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: 28.57,-77.84 Latitude: 28.57 Longitude: -77.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27.3 25.5 90 1.7 26.0 68 51 300.2 304.0 299.1 361.8 20.95 1 1000 23 26.7 24.7 89 2.0 25.2 71 54 299.9 303.5 298.4 358.4 19.96 2 950 475 22.6 22.1 97 0.5 22.3 77 74 300.1 303.4 297.2 352.6 17.92 3 900 945 19.8 19.5 98 0.3 19.6 85 78 301.9 304.9 296.5 349.2 16.05 4 850 1437 17.0 16.9 99 0.1 17.0 92 80 304.0 306.6 295.9 346.7 14.37 5 800 1954 14.1 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 98 81 306.2 308.5 295.3 343.9 12.54 6 750 2498 11.6 11.2 98 0.4 11.3 102 81 309.2 311.3 295.1 343.3 11.23 7 700 3074 8.9 8.6 98 0.3 8.7 104 82 312.4 314.3 295.1 343.4 10.07 8 650 3687 6.1 5.9 99 0.2 5.9 107 83 315.8 317.6 295.3 344.0 8.98 9 600 4341 2.7 2.6 99 0.1 2.7 109 84 319.2 320.7 295.3 343.9 7.73 10 550 5043 -0.6 -1.2 96 0.6 -0.9 107 84 323.4 324.6 295.3 344.2 6.39 11 500 5801 -4.1 -5.1 93 1.0 -4.6 104 81 328.1 329.1 295.7 345.6 5.26 12 450 6627 -8.3 -9.0 95 0.6 -8.7 103 77 332.8 333.6 296.1 347.5 4.32 13 400 7533 -13.4 -13.8 97 0.4 -13.6 103 73 337.5 338.2 296.4 349.1 3.29 14 350 8537 -19.6 -19.7 99 0.1 -19.6 101 68 342.4 342.8 296.8 350.7 2.29 15 300 9665 -27.4 -27.4 100 0.0 -27.4 101 65 346.8 347.1 297.0 351.9 1.34 16 250 10951 -37.1 -37.1 100 -0.0 -37.1 106 63 350.9 351.1 297.4 353.4 0.63 17 200 12453 -49.3 -49.3 100 0.0 -49.3 120 68 354.8 354.8 297.8 355.7 0.21 18 150 14275 -63.6 -63.7 98 0.2 -63.6 141 80 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.8 0.05 19 100 16662 -73.8 -82.4 26 8.6 -73.8 97 15 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.72 m Freezing level: 559.30 mb = 4912.00 m = 16115.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 562.84 mb = 4856.45 m = 15933.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.22 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.34 mb = 216.19 m = 709.29 ft T: 24.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 18.46 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 557.63 m = 1829.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.99 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.07 C Cross Totals Index: 20.92 C K Index: 37.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 698.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.08 mb = 557.04 m = 1827.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.08 mb = 603.37 m = 1979.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.08 mb = 11057.17 m = 36276.35 ft B at Equ Level: 698.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.08 mb = 15297.59 m = 50188.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 99.6 at 80.1 knts Storm direction: 129.6 at 60.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 763.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 763.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 254.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.05 Bulk Rich Number: 4.35 Bulk Shear: 160.73 m/s