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: 33.88,-79.15 Latitude: 33.88 Longitude: -79.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -97 SFC 987 16 24.9 23.4 92 1.5 23.9 90 44 299.1 302.5 297.4 353.8 18.71 2 950 354 22.6 21.8 95 0.8 22.0 101 80 300.1 303.3 297.0 351.5 17.54 3 900 824 19.8 19.8 100 0.0 19.8 107 93 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.0 16.33 4 850 1317 17.5 17.5 100 0.0 17.5 114 100 304.5 307.3 296.4 349.1 14.98 5 800 1835 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 123 101 307.8 310.4 296.6 349.9 13.95 6 750 2382 12.9 12.7 99 0.2 12.8 123 98 310.6 312.9 296.3 348.5 12.42 7 700 2961 10.1 10.0 99 0.1 10.0 124 97 313.7 315.8 296.2 347.9 11.07 8 650 3576 7.1 6.9 99 0.2 7.0 124 96 317.0 318.9 296.0 347.4 9.66 9 600 4232 3.6 3.6 100 0.0 3.6 124 96 320.3 321.9 295.9 346.7 8.28 10 550 4936 0.3 0.2 99 0.1 0.3 126 95 324.5 325.9 296.1 347.5 7.09 11 500 5698 -2.6 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.7 127 92 329.9 331.1 296.8 350.6 6.21 12 450 6529 -6.3 -6.8 97 0.5 -6.5 126 88 335.3 336.4 297.3 352.9 5.13 13 400 7443 -10.8 -11.3 95 0.6 -11.0 124 83 341.0 341.8 297.7 355.2 4.03 14 350 8458 -16.4 -16.7 97 0.3 -16.5 124 82 346.7 347.3 298.2 357.5 2.96 15 300 9601 -23.5 -23.6 99 0.1 -23.5 124 79 352.2 352.7 298.6 359.4 1.90 16 250 10907 -33.5 -33.6 99 0.1 -33.5 123 78 356.3 356.5 298.7 359.8 0.90 17 200 12430 -46.4 -46.5 98 0.2 -46.4 133 78 359.4 359.4 298.8 360.6 0.29 18 150 14280 -60.4 -60.9 94 0.5 -60.4 141 49 366.0 366.0 299.9 366.3 0.07 19 100 16706 -72.8 -79.9 33 7.1 -72.9 99 8 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.13 m Freezing level: 544.47 mb = 5020.19 m = 16470.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 545.75 mb = 4997.99 m = 16397.42 ft Precipitable water: 2.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.76 % Est. max temperature: 31.04 C = 87.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.05 mb = 197.59 m = 648.27 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.64 C/km ThetaE index: 4.65 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.85 mb = 606.03 m = 1988.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.81 C = 80.26 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.87 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 501.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 155.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.60 mb = 552.06 m = 1811.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.60 mb = 693.68 m = 2275.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 483.60 mb = 5961.02 m = 19556.90 ft B at Equ Level: 155.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 343.60 mb = 8594.99 m = 28198.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 120.6 at 93.7 knts Storm direction: 150.6 at 70.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 11.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1303.0 neg: -26.0 tot: 1277.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 425.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: 13.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 0.76 Bulk Shear: 204.70 m/s