MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F204.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F204.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8.5 day GFS valid 12Z MON 11 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 147 12.6 6.3 65 6.4 9.3 25 10 285.6 286.7 282.3 302.3 5.97 1 1000 164 13.2 5.7 60 7.5 9.2 22 15 286.3 287.3 282.4 302.5 5.72 2 950 594 10.7 4.4 65 6.3 7.4 16 30 288.0 289.0 282.8 303.7 5.51 3 900 1042 8.2 4.1 75 4.1 6.1 1 35 290.0 291.0 283.9 306.3 5.70 4 850 1512 5.1 2.7 84 2.4 3.9 345 32 291.5 292.5 284.3 307.3 5.48 5 800 2004 1.2 0.2 93 1.1 0.7 338 30 292.5 293.3 284.0 306.5 4.84 6 750 2521 -1.5 -2.2 95 0.7 -1.8 333 27 295.0 295.7 284.5 307.8 4.34 7 700 3069 -4.3 -4.8 96 0.5 -4.6 324 24 297.7 298.4 285.0 309.1 3.81 8 650 3650 -7.2 -8.0 94 0.8 -7.5 317 22 300.8 301.4 285.5 310.7 3.23 9 600 4270 -10.4 -11.1 95 0.7 -10.6 316 20 304.1 304.6 286.2 312.6 2.74 10 550 4935 -14.3 -14.7 97 0.4 -14.4 314 22 307.2 307.6 286.8 314.3 2.22 11 500 5652 -19.0 -19.1 100 0.0 -19.1 321 23 309.8 310.1 287.2 315.3 1.69 12 450 6427 -25.0 -25.0 100 0.0 -25.0 329 22 311.8 312.0 287.2 315.5 1.11 13 400 7270 -32.1 -32.1 100 0.0 -32.1 328 27 313.3 313.4 287.2 315.5 0.65 14 350 8197 -40.3 -40.3 100 -0.0 -40.3 322 28 314.4 314.5 287.3 315.6 0.33 15 300 9228 -48.5 -50.6 79 2.1 -48.6 327 29 317.0 317.0 287.9 317.4 0.12 16 250 10409 -53.8 -63.4 30 9.7 -53.9 306 35 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.2 0.03 17 200 11841 -53.1 -75.1 5 21.9 -53.5 276 37 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 13703 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.1 268 38 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 19 100 16314 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.9 260 35 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5487.50 m Freezing level: 777.30 mb = 2239.07 m = 7345.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 785.65 mb = 2149.26 m = 7051.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.17 % Est. max temperature: 18.48 C = 65.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.30 mb = 948.00 m = 3110.19 ft T: 8.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 0.77 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.53 mb = 1848.31 m = 6063.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.20 C = 66.56 F Cap Strength: 6.28 C Lifted Index: 7.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.91 C Showalter Index: 4.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 26.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 119.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12013.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.60 mb = 1353.44 m = 4440.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 334.7 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 4.7 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -154.7 tot: -154.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -51.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: -8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 42.18 m/s