MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F351.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F351.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 351 hour GFS valid 15Z 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 31 SFC 986 147 5.4 2.9 84 2.5 4.2 313 10 279.7 280.6 278.1 292.9 4.79 2 950 449 3.0 1.1 88 1.9 2.2 306 18 280.2 281.0 277.8 292.3 4.37 3 900 884 -0.1 -0.7 96 0.6 -0.4 288 22 281.4 282.1 278.0 292.7 4.03 4 850 1340 -2.9 -3.5 96 0.5 -3.1 269 21 283.1 283.7 278.1 292.9 3.48 5 800 1817 -6.1 -7.5 90 1.4 -6.5 255 20 284.7 285.2 277.9 292.5 2.73 6 750 2319 -9.5 -11.0 89 1.5 -10.0 254 20 286.2 286.6 278.0 292.7 2.20 7 700 2849 -13.2 -14.5 90 1.3 -13.6 256 22 287.9 288.2 278.2 293.1 1.78 8 650 3409 -17.2 -18.5 90 1.3 -17.5 256 24 289.5 289.7 278.4 293.6 1.37 9 600 4003 -21.8 -22.9 90 1.2 -22.0 253 24 290.9 291.1 278.6 294.1 1.01 10 550 4638 -26.8 -28.4 86 1.6 -27.0 245 25 292.3 292.4 278.8 294.4 0.67 11 500 5317 -32.7 -33.5 93 0.7 -32.8 233 25 293.2 293.2 278.9 294.6 0.45 12 450 6048 -39.3 -39.4 99 0.1 -39.3 214 27 293.9 293.9 279.0 294.8 0.28 13 400 6849 -40.6 -63.9 6 23.3 -41.2 256 28 302.2 302.2 282.3 302.3 0.02 14 350 7760 -39.6 -71.9 2 32.3 -40.4 262 42 315.4 315.4 287.2 315.4 0.01 15 300 8817 -38.3 -70.9 2 32.7 -39.4 273 56 331.4 331.5 292.1 331.5 0.01 16 250 10073 -37.6 -70.4 2 32.9 -38.9 272 70 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 17 200 11608 -38.9 -71.4 2 32.5 -40.4 273 76 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.01 18 150 13561 -43.4 -74.8 2 31.3 -44.7 277 81 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.01 19 100 16251 -49.7 -79.4 2 29.8 -50.6 274 46 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5286.21 m Freezing level: 901.62 mb = 870.16 m = 2854.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 907.08 mb = 821.09 m = 2693.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.29 % Est. max temperature: 9.22 C = 48.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.31 mb = 463.09 m = 1519.30 ft T: 2.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.90 C/km ThetaE index: 0.59 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.88 mb = 840.65 m = 2758.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.00 C = 44.60 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: 1.60 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 59.02 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.77 C Cross Totals Index: 29.25 C K Index: 25.05 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17868.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.61 mb = 763.35 m = 2504.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 2.9 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: -44.8 tot: -37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: -4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 43.34 m/s