MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F039.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F039.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 39 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: -37.77,144.91 Latitude: -37.77 Longitude: 144.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 147 9.3 5.2 76 4.1 7.2 312 10 282.3 283.2 280.3 297.7 5.55 1 1000 164 9.4 4.9 74 4.5 7.1 304 13 282.5 283.5 280.3 297.6 5.43 2 950 587 6.9 4.1 82 2.8 5.5 287 23 284.2 285.2 281.0 299.3 5.41 3 900 1031 4.8 2.7 86 2.2 3.8 263 29 286.5 287.4 281.8 301.0 5.15 4 850 1495 1.8 0.6 92 1.2 1.2 258 28 288.0 288.8 281.9 301.4 4.69 5 800 1981 -1.3 -1.9 96 0.6 -1.6 257 27 289.8 290.5 282.1 301.8 4.15 6 750 2493 -4.3 -5.0 94 0.8 -4.6 259 27 292.0 292.6 282.3 302.3 3.51 7 700 3033 -7.6 -8.2 96 0.6 -7.8 262 28 294.1 294.6 282.5 302.9 2.95 8 650 3606 -11.1 -11.4 97 0.3 -11.2 269 32 296.4 296.9 283.0 303.9 2.46 9 600 4217 -14.9 -15.7 93 0.9 -15.1 274 35 298.9 299.3 283.3 304.7 1.87 10 550 4869 -19.5 -21.3 85 1.9 -19.9 279 38 301.0 301.2 283.4 305.0 1.26 11 500 5570 -24.4 -33.7 42 9.4 -25.6 279 41 303.3 303.4 283.3 304.8 0.44 12 450 6331 -29.1 -49.7 12 20.6 -30.6 279 50 306.6 306.7 284.2 307.0 0.09 13 400 7160 -35.7 -54.3 13 18.7 -36.6 279 54 308.6 308.6 284.9 308.8 0.06 14 350 8075 -42.4 -58.4 16 16.0 -42.9 278 61 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.7 0.04 15 300 9100 -49.2 -65.2 14 15.9 -49.5 279 69 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.1 0.02 16 250 10283 -52.2 -68.1 13 15.9 -52.5 278 78 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.02 17 200 11738 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.5 275 75 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.00 18 150 13623 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.3 279 60 382.7 382.7 302.7 382.7 0.00 19 100 16237 -55.6 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.1 279 47 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5406.04 m Freezing level: 821.22 mb = 1774.47 m = 5821.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 828.36 mb = 1701.36 m = 5581.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.33 % Est. max temperature: 14.95 C = 58.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.82 mb = 658.33 m = 2159.85 ft T: 6.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 0.06 C Layer 1000.0- 950.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1368.69 m = 4490.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.61 C = 58.30 F Cap Strength: 4.16 C Lifted Index: 5.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 51.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 26.15 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13148.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.53 mb = 971.35 m = 3186.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.5 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 301.5 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.5 neg: -18.4 tot: 18.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 32.90 m/s