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: 29.11,-81.06 Latitude: 29.11 Longitude: -81.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -146 SFC 983 10 26.4 25.0 92 1.5 25.3 30 43 301.1 304.9 299.1 362.0 20.65 2 950 307 23.8 23.2 97 0.5 23.4 42 84 301.3 304.9 298.3 358.0 19.23 3 900 780 21.2 21.1 100 0.0 21.2 49 95 303.3 306.6 298.0 356.2 17.81 4 850 1274 18.8 18.7 100 0.0 18.8 56 98 305.8 308.8 297.5 354.3 16.19 5 800 1794 16.0 15.9 100 0.0 16.0 62 97 308.2 310.9 297.0 351.8 14.40 6 750 2340 12.8 12.7 99 0.1 12.7 67 98 310.4 312.8 296.3 348.3 12.38 7 700 2918 10.0 9.6 98 0.3 9.7 71 102 313.5 315.6 296.0 347.0 10.81 8 650 3531 7.2 6.9 98 0.4 7.0 76 103 317.1 319.0 296.1 347.5 9.65 9 600 4188 4.5 4.2 98 0.3 4.3 77 98 321.3 323.0 296.4 349.0 8.66 10 550 4892 0.7 0.6 99 0.1 0.6 72 93 324.9 326.3 296.3 348.6 7.28 11 500 5654 -2.4 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.6 70 89 330.1 331.4 296.9 351.2 6.31 12 450 6484 -6.4 -6.8 97 0.4 -6.6 70 94 335.2 336.3 297.2 352.7 5.12 13 400 7395 -11.2 -11.7 96 0.5 -11.4 73 99 340.4 341.3 297.5 354.2 3.92 14 350 8408 -16.8 -17.1 98 0.3 -16.9 76 97 346.1 346.7 298.0 356.5 2.87 15 300 9549 -23.7 -23.7 100 0.0 -23.7 81 88 352.0 352.4 298.5 359.1 1.88 16 250 10856 -32.6 -32.6 100 -0.0 -32.6 83 78 357.5 357.8 299.0 361.5 0.99 17 200 12387 -45.1 -45.1 100 -0.0 -45.1 84 71 361.4 361.5 299.2 362.8 0.34 18 150 14238 -61.3 -61.4 98 0.1 -61.3 81 54 364.5 364.6 299.6 364.8 0.07 19 100 16663 -73.3 -76.8 59 3.5 -73.3 125 15 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5800.06 m Freezing level: 538.86 mb = 5062.07 m = 16607.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 540.43 mb = 5032.67 m = 16511.18 ft Precipitable water: 2.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.47 mb = 192.16 m = 630.45 ft T: 24.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.51 C/km ThetaE index: 15.05 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.63 mb = 553.22 m = 1815.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.23 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 39.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 509.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 528.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.91 mb = 531.71 m = 1744.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.91 mb = 579.01 m = 1899.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 320.91 mb = 9050.27 m = 29692.12 ft B at Equ Level: 528.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.91 mb = 14199.21 m = 46584.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 66.0 at 94.8 knts Storm direction: 96.0 at 71.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 12.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 12.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1545.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 1545.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 515.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.0 stream: 15.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.54 Bulk Rich Number: 2.19 Bulk Shear: 241.58 m/s