MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F309.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508040600F309.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 309 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 17 AUG 25 Station: 34.00,-80.86 Latitude: 34.00 Longitude: -80.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -197 SFC 968 78 23.7 22.6 94 1.0 22.9 20 32 299.5 302.8 297.2 352.5 18.12 2 950 243 22.7 21.9 95 0.8 22.1 32 59 300.2 303.5 297.1 351.9 17.64 3 900 714 20.3 20.3 100 0.0 20.3 43 71 302.5 305.6 297.1 352.4 16.87 4 850 1208 18.5 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 51 74 305.5 308.5 297.3 353.2 15.94 5 800 1728 16.4 16.4 100 0.0 16.4 58 73 308.7 311.5 297.4 353.7 14.85 6 750 2277 14.1 14.1 100 0.0 14.1 62 70 311.9 314.4 297.4 353.6 13.60 7 700 2858 11.5 11.5 100 0.0 11.5 61 65 315.2 317.6 297.4 353.4 12.27 8 650 3477 9.0 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 59 61 319.1 321.3 297.5 354.3 11.12 9 600 4138 6.1 6.1 100 0.0 6.1 56 62 323.2 325.1 297.7 355.0 9.89 10 550 4850 2.8 2.8 100 0.0 2.8 59 62 327.4 329.1 297.8 355.4 8.54 11 500 5618 -0.7 -0.8 99 0.1 -0.8 61 56 332.2 333.7 298.0 356.4 7.23 12 450 6456 -4.4 -4.8 97 0.4 -4.6 56 52 337.8 339.0 298.4 358.3 5.98 13 400 7378 -9.1 -9.7 95 0.6 -9.4 56 53 343.1 344.1 298.5 359.3 4.57 14 350 8401 -14.5 -15.0 96 0.5 -14.7 63 50 349.3 350.0 299.0 361.8 3.42 15 300 9556 -21.0 -21.1 99 0.1 -21.0 66 41 355.8 356.3 299.6 364.8 2.37 16 250 10879 -30.3 -30.4 98 0.2 -30.3 59 28 361.1 361.3 299.8 365.9 1.22 17 200 12426 -42.8 -45.2 78 2.3 -43.0 62 23 364.9 365.0 299.9 366.4 0.34 18 150 14292 -59.1 -66.6 38 7.4 -59.3 351 23 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.4 0.03 19 100 16739 -69.3 -80.9 17 11.6 -69.4 71 5 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.39 m Freezing level: 509.96 mb = 5464.89 m = 17929.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 511.20 mb = 5439.44 m = 17845.70 ft Precipitable water: 2.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.48 % Est. max temperature: 31.52 C = 88.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.22 mb = 204.88 m = 672.18 ft T: 22.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.42 C/km ThetaE index: 0.58 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 642.14 m = 2106.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.22 C = 79.19 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: 1.40 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: 1.16 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.33 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.17 C K Index: 37.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3836.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.55 mb = 593.08 m = 1945.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 55.8 at 64.1 knts Storm direction: 85.8 at 48.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 775.6 neg: -43.2 tot: 732.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 244.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 75.12 m/s