5 1.3 60 7.2 5.1 282 22 285.9 286.6 280.6 298.4 4.43 3 900 962 4.3 0.1 74 4.2 2.4 281 26 285.9 286.6 280.4 298.0 4.27 4 850 1423 0.1 -1.6 89 1.7 -0.6 279 28 286.2 286.9 280.3 297.6 4.00 5 800 1906 -3.3 -5.5 85 2.2 -4.2 275 31 287.6 288.2 279.9 296.8 3.17 6 750 2414 -6.4 -9.5 79 3.0 -7.5 271 30 289.6 290.0 280.0 296.9 2.48 7 700 2949 -9.4 -19.2 45 9.8 -11.9 258 32 292.1 292.3 279.4 295.8 1.20 8 650 3520 -11.8 -31.4 18 19.7 -15.3 248 39 295.7 295.7 280.0 297.1 0.42 9 600 4128 -15.1 -29.7 28 14.6 -17.7 244 45 298.7 298.8 281.5 300.5 0.54 10 550 4781 -19.2 -33.8 26 14.6 -21.4 245 47 301.3 301.4 282.4 302.6 0.40 11 500 5482 -24.6 -39.8 23 15.3 -26.3 245 48 303.1 303.1 283.0 303.9 0.24 12 450 6239 -30.8 -46.9 19 16.1 -32.0 247 53 304.6 304.6 283.4 305.0 0.12 13 400 7063 -37.8 -47.4 36 9.7 -38.3 245 55 305.9 305.9 284.0 306.4 0.13 14 350 7967 -45.7 -49.8 64 4.0 -45.9 245 54 307.0 307.1 284.4 307.5 0.12 15 300 8975 -53.4 -57.8 59 4.4 -53.5 252 46 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.3 0.05 16 250 10146 -52.0 -72.0 7 20.0 -52.3 251 44 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.8 0.01 17 200 11611 -46.7 -77.2 2 30.5 -47.4 263 36 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13510 -48.5 -78.5 2 30.0 -49.2 265 36 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.6 0.01 19 100 16170 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.9 264 30 433.3 433.3 309.2 433.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5390.95 m Freezing level: 848.82 mb = 1434.66 m = 4706.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 860.45 mb = 1324.52 m = 4345.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.43 % Est. max temperature: 12.71 C = 54.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.86 mb = 1071.23 m = 3514.50 ft T: 3.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 3.66 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1412.13 m = 4632.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.53 C = 54.56 F Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lifted Index: 5.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.80 C Showalter Index: 6.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 13.26 Risk: None Sweat Index: 103.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.49 mb = 1361.80 m = 4467.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.49 mb = 1694.85 m = 5560.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 751.49 mb = 2397.98 m = 7867.28 ft B at Equ Level: 3.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 711.49 mb = 2822.99 m = 9261.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.7 neg: -7.3 tot: 7.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 63.55 m/s