MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F300.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F300.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12.5 day GFS valid 18Z SAT 16 AUG 25 Station: 32.61,-78.18 Latitude: 32.61 Longitude: -78.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -164 SFC 982 -1 26.3 25.0 93 1.3 25.3 138 83 301.0 304.8 299.1 361.9 20.66 2 950 289 23.2 22.5 96 0.7 22.7 146 112 300.7 304.1 297.6 354.6 18.35 3 900 760 20.4 20.4 100 0.0 20.4 153 120 302.6 305.7 297.3 352.9 17.01 4 850 1254 18.3 18.3 100 0.0 18.3 160 121 305.3 308.2 297.1 352.4 15.74 5 800 1774 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 166 117 308.4 311.1 297.1 352.4 14.54 6 750 2323 13.8 13.5 98 0.3 13.6 166 109 311.5 314.0 297.0 351.6 13.06 7 700 2904 11.1 10.4 96 0.7 10.7 167 109 314.8 317.0 296.7 350.3 11.44 8 650 3522 8.4 7.2 92 1.2 7.7 167 108 318.5 320.4 296.6 349.8 9.89 9 600 4181 5.0 3.7 92 1.2 4.2 164 105 321.9 323.5 296.4 348.8 8.38 10 550 4889 1.8 0.9 94 0.9 1.3 163 103 326.2 327.7 296.7 350.5 7.43 11 500 5656 -1.5 -2.1 96 0.6 -1.9 164 101 331.2 332.5 297.3 353.2 6.58 12 450 6492 -5.5 -6.0 96 0.5 -5.8 166 100 336.3 337.5 297.7 355.0 5.44 13 400 7409 -10.1 -10.7 96 0.5 -10.4 170 98 341.8 342.7 298.1 356.8 4.25 14 350 8428 -15.9 -16.2 97 0.3 -16.0 169 94 347.3 348.0 298.4 358.5 3.08 15 300 9574 -22.9 -23.2 98 0.3 -23.0 169 90 353.1 353.5 298.8 360.5 1.97 16 250 10887 -31.8 -32.6 92 0.9 -31.9 176 86 358.8 359.0 299.2 362.8 0.98 17 200 12425 -43.7 -45.2 85 1.5 -43.9 182 77 363.5 363.6 299.7 364.9 0.34 18 150 14291 -59.5 -60.9 83 1.5 -59.5 179 52 367.7 367.7 300.2 368.0 0.07 19 100 16717 -73.2 -78.9 41 5.7 -73.2 116 8 386.4 386.4 303.2 386.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.68 m Freezing level: 522.80 mb = 5306.38 m = 17409.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 529.87 mb = 5189.15 m = 17024.57 ft Precipitable water: 2.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.76 % Est. max temperature: 31.66 C = 88.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.85 mb = 161.61 m = 530.22 ft T: 24.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.58 C/km ThetaE index: 9.55 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 517.88 m = 1699.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.88 C = 80.38 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: 0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 39.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.79 C Cross Totals Index: 19.78 C K Index: 37.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 561.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 142.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.13 mb = 520.37 m = 1707.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.13 mb = 567.61 m = 1862.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 470.13 mb = 6144.71 m = 20159.58 ft B at Equ Level: 142.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 310.13 mb = 9327.45 m = 30601.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 162.0 at 108.7 knts Storm direction: 192.0 at 81.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1311.9 neg: -66.1 tot: 1245.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 415.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1.07 Bulk Shear: 133.16 m/s