MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F333.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F333.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 333 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 18 AUG 25 Station: 28.85,-89.63 Latitude: 28.85 Longitude: -89.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -210 SFC 977 -1 27.1 26.1 94 1.0 26.3 133 58 302.3 306.4 300.3 368.5 22.28 2 950 244 24.2 23.6 96 0.6 23.8 145 77 301.8 305.4 298.7 359.8 19.63 3 900 717 21.2 21.2 100 0.0 21.2 151 83 303.4 306.6 298.0 356.3 17.84 4 850 1212 18.6 18.4 99 0.1 18.5 155 85 305.6 308.6 297.3 353.3 15.91 5 800 1733 16.4 16.0 97 0.4 16.1 155 85 308.6 311.3 297.1 352.2 14.40 6 750 2282 14.0 13.3 96 0.7 13.5 158 83 311.8 314.2 296.9 351.4 12.90 7 700 2864 11.2 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 158 81 314.8 317.0 296.7 350.2 11.35 8 650 3481 7.8 7.2 96 0.6 7.5 158 80 317.8 319.7 296.4 348.9 9.87 9 600 4139 4.6 4.4 99 0.2 4.5 158 78 321.4 323.1 296.5 349.6 8.79 10 550 4847 1.6 1.4 98 0.2 1.5 162 77 326.0 327.6 296.9 351.3 7.73 11 500 5612 -1.4 -1.8 97 0.4 -1.6 167 73 331.3 332.7 297.5 353.9 6.75 12 450 6447 -5.0 -5.5 96 0.6 -5.3 171 70 337.0 338.2 298.0 356.4 5.65 13 400 7366 -9.1 -10.0 94 0.8 -9.5 172 63 343.1 344.1 298.5 359.0 4.49 14 350 8388 -14.8 -15.5 94 0.8 -15.1 168 58 348.8 349.5 298.8 360.8 3.26 15 300 9537 -22.1 -22.4 97 0.3 -22.2 164 55 354.2 354.7 299.1 362.2 2.11 16 250 10850 -31.7 -32.0 97 0.3 -31.7 163 56 359.0 359.2 299.3 363.2 1.05 17 200 12386 -44.2 -44.7 94 0.5 -44.3 162 53 362.7 362.8 299.5 364.2 0.35 18 150 14244 -60.8 -62.0 86 1.2 -60.8 161 52 365.3 365.3 299.8 365.6 0.06 19 100 16666 -72.0 -78.7 36 6.7 -72.0 108 22 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5822.27 m Freezing level: 522.95 mb = 5260.83 m = 17259.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 526.10 mb = 5203.50 m = 17071.65 ft Precipitable water: 2.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.26 % Est. max temperature: 31.76 C = 89.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.23 mb = 121.96 m = 400.14 ft T: 25.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.56 C/km ThetaE index: 19.52 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.46 mb = 501.61 m = 1645.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.45 C = 81.41 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: 0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 39.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.97 C Cross Totals Index: 19.83 C K Index: 37.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 365.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.52 mb = 510.58 m = 1675.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.52 mb = 558.19 m = 1831.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 406.52 mb = 7239.89 m = 23752.63 ft B at Equ Level: 364.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.52 mb = 12499.42 m = 41008.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.5 at 79.2 knts Storm direction: 187.5 at 59.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 560.1 neg: -16.4 tot: 543.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 181.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 7.19 Bulk Shear: 50.91 m/s