MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 12Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 57.10,-3.92 Latitude: 57.10 Longitude: -3.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -78 1 950 352 SFC 932 513 9.0 7.6 91 1.4 8.2 246 36 287.9 289.1 284.5 307.7 7.04 3 900 799 6.7 6.0 95 0.7 6.3 255 65 288.4 289.5 284.1 306.8 6.52 4 850 1267 3.7 3.6 99 0.1 3.7 263 76 290.1 291.1 284.1 306.8 5.85 5 800 1757 1.3 0.9 97 0.4 1.1 271 82 292.6 293.5 284.3 307.4 5.11 6 750 2275 -0.9 -1.7 94 0.8 -1.2 273 82 295.6 296.4 284.9 309.0 4.52 7 700 2823 -3.3 -4.5 91 1.2 -3.8 274 78 298.8 299.5 285.5 310.5 3.90 8 650 3407 -6.3 -7.8 89 1.5 -6.9 275 70 301.8 302.4 286.0 311.9 3.28 9 600 4028 -10.2 -12.0 87 1.7 -10.8 273 67 304.3 304.7 286.1 312.2 2.54 10 550 4693 -15.0 -18.5 74 3.5 -15.9 270 66 306.3 306.6 285.9 311.6 1.62 11 500 5406 -20.0 -26.0 59 6.0 -21.2 275 61 308.7 308.9 285.9 311.8 0.92 12 450 6180 -24.6 -25.6 92 1.0 -24.8 285 50 312.3 312.5 287.3 315.8 1.06 13 400 7029 -29.2 -37.9 43 8.7 -30.2 276 45 317.1 317.1 288.2 318.4 0.37 14 350 7979 -30.2 -61.0 3 30.7 -32.1 258 70 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.03 15 300 9075 -30.7 -65.5 2 34.7 -32.8 250 83 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 16 250 10360 -34.3 -68.1 2 33.7 -36.1 248 83 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.02 17 200 11904 -39.0 -71.5 2 32.5 -40.5 244 73 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.1 0.01 18 150 13849 -44.7 -75.7 2 31.0 -45.8 247 59 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.01 19 100 16524 -49.4 -79.2 2 29.8 -50.4 230 41 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5483.62 m Freezing level: 769.91 mb = 2068.79 m = 6787.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 775.83 mb = 2003.34 m = 6572.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.50 % Est. max temperature: 14.63 C = 58.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.35 mb = 686.53 m = 2252.35 ft T: 7.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 0.94 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.90 mb = 1067.91 m = 3503.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.41 C = 50.73 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: 4.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: 4.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 26.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15787.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.57 mb = 1042.87 m = 3421.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.8 at 67.8 knts Storm direction: 301.8 at 50.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 721.2 neg: -61.7 tot: 659.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 219.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 61.15 m/s