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: 60.28,-4.63 Latitude: 60.28 Longitude: -4.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -85 SFC 990 -0 12.6 11.1 90 1.6 11.7 17 31 286.6 288.1 285.3 310.0 8.38 2 950 344 9.2 8.7 97 0.4 8.9 22 40 286.5 287.8 284.3 307.4 7.47 3 900 790 6.3 6.0 98 0.4 6.1 28 39 288.0 289.2 284.0 306.4 6.51 4 850 1257 4.1 4.0 99 0.1 4.0 34 35 290.4 291.5 284.4 307.5 5.99 5 800 1749 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 40 29 293.1 294.0 284.9 308.8 5.44 6 750 2267 -0.8 -0.9 99 0.1 -0.8 32 21 295.7 296.6 285.2 309.8 4.79 7 700 2816 -3.4 -3.6 98 0.3 -3.5 5 14 298.8 299.5 285.8 311.3 4.17 8 650 3400 -6.2 -6.9 95 0.6 -6.5 345 14 301.9 302.6 286.3 312.7 3.52 9 600 4022 -9.8 -10.3 96 0.5 -10.0 328 7 304.8 305.3 286.7 313.9 2.91 10 550 4689 -13.4 -14.5 91 1.1 -13.7 218 4 308.2 308.7 287.2 315.5 2.26 11 500 5408 -18.0 -18.2 99 0.1 -18.1 190 1 311.0 311.4 287.8 317.0 1.82 12 450 6187 -23.8 -23.8 100 0.0 -23.8 21 4 313.3 313.5 287.9 317.4 1.24 13 400 7035 -30.4 -30.4 100 -0.0 -30.4 352 2 315.4 315.6 288.1 318.1 0.76 14 350 7969 -37.9 -37.9 100 -0.0 -37.9 48 5 317.6 317.7 288.5 319.1 0.42 15 300 9011 -45.8 -45.8 100 -0.0 -45.8 103 21 320.8 320.8 289.2 321.6 0.21 16 250 10236 -40.0 -70.6 2 30.6 -41.1 234 16 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.01 17 200 11766 -38.9 -71.4 2 32.5 -40.4 223 29 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.01 18 150 13731 -41.0 -73.0 2 31.9 -42.6 225 32 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.01 19 100 16458 -45.4 -76.2 2 30.8 -46.9 219 23 440.1 440.1 309.9 440.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5492.65 m Freezing level: 765.29 mb = 2108.69 m = 6918.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 765.91 mb = 2098.55 m = 6884.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.67 % Est. max temperature: 16.94 C = 62.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.56 mb = 199.65 m = 655.02 ft T: 10.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 3.57 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.66 mb = 513.54 m = 1684.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.11 C = 55.60 F Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lifted Index: 5.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.98 C Showalter Index: 5.84 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 25.81 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 118.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.55 mb = 514.52 m = 1688.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.55 mb = 558.97 m = 1833.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 855.55 mb = 1204.04 m = 3950.21 ft B at Equ Level: 11.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 775.55 mb = 1998.06 m = 6555.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 21.9 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 51.9 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -58.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.9 neg: -49.4 tot: 46.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 50.84 m/s