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: 29.53,-81.49 Latitude: 29.53 Longitude: -81.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -15 SFC 997 14 25.8 24.2 91 1.6 24.7 34 25 299.2 302.8 297.9 356.1 19.45 2 950 438 23.0 22.4 96 0.7 22.6 49 67 300.6 303.9 297.5 354.0 18.19 3 900 909 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 55 76 302.3 305.4 297.0 351.9 16.77 4 850 1401 17.2 17.2 100 0.0 17.2 63 78 304.1 306.9 296.1 347.7 14.66 5 800 1918 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.6 68 81 306.8 309.3 295.7 346.1 13.03 6 750 2464 12.2 11.7 96 0.6 11.9 72 82 309.9 312.1 295.6 345.1 11.57 7 700 3041 9.1 8.6 96 0.5 8.8 76 83 312.6 314.5 295.2 343.7 10.06 8 650 3653 6.0 5.7 98 0.3 5.8 77 84 315.8 317.5 295.2 343.7 8.90 9 600 4306 2.8 2.7 99 0.2 2.7 75 85 319.4 320.9 295.3 344.2 7.77 10 550 5007 -0.6 -0.8 99 0.2 -0.7 76 87 323.4 324.7 295.5 344.9 6.60 11 500 5765 -4.1 -4.6 97 0.5 -4.3 79 89 328.1 329.1 295.8 346.2 5.46 12 450 6591 -8.0 -8.7 95 0.7 -8.4 85 87 333.1 334.0 296.3 348.2 4.41 13 400 7499 -13.0 -13.7 95 0.7 -13.3 86 84 338.1 338.8 296.5 349.8 3.32 14 350 8506 -18.7 -19.0 98 0.3 -18.8 94 88 343.5 344.0 297.1 352.4 2.44 15 300 9641 -25.4 -25.4 100 0.0 -25.4 98 82 349.6 349.9 297.8 355.7 1.61 16 250 10941 -34.4 -34.4 100 -0.0 -34.4 102 74 355.0 355.2 298.4 358.3 0.83 17 200 12462 -46.5 -46.5 100 -0.0 -46.5 105 63 359.1 359.2 298.8 360.3 0.29 18 150 14302 -62.8 -63.0 98 0.2 -62.9 108 55 361.8 361.8 299.1 362.1 0.05 19 100 16703 -74.6 -82.4 29 7.8 -74.6 70 21 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.90 m Freezing level: 558.31 mb = 4890.72 m = 16045.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 559.97 mb = 4862.58 m = 15953.17 ft Precipitable water: 2.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.88 C = 87.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.78 mb = 210.71 m = 691.29 ft T: 24.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.85 C/km ThetaE index: 12.45 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.27 mb = 620.54 m = 2035.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.82 C = 82.07 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.26 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 37.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 585.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.13 mb = 556.52 m = 1825.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.13 mb = 697.12 m = 2287.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 322.13 mb = 9116.58 m = 29909.69 ft B at Equ Level: 584.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.13 mb = 14211.89 m = 46626.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 70.8 at 80.2 knts Storm direction: 100.8 at 60.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 11.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1098.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 1098.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 366.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 13.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.68 Bulk Rich Number: 2.59 Bulk Shear: 225.98 m/s