MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F309.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F309.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 309 hour GFS valid 21Z 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 8 SFC 983 147 9.4 6.5 82 2.9 7.9 333 14 283.9 285.0 281.8 301.1 6.19 2 950 433 7.9 4.4 79 3.4 6.1 325 27 285.2 286.1 281.6 300.7 5.53 3 900 876 4.1 2.5 90 1.5 3.3 318 34 285.7 286.6 281.4 300.1 5.10 4 850 1339 2.1 -3.7 66 5.8 -0.4 304 40 288.3 288.9 280.6 298.2 3.41 5 800 1826 -0.5 -9.1 52 8.6 -3.7 300 41 290.6 291.0 280.3 297.7 2.39 6 750 2339 -3.7 -12.8 49 9.1 -6.7 297 42 292.6 292.9 280.6 298.4 1.90 7 700 2880 -7.3 -16.4 48 9.1 -9.9 295 43 294.4 294.7 280.9 299.1 1.51 8 650 3453 -11.2 -20.8 45 9.6 -13.6 295 46 296.3 296.5 281.3 299.8 1.12 9 600 4062 -15.2 -28.3 32 13.2 -17.7 298 55 298.5 298.6 281.5 300.6 0.62 10 550 4714 -19.7 -38.8 17 19.1 -22.1 306 70 300.7 300.8 282.0 301.6 0.24 11 500 5414 -24.3 -52.0 6 27.6 -26.5 312 83 303.4 303.4 282.8 303.6 0.06 12 450 6174 -29.0 -61.5 3 32.4 -30.7 311 87 306.7 306.7 284.1 306.8 0.02 13 400 7007 -34.5 -66.1 3 31.6 -35.7 307 89 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.2 0.01 14 350 7928 -40.1 -69.2 3 29.1 -40.8 304 91 314.7 314.7 287.0 314.8 0.01 15 300 8969 -44.5 -71.6 3 27.1 -45.1 299 94 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.6 0.01 16 250 10181 -46.5 -72.9 3 26.4 -47.1 296 93 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 17 200 11663 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 292 95 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 18 150 13570 -47.6 -77.9 2 30.3 -48.4 289 79 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.1 0.01 19 100 16226 -49.7 -79.4 2 29.8 -50.6 292 52 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5406.79 m Freezing level: 810.16 mb = 1727.26 m = 5666.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 855.29 mb = 1288.99 m = 4228.93 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.78 % Est. max temperature: 14.52 C = 58.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.62 mb = 505.62 m = 1658.83 ft T: 7.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 3.39 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.36 mb = 1166.10 m = 3825.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.80 C = 55.05 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: 4.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.90 C Showalter Index: 5.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.62 C K Index: 13.55 Risk: None Sweat Index: 163.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14323.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.53 mb = 916.50 m = 3006.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 305.2 at 53.0 knts Storm direction: 335.2 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.5 neg: -3.8 tot: 86.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 133.91 m/s