MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F291.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031800F291.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 291 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: 30.47,-84.14 Latitude: 30.47 Longitude: -84.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -102 SFC 983 48 24.7 23.7 94 1.0 24.0 92 26 299.3 302.8 297.8 355.3 19.13 2 950 349 23.1 22.6 97 0.5 22.7 106 56 300.6 304.0 297.7 354.8 18.43 3 900 821 20.9 20.9 100 0.0 20.9 116 64 303.0 306.2 297.7 354.9 17.50 4 850 1316 19.0 18.8 99 0.1 18.9 126 66 306.0 309.0 297.7 354.9 16.30 5 800 1836 16.7 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 133 65 308.9 311.7 297.5 354.0 14.84 6 750 2386 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 135 64 312.0 314.6 297.3 353.3 13.44 7 700 2967 11.5 11.2 98 0.3 11.3 139 61 315.3 317.6 297.3 352.8 12.05 8 650 3586 8.7 8.5 99 0.2 8.6 140 57 318.8 320.9 297.3 353.0 10.81 9 600 4246 5.6 5.4 99 0.1 5.5 142 53 322.6 324.4 297.3 352.9 9.45 10 550 4954 1.8 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 143 50 326.2 327.7 297.1 352.0 7.92 11 500 5719 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.2 -2.0 143 48 330.7 332.0 297.2 352.6 6.55 12 450 6551 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 141 46 336.0 337.1 297.5 354.3 5.33 13 400 7467 -10.2 -10.8 95 0.6 -10.5 141 43 341.7 342.6 298.0 356.6 4.20 14 350 8485 -15.7 -16.0 97 0.3 -15.8 143 41 347.6 348.3 298.5 359.1 3.14 15 300 9631 -23.1 -23.1 100 0.0 -23.1 145 39 352.9 353.3 298.8 360.4 1.99 16 250 10940 -33.0 -33.0 100 0.0 -33.0 147 35 357.0 357.2 298.8 360.7 0.95 17 200 12466 -46.2 -46.2 100 0.0 -46.2 147 29 359.6 359.7 298.9 360.9 0.30 18 150 14308 -62.7 -63.1 95 0.4 -62.7 145 23 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.3 0.05 19 100 16705 -74.8 -82.2 31 7.4 -74.8 101 16 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.05 m Freezing level: 526.12 mb = 5319.44 m = 17452.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 527.08 mb = 5295.69 m = 17374.11 ft Precipitable water: 2.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.61 % Est. max temperature: 32.34 C = 90.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.35 mb = 171.62 m = 563.06 ft T: 24.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.89 C/km ThetaE index: 2.14 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 618.46 m = 2029.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.88 C Cross Totals Index: 20.74 C K Index: 39.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.57 mb = 557.36 m = 1828.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.57 mb = 795.69 m = 2610.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.57 mb = 989.92 m = 3247.74 ft B at Equ Level: 18.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 332.57 mb = 8864.89 m = 29083.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 133.6 at 56.7 knts Storm direction: 163.6 at 42.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 727.2 neg: -1.1 tot: 726.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 242.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 98.70 m/s