MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F285.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F285.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 285 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 15 AUG 25 Station: 28.26,-79.31 Latitude: 28.26 Longitude: -79.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -214 SFC 976 -1 27.1 25.5 91 1.6 25.9 138 79 302.4 306.3 299.9 366.2 21.49 2 950 241 24.1 22.9 93 1.1 23.3 145 105 301.6 305.1 298.1 357.3 18.86 3 900 713 20.8 20.6 99 0.2 20.7 152 115 302.9 306.1 297.5 354.2 17.27 4 850 1206 18.3 18.3 100 0.0 18.3 158 117 305.3 308.3 297.1 352.4 15.74 5 800 1726 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.0 164 114 308.4 311.1 297.1 352.0 14.41 6 750 2274 13.9 13.4 97 0.5 13.6 168 112 311.6 314.1 297.0 351.6 13.00 7 700 2855 11.9 11.0 94 0.9 11.3 171 106 315.7 318.0 297.2 352.7 11.85 8 650 3474 9.1 8.4 95 0.7 8.6 169 99 319.3 321.4 297.3 353.2 10.72 9 600 4135 5.7 5.5 98 0.2 5.6 161 98 322.7 324.6 297.3 353.2 9.48 10 550 4844 2.2 2.1 99 0.2 2.1 159 98 326.7 328.3 297.3 353.2 8.11 11 500 5610 -1.4 -1.7 97 0.4 -1.6 159 99 331.4 332.8 297.5 354.1 6.78 12 450 6444 -5.5 -6.0 96 0.5 -5.8 158 100 336.3 337.4 297.7 355.0 5.45 13 400 7361 -10.3 -11.1 94 0.7 -10.7 158 99 341.6 342.4 297.9 356.1 4.11 14 350 8378 -16.0 -16.6 95 0.6 -16.3 158 96 347.2 347.8 298.3 358.1 2.99 15 300 9523 -23.2 -23.7 96 0.5 -23.4 159 93 352.7 353.1 298.7 359.8 1.88 16 250 10833 -32.7 -32.8 98 0.2 -32.7 160 88 357.5 357.7 299.0 361.4 0.97 17 200 12365 -44.8 -44.8 100 0.0 -44.8 171 82 361.9 362.0 299.4 363.4 0.35 18 150 14224 -59.7 -60.1 95 0.4 -59.7 174 57 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.6 0.08 19 100 16664 -72.0 -78.3 38 6.3 -72.1 125 16 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.46 m Freezing level: 518.90 mb = 5320.13 m = 17454.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 521.16 mb = 5276.53 m = 17311.23 ft Precipitable water: 2.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.16 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.78 mb = 205.40 m = 673.87 ft T: 24.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.82 C/km ThetaE index: 14.62 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 554.84 m = 1820.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.29 C = 81.12 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: 0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 39.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.66 C Cross Totals Index: 19.63 C K Index: 36.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 551.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 173.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.81 mb = 551.01 m = 1807.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.81 mb = 598.75 m = 1964.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.81 mb = 7325.46 m = 24033.37 ft B at Equ Level: 172.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 251.81 mb = 10781.11 m = 35370.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 161.1 at 104.9 knts Storm direction: 191.1 at 78.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1262.4 neg: -20.0 tot: 1242.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 414.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 1.54 Bulk Shear: 112.52 m/s