MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F261.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F261.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 261 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 13 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 144 SFC 1000 147 7.2 5.6 89 1.6 6.4 272 8 280.4 281.4 279.6 296.0 5.70 2 950 566 6.1 2.6 78 3.5 4.4 236 19 283.4 284.2 280.0 296.9 4.85 3 900 1007 2.8 0.1 83 2.6 1.6 225 24 284.4 285.1 279.8 296.5 4.29 4 850 1466 -0.9 -2.9 86 2.0 -1.7 224 27 285.2 285.9 279.4 295.6 3.64 5 800 1948 -3.6 -8.7 68 5.1 -5.4 226 29 287.4 287.8 278.9 294.6 2.48 6 750 2455 -6.1 -20.0 32 13.8 -9.7 229 34 289.9 290.1 278.2 293.1 1.04 7 700 2992 -9.3 -31.3 15 22.1 -13.3 230 41 292.2 292.3 278.4 293.5 0.40 8 650 3561 -11.6 -40.9 7 29.3 -15.7 222 52 295.9 295.9 279.7 296.5 0.17 9 600 4170 -15.4 -51.6 3 36.2 -19.0 210 70 298.3 298.3 280.7 298.5 0.05 10 550 4820 -20.9 -54.9 3 34.0 -23.5 213 72 299.3 299.3 281.1 299.4 0.04 11 500 5516 -25.9 -57.6 3 31.8 -27.8 227 64 301.5 301.5 282.0 301.6 0.03 12 450 6271 -31.3 -59.8 4 28.4 -32.7 241 66 303.9 303.9 283.0 304.0 0.03 13 400 7098 -34.8 -66.4 3 31.6 -36.0 246 78 309.7 309.7 285.2 309.8 0.01 14 350 8021 -39.3 -66.8 4 27.5 -40.1 254 82 315.8 315.8 287.3 315.9 0.01 15 300 9061 -46.0 -68.0 7 22.0 -46.5 255 93 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.5 0.01 16 250 10254 -51.9 -71.6 8 19.7 -52.2 252 94 328.9 328.9 291.4 328.9 0.01 17 200 11710 -47.9 -77.8 2 29.9 -48.6 244 86 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13592 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.1 251 56 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16240 -52.9 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.5 290 21 425.6 425.6 308.3 425.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5372.17 m Freezing level: 861.94 mb = 1356.74 m = 4451.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 875.59 mb = 1227.96 m = 4028.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.71 % Est. max temperature: 12.07 C = 53.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.97 mb = 352.81 m = 1157.51 ft T: 6.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 3.82 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1135.27 m = 3724.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.44 C = 52.59 F Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lifted Index: 5.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.14 C Showalter Index: 6.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.01 C K Index: 0.06 Risk: None Sweat Index: 146.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13813.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.58 mb = 929.56 m = 3049.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 144.80 m/s