MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F285.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F285.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 285 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 14 AUG 25 Station: 47.61,-79.33 Latitude: 47.61 Longitude: -79.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 979 259 31.2 20.6 53 10.6 23.6 204 12 306.3 309.2 297.4 353.8 15.84 2 950 524 28.7 18.5 54 10.2 21.5 208 26 306.3 308.9 296.4 349.0 14.22 3 900 1002 23.9 17.1 66 6.8 19.2 211 32 306.2 308.7 296.1 347.5 13.77 4 850 1499 19.2 15.6 80 3.6 16.7 215 35 306.2 308.7 295.7 345.9 13.20 5 800 2018 15.5 12.1 81 3.3 13.3 224 37 307.6 309.7 294.7 341.5 11.19 6 750 2564 12.5 7.4 71 5.1 9.4 231 37 310.2 311.8 293.5 336.7 8.64 7 700 3140 9.2 4.3 71 4.9 6.3 239 38 312.7 314.1 293.3 335.8 7.46 8 650 3751 4.9 1.4 78 3.6 2.9 241 40 314.5 315.8 293.1 335.0 6.52 9 600 4400 1.0 -2.4 78 3.4 -0.7 238 41 317.3 318.3 292.9 334.4 5.37 10 550 5096 -2.3 -6.8 71 4.5 -4.4 236 45 321.3 322.1 293.1 335.0 4.19 11 500 5847 -6.5 -11.6 67 5.2 -8.6 238 48 325.2 325.8 293.2 335.7 3.14 12 450 6663 -11.4 -16.3 67 4.9 -13.2 239 47 328.9 329.4 293.6 337.1 2.37 13 400 7558 -16.7 -21.3 67 4.6 -18.1 242 45 333.3 333.6 294.2 339.5 1.74 14 350 8549 -22.8 -26.1 75 3.2 -23.6 241 34 338.0 338.3 295.0 342.8 1.31 15 300 9660 -31.2 -35.1 69 3.9 -31.8 240 34 341.4 341.6 295.3 343.9 0.65 16 250 10923 -41.7 -46.0 63 4.3 -42.1 234 38 344.0 344.1 295.5 345.0 0.25 17 200 12395 -53.6 -61.4 38 7.8 -53.8 241 41 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.05 18 150 14184 -66.9 -67.6 91 0.7 -66.9 262 38 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.03 19 100 16663 -62.7 -84.4 4 21.7 -62.9 256 21 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.43 m Freezing level: 585.04 mb = 4607.76 m = 15117.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.05 mb = 4264.87 m = 13992.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.21 % Est. max temperature: 31.80 C = 89.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.92 mb = 1601.18 m = 5253.14 ft T: 18.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 19.42 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.08 mb = 1963.85 m = 6443.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.47 C = 90.44 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 36.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 892.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.80 mb = 1808.72 m = 5934.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.80 mb = 2288.62 m = 7508.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.80 mb = 12559.24 m = 41204.37 ft B at Equ Level: 891.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.80 mb = 15818.77 m = 51898.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 219.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 17.24 Bulk Shear: 51.74 m/s