MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 16 AUG 25 Station: 33.48,-78.95 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -78.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -150 SFC 983 0 26.5 25.2 93 1.3 25.6 121 71 301.1 305.0 299.3 363.1 20.98 2 950 303 23.5 22.8 96 0.7 23.0 132 101 301.1 304.5 298.0 356.2 18.74 3 900 775 20.7 20.7 100 0.0 20.7 139 109 302.8 306.0 297.5 354.0 17.28 4 850 1268 18.2 18.1 100 0.1 18.2 144 112 305.2 308.1 297.0 351.8 15.58 5 800 1787 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 145 115 307.6 310.1 296.4 349.1 13.75 6 750 2332 12.4 12.3 99 0.1 12.4 148 115 310.1 312.4 296.0 347.0 12.10 7 700 2909 9.8 9.7 99 0.1 9.7 153 112 313.3 315.4 296.0 346.9 10.86 8 650 3522 7.2 7.1 99 0.1 7.1 151 106 317.1 319.0 296.1 347.9 9.79 9 600 4178 3.5 3.4 100 0.0 3.5 144 105 320.1 321.7 295.8 346.3 8.21 10 550 4880 0.1 0.0 99 0.1 0.1 144 106 324.2 325.6 296.0 347.0 6.99 11 500 5643 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.4 142 103 330.3 331.6 297.0 351.7 6.38 12 450 6475 -6.0 -6.4 97 0.5 -6.2 142 102 335.8 336.8 297.4 353.8 5.28 13 400 7390 -10.4 -11.0 96 0.6 -10.7 144 95 341.4 342.3 297.9 356.0 4.13 14 350 8407 -16.0 -16.3 98 0.3 -16.1 144 90 347.3 347.9 298.4 358.4 3.07 15 300 9552 -22.6 -22.6 100 0.0 -22.7 144 81 353.5 353.9 299.0 361.3 2.07 16 250 10866 -31.5 -31.5 100 0.0 -31.5 147 75 359.3 359.5 299.4 363.6 1.10 17 200 12405 -44.1 -44.1 100 0.0 -44.1 146 64 362.9 363.0 299.5 364.5 0.38 18 150 14268 -59.5 -60.0 94 0.5 -59.5 141 48 367.6 367.6 300.2 367.9 0.08 19 100 16709 -72.7 -78.6 41 5.8 -72.8 112 6 387.2 387.2 303.3 387.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5793.13 m Freezing level: 547.19 mb = 4923.06 m = 16151.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 548.41 mb = 4903.41 m = 16087.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.93 % Est. max temperature: 31.35 C = 88.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.34 mb = 161.53 m = 529.93 ft T: 24.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.38 C/km ThetaE index: 16.18 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 528.16 m = 1732.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: 0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.33 C K Index: 38.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 544.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 428.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.26 mb = 523.62 m = 1717.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.26 mb = 570.85 m = 1872.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.26 mb = 7365.15 m = 24163.57 ft B at Equ Level: 428.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.26 mb = 12027.28 m = 39459.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 144.5 at 107.1 knts Storm direction: 174.5 at 80.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1201.5 neg: -11.3 tot: 1190.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 396.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 12.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.93 Bulk Rich Number: 3.95 Bulk Shear: 108.64 m/s