MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508021800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z MON 18 AUG 25 Station: 33.92,-104.03 Latitude: 33.92 Longitude: -104.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 1 950 538 2 900 1011 SFC 875 1265 32.2 13.3 32 18.9 19.2 168 10 317.3 319.4 297.1 352.0 11.06 4 850 1520 27.7 12.4 39 15.2 17.4 165 11 315.1 317.2 296.3 348.6 10.74 5 800 2053 22.3 11.4 50 11.0 15.1 158 11 315.0 317.0 296.2 348.1 10.63 6 750 2609 17.0 10.1 64 6.9 12.5 150 11 315.1 317.1 296.1 347.5 10.40 7 700 3193 11.7 8.5 81 3.1 9.7 142 11 315.4 317.3 295.9 346.7 10.03 8 650 3809 7.1 3.4 77 3.7 4.9 111 11 317.0 318.4 294.5 340.7 7.52 9 600 4464 4.1 -7.6 42 11.6 -1.4 95 13 320.8 321.5 292.4 332.7 3.60 10 550 5167 0.5 -11.6 40 12.1 -4.7 105 11 324.7 325.2 292.9 334.3 2.87 11 500 5925 -4.4 -16.2 39 11.8 -8.9 118 13 327.7 328.1 293.1 335.1 2.16 12 450 6747 -9.8 -19.6 45 9.8 -13.1 127 11 330.9 331.3 293.6 337.2 1.80 13 400 7644 -16.2 -27.1 38 10.9 -19.0 115 9 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.7 1.04 14 350 8634 -24.0 -30.3 56 6.4 -25.3 122 10 336.4 336.6 294.2 339.7 0.88 15 300 9738 -32.9 -35.4 78 2.5 -33.3 99 13 338.9 339.1 294.6 341.3 0.62 16 250 10992 -43.3 -43.9 94 0.6 -43.4 88 15 341.6 341.7 295.0 342.8 0.31 17 200 12457 -53.5 -62.7 32 9.2 -53.7 89 19 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.04 18 150 14268 -62.4 -74.3 19 11.9 -62.6 129 8 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.01 19 100 16710 -69.3 -81.7 15 12.4 -69.4 107 17 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.38 m Freezing level: 544.89 mb = 5244.63 m = 17206.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.24 mb = 4312.18 m = 14147.39 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.28 % Est. max temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 665.06 mb = 3618.47 m = 11871.49 ft T: 8.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 19.36 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 668.26 mb = 3578.56 m = 11740.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.37 C = 88.47 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.07 C Cross Totals Index: 16.85 C K Index: 41.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 730.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 678.34 mb = 3454.21 m = 11332.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.34 mb = 3766.14 m = 12355.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.34 mb = 12670.10 m = 41568.07 ft B at Equ Level: 715.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.34 mb = 14977.28 m = 49137.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 125.7 at 11.4 knts Storm direction: 155.7 at 8.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -160.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -10.4 tot: -10.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: -1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 98.66 Bulk Shear: 7.40 m/s