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: 60.64,0.17 Latitude: 60.64 Longitude: 0.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -103 SFC 988 -0 13.7 12.8 94 0.9 13.1 98 31 287.9 289.5 286.8 314.2 9.41 2 950 328 10.7 10.6 100 0.1 10.6 104 42 288.0 289.5 285.9 311.7 8.47 3 900 777 8.2 8.2 99 0.1 8.2 118 44 290.0 291.3 285.8 311.5 7.58 4 850 1248 6.0 5.9 99 0.1 5.9 130 38 292.4 293.6 286.1 312.1 6.86 5 800 1743 3.6 3.5 100 0.1 3.5 143 33 295.0 296.1 286.4 312.9 6.17 6 750 2266 1.3 1.3 100 0.0 1.3 161 28 298.0 299.0 286.9 314.5 5.60 7 700 2819 -1.2 -1.4 99 0.1 -1.3 175 24 301.1 302.0 287.4 316.0 4.94 8 650 3407 -4.2 -4.6 97 0.4 -4.3 181 24 304.2 305.0 287.8 317.1 4.20 9 600 4034 -7.8 -8.9 92 1.1 -8.2 179 26 307.1 307.7 287.9 317.3 3.26 10 550 4705 -12.3 -13.7 89 1.4 -12.8 168 30 309.5 309.9 287.8 317.2 2.41 11 500 5427 -16.9 -18.7 86 1.8 -17.4 151 36 312.5 312.8 288.2 318.2 1.75 12 450 6209 -22.5 -25.5 76 3.1 -23.1 144 42 315.0 315.2 288.3 318.6 1.06 13 400 7062 -29.1 -31.3 81 2.2 -29.5 143 40 317.2 317.3 288.6 319.6 0.70 14 350 8001 -36.8 -36.8 100 0.0 -36.8 132 38 319.1 319.2 289.0 320.8 0.47 15 300 9052 -42.9 -49.8 47 6.9 -43.3 139 32 324.8 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.13 16 250 10287 -38.6 -71.2 2 32.6 -39.8 185 35 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 17 200 11823 -39.0 -71.5 2 32.5 -40.5 213 36 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.01 18 150 13783 -42.5 -74.1 2 31.6 -43.9 217 33 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.01 19 100 16497 -45.9 -76.6 2 30.7 -47.3 221 23 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5529.30 m Freezing level: 724.55 mb = 2547.19 m = 8356.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.75 mb = 2529.17 m = 8297.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.79 % Est. max temperature: 18.86 C = 65.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.17 mb = 117.46 m = 385.35 ft T: 12.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 2.67 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.28 mb = 431.36 m = 1415.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.31 C = 57.76 F Cap Strength: 3.32 C Lifted Index: 4.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.84 C Showalter Index: 4.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 28.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.09 mb = 468.56 m = 1537.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.09 mb = 513.16 m = 1683.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 859.09 mb = 1160.78 m = 3808.30 ft B at Equ Level: 14.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 759.09 mb = 2168.20 m = 7113.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 149.1 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 179.1 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.1 neg: -0.4 tot: 257.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 105.64 m/s