MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F282.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F282.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 282 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: 27.72,-78.92 Latitude: 27.72 Longitude: -78.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -241 SFC 973 -0 26.7 25.5 93 1.3 25.8 139 87 302.2 306.2 299.8 366.0 21.50 2 950 213 23.9 23.0 94 1.0 23.2 146 113 301.5 304.9 298.1 357.2 18.89 3 900 685 20.7 20.6 99 0.1 20.6 152 124 302.8 306.0 297.4 353.8 17.20 4 850 1179 18.1 18.1 100 0.0 18.1 158 127 305.1 308.0 297.0 351.6 15.55 5 800 1698 15.7 15.2 97 0.5 15.4 162 125 307.9 310.5 296.5 349.3 13.71 6 750 2246 13.5 12.6 94 0.9 12.9 165 124 311.2 313.5 296.4 348.9 12.28 7 700 2827 11.2 10.3 94 1.0 10.6 166 116 314.9 317.1 296.7 350.0 11.29 8 650 3444 8.4 7.4 93 1.0 7.8 169 110 318.5 320.5 296.7 350.2 10.03 9 600 4104 5.5 5.2 97 0.4 5.3 173 106 322.5 324.3 297.1 352.3 9.27 10 550 4813 2.7 2.3 97 0.5 2.5 173 102 327.3 329.0 297.5 354.4 8.25 11 500 5581 -0.4 -1.0 96 0.6 -0.7 170 99 332.6 334.0 298.0 356.6 7.16 12 450 6419 -4.2 -4.8 95 0.6 -4.5 168 99 338.0 339.2 298.4 358.5 5.96 13 400 7340 -9.0 -9.6 95 0.7 -9.3 165 101 343.3 344.3 298.6 359.6 4.61 14 350 8362 -14.8 -15.4 95 0.6 -15.1 166 100 348.8 349.5 298.8 360.8 3.30 15 300 9512 -22.1 -22.2 99 0.1 -22.1 167 99 354.3 354.7 299.2 362.4 2.15 16 250 10828 -31.5 -31.7 98 0.2 -31.6 170 95 359.2 359.4 299.4 363.5 1.08 17 200 12365 -44.0 -44.4 96 0.4 -44.0 175 92 363.1 363.1 299.6 364.6 0.37 18 150 14231 -59.2 -60.4 86 1.2 -59.3 179 77 368.1 368.1 300.3 368.4 0.07 19 100 16670 -70.7 -77.3 37 6.6 -70.7 126 18 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5822.57 m Freezing level: 505.99 mb = 5489.04 m = 18008.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 511.51 mb = 5397.59 m = 17708.41 ft Precipitable water: 2.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.06 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.12 mb = 155.87 m = 511.37 ft T: 24.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.21 C/km ThetaE index: 17.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 528.81 m = 1734.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: 0.43 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 36.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.51 C Cross Totals Index: 18.46 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 570.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 154.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.88 mb = 531.96 m = 1745.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.88 mb = 579.76 m = 1902.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 520.88 mb = 5251.25 m = 17228.30 ft B at Equ Level: 153.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 340.88 mb = 8559.05 m = 28080.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.6 at 112.5 knts Storm direction: 194.6 at 84.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1401.9 neg: -30.8 tot: 1371.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 457.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.4 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.32 Bulk Rich Number: 0.92 Bulk Shear: 167.99 m/s