MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F276.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F276.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11.5 day GFS valid 6Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: 28.74,-80.62 Latitude: 28.74 Longitude: -80.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -121 SFC 986 3 26.3 24.4 89 1.9 24.9 138 50 300.7 304.3 298.5 359.2 19.88 2 950 330 22.5 21.4 93 1.1 21.8 148 73 300.0 303.2 296.7 350.2 17.14 3 900 800 19.7 19.0 96 0.7 19.2 156 77 301.8 304.7 296.1 347.7 15.56 4 850 1293 18.3 15.9 86 2.4 16.7 160 80 305.3 307.9 295.7 345.8 13.53 5 800 1813 16.2 13.5 84 2.8 14.4 158 81 308.5 310.7 295.6 345.5 12.22 6 750 2361 13.7 11.4 86 2.3 12.1 158 80 311.4 313.6 295.8 346.3 11.36 7 700 2942 11.1 9.1 88 2.0 9.8 157 80 314.8 316.8 296.0 347.2 10.43 8 650 3559 7.8 6.4 91 1.4 7.0 155 80 317.8 319.6 296.0 347.3 9.34 9 600 4217 4.3 3.7 96 0.6 3.9 149 78 321.1 322.7 296.1 347.8 8.35 10 550 4921 0.7 0.2 97 0.5 0.4 147 76 324.9 326.3 296.2 348.1 7.10 11 500 5684 -2.3 -3.4 93 1.0 -2.9 152 78 330.2 331.4 296.7 350.2 5.98 12 450 6515 -6.3 -7.4 92 1.0 -6.8 158 80 335.3 336.3 297.1 352.0 4.89 13 400 7429 -11.4 -12.4 92 1.0 -11.8 160 79 340.2 341.0 297.3 353.3 3.70 14 350 8442 -17.1 -17.7 96 0.5 -17.3 162 74 345.7 346.2 297.8 355.6 2.73 15 300 9582 -24.4 -24.9 95 0.5 -24.5 165 67 351.1 351.4 298.2 357.5 1.69 16 250 10886 -33.4 -34.2 93 0.8 -33.6 171 56 356.4 356.5 298.7 359.7 0.85 17 200 12414 -45.0 -45.9 91 0.9 -45.1 177 44 361.5 361.6 299.2 362.8 0.31 18 150 14265 -61.5 -62.9 83 1.4 -61.5 161 32 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.4 0.05 19 100 16691 -72.4 -81.6 24 9.2 -72.4 82 24 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.41 m Freezing level: 538.21 mb = 5101.29 m = 16736.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 543.56 mb = 5015.61 m = 16455.21 ft Precipitable water: 2.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.98 % Est. max temperature: 31.81 C = 89.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.38 mb = 243.90 m = 800.19 ft T: 23.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 13.73 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.80 mb = 639.46 m = 2097.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.35 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: 0.33 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.95 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.67 C Cross Totals Index: 18.29 C K Index: 34.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.90 mb = 600.61 m = 1970.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.90 mb = 743.35 m = 2438.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 875.90 mb = 1034.29 m = 3393.29 ft B at Equ Level: 10.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 795.90 mb = 1856.78 m = 6091.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 153.6 at 77.7 knts Storm direction: 183.6 at 58.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 429.6 neg: -23.7 tot: 405.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 31.31 m/s