MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030000F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 0Z MON 18 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 116 SFC 996 147 8.6 4.5 75 4.1 6.6 236 17 282.1 283.0 279.9 296.8 5.30 2 950 538 4.6 1.4 80 3.2 3.2 230 28 281.9 282.6 278.7 294.3 4.46 3 900 975 0.8 -0.3 93 1.1 0.3 223 32 282.3 283.0 278.6 293.9 4.15 4 850 1432 -2.4 -3.8 90 1.4 -3.0 215 36 283.6 284.2 278.3 293.3 3.40 5 800 1910 -5.6 -7.1 89 1.6 -6.1 212 35 285.2 285.7 278.3 293.3 2.79 6 750 2413 -8.8 -10.5 88 1.7 -9.4 210 35 287.0 287.4 278.4 293.7 2.29 7 700 2945 -11.8 -15.6 73 3.8 -12.9 212 33 289.4 289.7 278.7 294.3 1.62 8 650 3509 -14.1 -27.7 30 13.7 -16.7 201 34 293.0 293.1 279.1 295.0 0.60 9 600 4111 -18.7 -30.8 34 12.1 -20.6 197 37 294.5 294.5 279.6 296.0 0.49 10 550 4753 -23.6 -37.2 27 13.7 -25.2 192 41 296.1 296.2 280.0 297.1 0.28 11 500 5442 -28.9 -41.6 28 12.7 -30.0 187 46 297.8 297.9 280.7 298.5 0.20 12 450 6186 -35.0 -47.1 28 12.0 -35.7 185 51 299.2 299.3 281.2 299.7 0.12 13 400 6997 -39.9 -54.7 19 14.9 -40.5 184 60 303.2 303.2 282.7 303.4 0.06 14 350 7905 -42.5 -67.8 5 25.2 -43.2 181 69 311.4 311.4 285.8 311.4 0.01 15 300 8936 -45.4 -76.2 2 30.8 -45.9 191 61 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.4 0.00 16 250 10161 -43.1 -74.5 2 31.4 -43.9 254 56 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.01 17 200 11661 -43.1 -74.5 2 31.4 -44.1 246 67 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.01 18 150 13591 -44.9 -75.9 2 30.9 -46.0 258 59 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.7 0.01 19 100 16265 -50.4 -80.0 2 29.6 -51.3 262 52 430.3 430.3 308.9 430.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5325.73 m Freezing level: 888.03 mb = 1084.50 m = 3558.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 895.23 mb = 1017.63 m = 3338.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.86 % Est. max temperature: 10.30 C = 50.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.54 mb = 661.79 m = 2171.21 ft T: 3.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 3.49 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 947.16 m = 3107.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.81 C = 47.87 F Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lifted Index: 3.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: 4.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 18.93 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.00 mb = 921.47 m = 3023.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.00 mb = 1055.54 m = 3463.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 741.00 mb = 2506.37 m = 8222.89 ft B at Equ Level: 10.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 691.00 mb = 3043.22 m = 9984.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.4 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 232.4 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: -19.1 tot: -16.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 53.00 m/s