MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F279.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F279.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 279 hour GFS valid 9Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: 29.52,-81.77 Latitude: 29.52 Longitude: -81.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -57 SFC 991 24 25.2 23.0 88 2.2 23.6 58 27 299.1 302.4 297.1 352.1 18.13 2 950 395 22.8 21.2 91 1.6 21.7 76 66 300.4 303.5 296.7 350.1 16.97 3 900 865 19.5 19.3 99 0.2 19.4 84 76 301.6 304.5 296.3 348.5 15.90 4 850 1357 17.3 16.5 95 0.8 16.7 93 80 304.2 306.8 295.7 346.0 14.01 5 800 1874 15.2 13.8 91 1.4 14.3 102 85 307.4 309.7 295.5 345.0 12.47 6 750 2420 12.8 11.0 89 1.7 11.6 105 89 310.4 312.5 295.3 344.3 11.08 7 700 2998 9.4 7.8 90 1.6 8.4 99 91 312.9 314.7 294.8 342.3 9.51 8 650 3612 7.3 4.6 83 2.7 5.6 103 90 317.2 318.8 295.1 343.1 8.20 9 600 4267 3.7 2.2 90 1.5 2.8 103 86 320.4 321.9 295.4 344.5 7.52 10 550 4971 0.4 -0.6 93 1.0 -0.2 99 85 324.6 325.9 295.8 346.4 6.67 11 500 5732 -3.5 -4.3 94 0.8 -3.9 99 86 328.8 329.9 296.1 347.4 5.58 12 450 6559 -7.8 -8.6 94 0.8 -8.2 98 87 333.4 334.3 296.3 348.5 4.44 13 400 7467 -12.8 -13.6 94 0.8 -13.2 99 85 338.3 339.0 296.7 350.1 3.34 14 350 8475 -18.7 -19.1 97 0.3 -18.8 105 81 343.5 344.0 297.1 352.3 2.42 15 300 9609 -25.4 -25.5 100 0.0 -25.4 113 76 349.6 349.9 297.8 355.6 1.61 16 250 10909 -34.5 -34.5 100 0.0 -34.5 119 66 354.7 354.9 298.3 358.0 0.82 17 200 12428 -46.7 -46.7 99 0.1 -46.7 122 50 358.9 359.0 298.7 360.1 0.29 18 150 14268 -62.2 -64.4 76 2.1 -62.3 96 35 362.9 362.9 299.3 363.1 0.04 19 100 16690 -72.3 -82.6 20 10.3 -72.3 89 20 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.82 m Freezing level: 544.48 mb = 5055.28 m = 16585.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.61 mb = 4932.96 m = 16184.05 ft Precipitable water: 2.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.84 C = 87.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.30 mb = 299.85 m = 983.74 ft T: 23.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.70 C/km ThetaE index: 9.75 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.65 mb = 724.47 m = 2376.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.64 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.71 C Cross Totals Index: 19.93 C K Index: 35.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 445.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.90 mb = 636.94 m = 2089.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.90 mb = 875.36 m = 2871.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 418.90 mb = 7111.41 m = 23331.11 ft B at Equ Level: 128.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 298.90 mb = 9635.63 m = 31612.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 97.6 at 82.7 knts Storm direction: 127.6 at 62.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 12.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 13.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1159.7 neg: -55.9 tot: 1103.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 367.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.5 stream: 13.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 0.56 Bulk Shear: 229.99 m/s