MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F267.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508030600F267.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 267 hour GFS valid 9Z THU 14 AUG 25 Station: 31.34,-73.35 Latitude: 31.34 Longitude: -73.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -224 SFC 975 -1 26.4 25.1 93 1.3 25.4 104 53 301.7 305.6 299.5 363.9 21.02 2 950 229 23.9 22.9 94 1.0 23.2 116 71 301.4 304.8 298.1 356.9 18.81 3 900 701 20.9 20.8 99 0.1 20.8 124 76 303.0 306.2 297.6 354.6 17.39 4 850 1195 18.6 18.5 99 0.2 18.5 131 76 305.7 308.6 297.4 353.4 15.94 5 800 1715 16.4 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 136 77 308.6 311.3 297.2 352.5 14.48 6 750 2264 14.0 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 137 76 311.8 314.3 297.1 352.3 13.21 7 700 2844 11.3 11.1 98 0.2 11.2 139 73 315.0 317.3 297.1 352.1 11.91 8 650 3461 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.1 141 70 318.3 320.3 296.9 351.3 10.49 9 600 4119 4.7 4.5 99 0.2 4.5 142 68 321.5 323.3 296.6 349.8 8.83 10 550 4826 1.6 1.2 98 0.4 1.4 142 66 326.0 327.5 296.8 350.9 7.64 11 500 5590 -1.8 -2.4 96 0.5 -2.1 142 63 330.8 332.1 297.1 352.4 6.45 12 450 6423 -5.6 -6.3 95 0.7 -6.0 142 58 336.2 337.2 297.5 354.4 5.32 13 400 7339 -9.9 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.5 143 54 342.1 342.9 298.0 356.5 4.08 14 350 8358 -14.9 -17.5 81 2.6 -15.9 144 52 348.7 349.3 298.5 358.8 2.77 15 300 9509 -21.7 -25.6 71 3.9 -22.8 145 48 354.8 355.1 298.9 360.9 1.59 16 250 10823 -32.1 -36.3 67 4.2 -32.8 145 47 358.3 358.5 298.9 361.1 0.69 17 200 12354 -45.2 -48.0 73 2.9 -45.4 134 46 361.3 361.3 299.1 362.3 0.25 18 150 14207 -60.1 -63.9 61 3.8 -60.2 105 28 366.6 366.6 300.0 366.8 0.05 19 100 16652 -71.3 -80.2 26 8.9 -71.3 113 7 389.9 389.9 303.8 390.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5814.37 m Freezing level: 526.68 mb = 5182.37 m = 17002.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 530.22 mb = 5119.62 m = 16796.46 ft Precipitable water: 2.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.88 % Est. max temperature: 31.75 C = 89.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.67 mb = 158.02 m = 518.43 ft T: 24.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 14.10 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 544.97 m = 1787.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.44 C Cross Totals Index: 20.29 C K Index: 38.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 437.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 234.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.32 mb = 534.39 m = 1753.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.32 mb = 582.09 m = 1909.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 422.32 mb = 6916.32 m = 22691.06 ft B at Equ Level: 233.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 282.32 mb = 9946.63 m = 32632.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 136.2 at 70.5 knts Storm direction: 166.2 at 52.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 631.0 neg: -5.3 tot: 625.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 208.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 2.70 Bulk Shear: 86.84 m/s