MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F345.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F345.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 345 hour GFS valid 9Z 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 19 SFC 985 147 7.7 3.8 76 3.9 5.8 353 12 282.1 283.0 279.7 296.2 5.09 2 950 441 5.4 2.2 80 3.1 3.9 344 22 282.6 283.4 279.4 295.8 4.72 3 900 880 1.7 0.6 93 1.1 1.2 335 30 283.2 284.0 279.4 295.7 4.43 4 850 1338 -1.5 -2.4 93 1.0 -1.9 322 37 284.6 285.3 279.2 295.3 3.76 5 800 1818 -4.5 -5.7 92 1.2 -5.0 318 38 286.3 286.9 279.2 295.3 3.12 6 750 2323 -7.7 -8.9 92 1.1 -8.1 316 36 288.2 288.6 279.4 295.8 2.60 7 700 2857 -11.2 -11.9 94 0.7 -11.5 313 34 290.1 290.4 279.8 296.6 2.19 8 650 3421 -15.0 -15.2 98 0.2 -15.1 310 35 292.0 292.3 280.2 297.4 1.80 9 600 4021 -19.3 -19.3 100 0.0 -19.3 306 37 293.8 294.1 280.5 298.1 1.38 10 550 4662 -24.2 -24.2 100 0.0 -24.2 304 40 295.4 295.5 280.7 298.5 0.98 11 500 5349 -29.8 -29.8 100 -0.0 -29.7 303 43 296.7 296.9 280.8 298.8 0.65 12 450 6090 -36.2 -36.2 100 -0.0 -36.2 299 45 297.7 297.8 280.9 299.0 0.38 13 400 6894 -43.7 -43.7 100 -0.0 -43.7 299 50 298.2 298.2 280.8 298.9 0.20 14 350 7782 -44.8 -58.1 21 13.4 -45.2 291 77 308.4 308.4 284.8 308.5 0.04 15 300 8823 -40.9 -72.9 2 32.0 -41.8 281 93 327.7 327.7 291.0 327.7 0.01 16 250 10071 -38.2 -70.9 2 32.7 -39.5 277 96 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 17 200 11610 -38.3 -71.0 2 32.7 -39.8 275 79 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.01 18 150 13561 -44.2 -75.3 2 31.1 -45.3 281 82 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.01 19 100 16243 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.9 275 51 433.3 433.3 309.2 433.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5330.13 m Freezing level: 873.30 mb = 1124.32 m = 3688.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 880.44 mb = 1055.76 m = 3463.75 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.46 % Est. max temperature: 10.72 C = 51.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.04 mb = 639.29 m = 2097.38 ft T: 3.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.44 C/km ThetaE index: 0.94 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 967.12 m = 3172.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.08 C = 48.35 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: 2.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: 2.56 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 55.67 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.31 C Cross Totals Index: 27.36 C K Index: 25.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15528.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.21 mb = 886.73 m = 2909.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.1 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 342.1 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: -35.9 tot: -31.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 65.32 m/s