MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 15 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 9 SFC 984 147 10.6 8.1 84 2.5 9.3 348 17 285.1 286.3 283.1 304.4 6.91 2 950 436 9.3 7.0 85 2.3 8.1 343 31 286.7 287.8 283.5 305.2 6.63 3 900 885 8.8 6.8 88 1.9 7.7 323 46 290.5 291.8 285.4 310.2 6.92 4 850 1357 6.2 4.8 90 1.5 5.5 317 54 292.7 293.8 285.7 310.9 6.34 5 800 1851 2.6 2.3 98 0.2 2.5 316 58 293.9 294.9 285.4 310.4 5.67 6 750 2371 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.2 -0.6 315 61 296.1 297.0 285.5 310.4 4.87 7 700 2921 -3.3 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.4 315 65 298.9 299.6 285.9 311.5 4.21 8 650 3504 -6.4 -6.7 98 0.3 -6.5 315 67 301.8 302.4 286.2 312.6 3.56 9 600 4126 -10.1 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.4 314 66 304.5 305.0 286.4 313.1 2.78 10 550 4791 -14.4 -15.3 93 0.9 -14.7 314 62 306.9 307.3 286.6 313.7 2.11 11 500 5506 -19.6 -19.8 98 0.2 -19.7 320 64 309.2 309.5 286.9 314.3 1.59 12 450 6280 -25.4 -25.4 99 0.1 -25.4 320 64 311.4 311.6 287.1 315.0 1.07 13 400 7122 -32.3 -32.3 100 0.0 -32.3 316 68 313.0 313.1 287.2 315.2 0.63 14 350 8049 -39.6 -39.5 100 -0.0 -39.5 320 74 315.4 315.5 287.6 316.7 0.35 15 300 9082 -49.0 -49.0 100 0.0 -49.0 316 91 316.2 316.3 287.7 316.8 0.15 16 250 10272 -49.8 -69.9 8 20.1 -50.2 296 110 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.01 17 200 11737 -48.1 -76.4 2 28.3 -48.7 289 105 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 13633 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.6 290 74 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.01 19 100 16257 -54.0 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.6 290 51 423.3 423.3 308.1 423.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5497.21 m Freezing level: 757.45 mb = 2293.58 m = 7524.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 759.29 mb = 2271.89 m = 7453.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.16 % Est. max temperature: 18.54 C = 65.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.81 mb = 464.30 m = 1523.26 ft T: 9.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 0.57 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.62 mb = 1447.43 m = 4748.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.37 C = 65.06 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: 4.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.23 C Showalter Index: 2.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.36 C K Index: 30.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.69 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12492.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.95 mb = 867.21 m = 2845.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 317.3 at 58.5 knts Storm direction: 347.3 at 43.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 8.9 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 148.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 156.19 m/s