MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F339.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F339.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 339 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 17 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 42 SFC 987 147 8.4 3.3 70 5.2 5.9 324 14 282.6 283.4 279.7 296.2 4.89 2 950 464 5.1 0.9 74 4.2 3.2 319 23 282.4 283.1 278.8 294.4 4.29 3 900 903 1.1 -0.6 88 1.7 0.4 311 27 282.7 283.4 278.7 294.1 4.07 4 850 1359 -2.4 -2.9 97 0.4 -2.6 301 29 283.6 284.2 278.6 293.9 3.63 5 800 1838 -5.5 -7.2 88 1.7 -6.1 289 31 285.3 285.8 278.3 293.3 2.78 6 750 2341 -9.0 -11.2 84 2.2 -9.7 279 32 286.8 287.1 278.2 293.1 2.16 7 700 2871 -12.7 -15.4 80 2.7 -13.5 277 33 288.4 288.7 278.3 293.3 1.65 8 650 3432 -16.8 -19.6 79 2.7 -17.4 277 35 289.9 290.1 278.5 293.7 1.25 9 600 4027 -21.5 -23.6 83 2.2 -21.8 277 38 291.3 291.5 278.7 294.2 0.95 10 550 4662 -26.6 -28.1 87 1.5 -26.8 275 43 292.5 292.7 279.0 294.7 0.69 11 500 5342 -32.4 -33.2 92 0.8 -32.5 274 49 293.5 293.6 279.1 295.0 0.46 12 450 6074 -38.9 -38.9 100 0.0 -38.9 283 52 294.3 294.4 279.2 295.3 0.29 13 400 6874 -42.3 -60.8 11 18.5 -42.8 277 57 300.0 300.0 281.4 300.1 0.03 14 350 7775 -41.7 -73.5 2 31.8 -42.3 279 79 312.5 312.5 286.2 312.5 0.01 15 300 8825 -40.4 -72.5 2 32.1 -41.2 277 103 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.5 0.01 16 250 10073 -39.0 -71.5 2 32.5 -40.2 279 96 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 17 200 11597 -40.4 -72.5 2 32.1 -41.7 282 101 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 18 150 13555 -42.5 -74.0 2 31.6 -43.8 274 82 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.01 19 100 16241 -49.9 -79.6 2 29.7 -50.8 278 47 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5299.54 m Freezing level: 884.09 mb = 1047.97 m = 3438.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 893.79 mb = 957.96 m = 3142.87 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.66 % Est. max temperature: 9.83 C = 49.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.33 mb = 792.29 m = 2599.34 ft T: 2.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.96 C/km ThetaE index: 3.11 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1060.26 m = 3478.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.83 C = 47.89 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: 0.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.47 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.96 C Cross Totals Index: 29.51 C K Index: 24.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.27 mb = 1007.50 m = 3305.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.27 mb = 1235.71 m = 4054.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 653.27 mb = 3393.98 m = 11134.96 ft B at Equ Level: 11.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 533.27 mb = 4882.52 m = 16018.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.8 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 312.8 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: -16.4 tot: -8.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 72.18 m/s