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: 73.26,-56.55 Latitude: 73.26 Longitude: -56.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 SFC 1000 3 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 136 9 275.5 276.3 275.4 287.6 4.45 2 950 416 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 155 19 278.2 278.9 276.7 290.0 4.31 3 900 849 -1.2 -1.3 99 0.1 -1.3 176 31 280.3 280.9 277.2 291.0 3.85 4 850 1302 -4.2 -4.4 98 0.3 -4.3 186 38 281.8 282.3 277.1 290.9 3.23 5 800 1778 -5.4 -5.8 97 0.4 -5.5 193 28 285.4 285.9 278.7 294.3 3.10 6 750 2284 -6.7 -7.2 96 0.5 -6.8 195 20 289.3 289.9 280.5 298.0 2.97 7 700 2821 -9.5 -10.0 96 0.6 -9.6 193 21 292.0 292.5 281.1 299.6 2.55 8 650 3389 -13.3 -13.7 97 0.4 -13.4 185 24 294.0 294.3 281.4 300.2 2.05 9 600 3994 -17.5 -17.6 100 0.0 -17.6 176 27 295.8 296.1 281.7 300.8 1.60 10 550 4639 -22.1 -22.1 100 0.0 -22.1 174 27 297.8 298.0 282.0 301.6 1.18 11 500 5333 -26.8 -26.8 100 -0.0 -26.8 188 23 300.4 300.5 282.7 303.1 0.85 12 450 6085 -32.3 -32.3 100 -0.0 -32.3 192 22 302.6 302.7 283.2 304.5 0.56 13 400 6904 -39.0 -39.0 100 -0.0 -39.0 197 22 304.3 304.4 283.6 305.5 0.33 14 350 7806 -45.6 -45.6 100 -0.0 -45.6 199 24 307.2 307.2 284.5 307.8 0.18 15 300 8822 -48.6 -54.2 52 5.6 -48.8 209 20 316.8 316.9 287.8 317.2 0.08 16 250 10041 -41.6 -70.1 3 28.5 -42.6 241 11 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.01 17 200 11562 -39.9 -72.1 2 32.2 -41.2 254 8 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.01 18 150 13524 -40.3 -72.5 2 32.1 -42.0 196 4 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.6 0.01 19 100 16286 -41.2 -73.1 2 31.9 -43.3 154 7 448.1 448.2 310.7 448.3 0.02 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5332.04 m Freezing level: 927.56 mb = 609.88 m = 2000.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 928.50 mb = 598.88 m = 1964.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.21 % Est. max temperature: 8.60 C = 47.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.71 mb = 35.84 m = 117.58 ft T: 2.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 0.09 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.48 mb = 513.30 m = 1684.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.49 C = 41.88 F Cap Strength: 8.33 C Lifted Index: 9.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.34 C Showalter Index: 8.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 17.59 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 98.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18927.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.66 mb = 443.76 m = 1455.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.7 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 212.7 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.3 neg: -13.6 tot: 163.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 27.98 m/s