MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F036.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F036.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 36 hour GFS valid 12Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: -37.77,144.91 Latitude: -37.77 Longitude: 144.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 994 147 13.8 7.0 63 6.8 10.1 358 15 287.4 288.5 283.5 305.2 6.31 2 950 527 12.1 5.4 63 6.8 8.5 351 34 289.5 290.5 283.9 306.3 5.90 3 900 978 8.9 3.9 71 5.0 6.3 345 45 290.6 291.6 284.1 306.7 5.61 4 850 1448 5.3 1.9 79 3.4 3.7 340 53 291.7 292.6 284.1 306.7 5.18 5 800 1940 1.0 -0.9 87 1.8 0.1 337 55 292.2 293.0 283.5 305.3 4.49 6 750 2455 -2.5 -6.1 77 3.5 -4.0 338 53 293.8 294.4 282.8 303.4 3.24 7 700 3001 -3.8 -21.9 23 18.0 -8.7 338 54 298.2 298.4 281.8 301.3 0.95 8 650 3583 -6.3 -29.9 13 23.6 -11.4 334 59 301.8 301.9 282.8 303.5 0.49 9 600 4204 -10.0 -18.3 51 8.3 -12.4 338 61 304.5 304.8 285.1 309.4 1.51 10 550 4871 -13.6 -15.4 86 1.8 -14.2 333 60 308.0 308.3 287.0 314.7 2.10 11 500 5589 -18.5 -20.8 82 2.3 -19.1 332 56 310.5 310.8 287.2 315.3 1.46 12 450 6366 -24.1 -34.2 39 10.1 -25.6 337 63 312.9 313.0 286.9 314.6 0.47 13 400 7212 -30.7 -53.7 9 22.9 -32.3 333 68 315.0 315.1 287.2 315.3 0.06 14 350 8148 -36.6 -64.2 4 27.6 -37.7 328 74 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.5 0.02 15 300 9200 -43.9 -65.7 7 21.9 -44.5 322 84 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.6 0.02 16 250 10402 -51.1 -68.9 10 17.9 -51.4 311 94 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.01 17 200 11844 -52.5 -73.6 6 21.2 -52.8 303 88 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13695 -55.0 -81.3 2 26.4 -55.3 299 82 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16264 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.4 296 52 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5493.56 m Freezing level: 785.99 mb = 2084.16 m = 6837.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 798.33 mb = 1956.43 m = 6418.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.80 % Est. max temperature: 18.10 C = 64.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.93 mb = 1005.71 m = 3299.55 ft T: 8.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 5.48 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1671.03 m = 5482.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.28 C = 64.90 F Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lifted Index: 6.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.17 C Showalter Index: 5.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 7.69 Risk: None Sweat Index: 186.05 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11251.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.92 mb = 1371.74 m = 4500.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 337.2 at 53.5 knts Storm direction: 7.2 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 7.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.6 neg: -8.6 tot: 110.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 106.64 m/s