MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F264.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F264.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11 day GFS valid 18Z THU 14 AUG 25 Station: 28.51,-77.68 Latitude: 28.51 Longitude: -77.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 0 27.5 25.6 90 1.9 26.1 77 51 300.4 304.2 299.1 362.3 21.05 1 1000 24 26.9 24.8 88 2.1 25.3 80 54 300.1 303.7 298.5 358.9 20.03 2 950 476 22.8 22.2 97 0.6 22.4 86 73 300.3 303.6 297.3 353.3 18.05 3 900 946 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 93 76 302.0 305.0 296.7 350.1 16.28 4 850 1438 16.9 16.9 100 0.0 17.0 101 78 303.9 306.6 295.9 346.8 14.41 5 800 1954 14.0 13.7 98 0.2 13.8 108 80 306.1 308.4 295.1 343.4 12.45 6 750 2498 11.5 11.2 98 0.3 11.3 112 81 309.0 311.1 295.0 343.0 11.18 7 700 3074 8.8 8.5 98 0.2 8.6 114 81 312.2 314.1 295.1 343.2 10.04 8 650 3686 5.9 5.7 99 0.2 5.8 115 82 315.7 317.4 295.2 343.6 8.91 9 600 4339 2.4 2.3 99 0.1 2.4 116 82 318.9 320.4 295.0 343.1 7.58 10 550 5040 -0.8 -1.3 96 0.5 -1.1 112 83 323.1 324.3 295.2 343.6 6.32 11 500 5798 -4.3 -5.3 93 1.0 -4.8 108 80 327.8 328.8 295.5 345.0 5.17 12 450 6623 -8.4 -9.1 94 0.7 -8.7 108 76 332.7 333.6 296.0 347.2 4.27 13 400 7529 -13.3 -13.8 96 0.5 -13.5 109 72 337.8 338.4 296.5 349.3 3.30 14 350 8535 -19.5 -19.6 99 0.1 -19.6 108 67 342.5 343.0 296.8 350.8 2.31 15 300 9662 -27.3 -27.4 99 0.1 -27.3 106 64 346.9 347.2 297.1 352.0 1.35 16 250 10949 -37.1 -37.1 100 -0.0 -37.1 112 62 350.9 351.1 297.4 353.4 0.63 17 200 12451 -49.4 -49.4 100 0.0 -49.4 125 65 354.6 354.7 297.8 355.5 0.21 18 150 14270 -64.0 -64.2 98 0.2 -64.0 146 78 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.1 0.05 19 100 16659 -73.3 -82.4 23 9.2 -73.3 89 16 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.06 m Freezing level: 562.79 mb = 4860.78 m = 15947.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 565.82 mb = 4811.68 m = 15786.16 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.47 % Est. max temperature: 30.87 C = 87.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.60 mb = 232.25 m = 761.95 ft T: 25.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.81 C/km ThetaE index: 19.33 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.26 mb = 574.51 m = 1884.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.25 C Cross Totals Index: 21.23 C K Index: 37.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 812.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.20 mb = 565.83 m = 1856.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.20 mb = 612.25 m = 2008.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.20 mb = 11652.28 m = 38228.81 ft B at Equ Level: 811.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.20 mb = 15825.57 m = 51920.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 107.3 at 79.1 knts Storm direction: 137.3 at 59.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 743.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 743.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 247.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.47 Bulk Rich Number: 5.61 Bulk Shear: 144.67 m/s