MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F288.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040000F288.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 16 AUG 25 Station: 29.01,-81.07 Latitude: 29.01 Longitude: -81.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -167 SFC 980 12 26.3 24.8 92 1.5 25.2 27 42 301.2 304.9 299.1 361.8 20.53 2 950 287 23.9 23.3 96 0.6 23.5 40 87 301.4 305.0 298.4 358.4 19.29 3 900 759 21.3 21.2 100 0.1 21.2 47 99 303.4 306.7 298.0 356.5 17.87 4 850 1254 18.8 18.8 100 0.0 18.8 53 103 305.8 308.9 297.6 354.6 16.25 5 800 1773 16.1 16.0 100 0.0 16.1 60 104 308.3 311.0 297.1 352.1 14.48 6 750 2319 12.8 12.7 100 0.1 12.7 65 106 310.5 312.8 296.3 348.4 12.42 7 700 2896 9.8 9.5 98 0.3 9.6 69 109 313.3 315.4 295.8 346.4 10.70 8 650 3509 7.1 6.9 98 0.2 7.0 73 110 317.0 318.9 296.0 347.4 9.65 9 600 4165 4.5 4.4 99 0.2 4.4 75 104 321.4 323.1 296.5 349.5 8.77 10 550 4870 0.7 0.7 100 0.0 0.7 70 97 324.9 326.4 296.4 348.8 7.33 11 500 5631 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 67 92 330.2 331.5 297.0 351.4 6.34 12 450 6461 -6.2 -6.7 96 0.5 -6.4 67 97 335.5 336.5 297.3 353.2 5.17 13 400 7373 -10.9 -11.5 96 0.6 -11.2 71 103 340.8 341.7 297.7 354.9 3.99 14 350 8387 -16.4 -16.7 97 0.3 -16.5 74 100 346.7 347.3 298.2 357.4 2.96 15 300 9530 -23.2 -23.2 100 0.0 -23.2 79 91 352.7 353.2 298.7 360.2 1.97 16 250 10839 -32.1 -32.0 100 -0.0 -32.0 83 81 358.4 358.6 299.2 362.5 1.04 17 200 12374 -44.5 -44.5 100 -0.0 -44.5 83 73 362.3 362.4 299.4 363.9 0.37 18 150 14229 -61.0 -61.2 98 0.1 -61.0 73 55 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.2 0.07 19 100 16662 -72.9 -76.4 59 3.5 -73.0 126 15 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.92 m Freezing level: 538.32 mb = 5047.72 m = 16560.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 539.30 mb = 5026.70 m = 16491.60 ft Precipitable water: 2.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.72 % Est. max temperature: 31.89 C = 89.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.69 mb = 197.23 m = 647.09 ft T: 24.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.42 C/km ThetaE index: 15.36 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 566.09 m = 1857.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.72 C = 81.90 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.90 C Showalter Index: -0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.11 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 39.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 522.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.20 mb = 536.90 m = 1761.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.20 mb = 584.34 m = 1917.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 338.20 mb = 8641.39 m = 28350.66 ft B at Equ Level: 504.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.20 mb = 13886.15 m = 45557.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 64.0 at 100.0 knts Storm direction: 94.0 at 75.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 14.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 14.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1784.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1784.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 594.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.2 stream: 17.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.89 Bulk Shear: 266.63 m/s