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,-77.99 Latitude: 28.57 Longitude: -77.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 0 27.1 25.5 91 1.6 25.9 60 54 300.1 303.9 299.0 361.6 20.91 1 1000 17 26.7 24.8 89 1.9 25.3 63 56 299.8 303.5 298.4 358.6 20.04 2 950 469 22.5 22.1 98 0.4 22.3 70 78 300.1 303.3 297.2 352.6 17.93 3 900 939 19.8 19.6 99 0.2 19.6 78 82 301.9 304.9 296.5 349.5 16.12 4 850 1431 17.1 16.9 99 0.2 17.0 85 84 304.1 306.7 296.0 347.1 14.44 5 800 1948 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 90 85 306.3 308.6 295.3 344.1 12.58 6 750 2492 11.7 11.2 97 0.5 11.4 94 86 309.2 311.3 295.1 343.3 11.21 7 700 3069 9.0 8.5 97 0.4 8.7 96 86 312.4 314.3 295.1 343.4 10.04 8 650 3682 6.2 5.9 98 0.2 6.0 100 87 315.9 317.7 295.3 344.2 9.01 9 600 4337 2.9 2.8 99 0.1 2.8 104 88 319.4 321.0 295.4 344.3 7.82 10 550 5039 -0.5 -1.1 95 0.7 -0.8 103 89 323.5 324.8 295.4 344.4 6.42 11 500 5799 -3.8 -4.9 92 1.1 -4.4 101 85 328.4 329.4 295.7 346.1 5.31 12 450 6625 -8.2 -8.8 95 0.6 -8.5 99 81 332.9 333.8 296.1 347.8 4.36 13 400 7531 -13.4 -13.7 97 0.3 -13.5 98 76 337.6 338.3 296.4 349.2 3.32 14 350 8536 -19.6 -19.7 99 0.1 -19.6 96 71 342.4 342.9 296.8 350.7 2.30 15 300 9663 -27.3 -27.3 100 0.0 -27.3 98 67 346.9 347.2 297.1 352.0 1.36 16 250 10949 -37.0 -37.0 100 -0.0 -37.0 101 66 351.1 351.2 297.4 353.6 0.64 17 200 12453 -49.1 -49.1 100 0.0 -49.1 116 74 355.0 355.1 297.9 356.0 0.22 18 150 14277 -63.2 -63.4 98 0.2 -63.2 135 84 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.4 0.05 19 100 16664 -74.1 -82.4 27 8.3 -74.2 102 15 384.5 384.5 303.0 384.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.34 m Freezing level: 556.86 mb = 4942.73 m = 16216.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 561.33 mb = 4874.53 m = 15992.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.99 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.94 mb = 204.68 m = 671.52 ft T: 24.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 18.26 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 533.40 m = 1749.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.32 C = 81.18 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: 0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.94 C Cross Totals Index: 20.78 C K Index: 37.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 666.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.67 mb = 545.43 m = 1789.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.67 mb = 591.73 m = 1941.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.67 mb = 11039.94 m = 36219.84 ft B at Equ Level: 665.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.67 mb = 15272.11 m = 50104.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 93.4 at 84.3 knts Storm direction: 123.4 at 63.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 859.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 859.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 286.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.25 Bulk Rich Number: 3.48 Bulk Shear: 191.45 m/s