MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F045.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F045.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 45 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 60.15,-53.50 Latitude: 60.15 Longitude: -53.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -11 SFC 999 -0 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.1 73 17 280.5 281.5 280.3 297.6 6.24 2 950 412 8.0 7.0 93 1.0 7.5 90 24 285.3 286.5 283.0 303.9 6.64 3 900 859 7.0 5.4 89 1.6 6.1 96 23 288.7 289.8 284.0 306.4 6.23 4 850 1327 4.1 3.3 94 0.8 3.7 97 23 290.5 291.5 284.1 306.8 5.72 5 800 1818 0.8 0.7 100 0.0 0.7 98 21 292.0 292.9 284.0 306.6 5.04 6 750 2335 -1.3 -1.4 99 0.1 -1.3 106 19 295.2 296.0 284.8 308.7 4.60 7 700 2882 -3.9 -4.2 98 0.3 -4.1 119 17 298.1 298.8 285.4 310.1 4.00 8 650 3464 -7.0 -7.3 98 0.3 -7.1 128 14 301.1 301.7 285.9 311.5 3.41 9 600 4085 -10.2 -11.0 93 0.9 -10.5 137 10 304.4 304.9 286.4 312.9 2.75 10 550 4751 -14.2 -16.2 84 2.1 -14.8 164 8 307.3 307.6 286.6 313.5 1.96 11 500 5466 -19.4 -20.2 93 0.8 -19.6 167 10 309.4 309.6 286.9 314.4 1.54 12 450 6241 -24.9 -24.9 100 0.0 -24.9 177 4 311.9 312.1 287.3 315.7 1.12 13 400 7086 -31.5 -31.5 100 -0.0 -31.4 79 4 314.1 314.2 287.6 316.5 0.69 14 350 8014 -39.8 -39.8 100 -0.0 -39.8 101 8 315.0 315.1 287.5 316.3 0.34 15 300 9046 -48.9 -48.9 100 0.0 -48.8 88 13 316.5 316.5 287.8 317.0 0.15 16 250 10224 -52.0 -58.8 44 6.8 -52.1 190 11 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.0 0.05 17 200 11699 -44.8 -75.8 2 31.0 -45.6 236 17 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.9 0.01 18 150 13622 -44.7 -75.7 2 31.0 -45.8 259 16 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.01 19 100 16318 -46.8 -77.2 2 30.5 -48.1 245 11 437.3 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5477.02 m Freezing level: 781.28 mb = 2011.25 m = 6598.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.38 mb = 1996.15 m = 6548.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.21 % Est. max temperature: 17.25 C = 63.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.49 mb = 43.26 m = 141.94 ft T: 7.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 0.28 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 998.73 mb = -0.05 m = -0.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.32 C = 45.17 F Cap Strength: 6.96 C Lifted Index: 7.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.77 C Showalter Index: 4.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.54 C Cross Totals Index: 22.74 C K Index: 26.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 95.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14822.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.60 mb = 565.00 m = 1853.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 114.1 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 144.1 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.5 neg: -2.4 tot: 60.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.05 Bulk Shear: 15.41 m/s