MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F336.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F336.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 14 day GFS valid 12Z MON 18 AUG 25 Station: 30.12,-90.39 Latitude: 30.12 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -34 SFC 995 8 26.0 24.6 92 1.4 25.0 62 29 299.5 303.2 298.3 358.0 19.96 2 950 419 23.4 22.8 96 0.6 23.0 75 60 300.9 304.4 297.9 355.9 18.68 3 900 891 20.7 20.7 100 0.1 20.7 84 67 302.9 306.1 297.5 354.2 17.31 4 850 1385 18.2 17.8 98 0.3 17.9 94 69 305.2 308.0 296.8 350.9 15.31 5 800 1904 15.9 15.1 95 0.7 15.4 103 69 308.1 310.6 296.5 349.3 13.65 6 750 2452 13.3 12.4 94 0.9 12.7 103 67 311.0 313.3 296.2 348.2 12.15 7 700 3031 10.3 9.6 95 0.8 9.9 100 65 313.9 316.0 296.0 347.3 10.77 8 650 3645 7.1 6.4 96 0.6 6.7 97 65 316.9 318.7 295.8 346.3 9.34 9 600 4301 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 93 66 319.7 321.2 295.4 344.7 7.84 10 550 5002 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.4 93 68 323.8 325.1 295.7 345.6 6.70 11 500 5763 -3.1 -3.6 96 0.5 -3.4 90 69 329.2 330.4 296.4 348.8 5.87 12 450 6592 -6.9 -7.6 95 0.7 -7.2 89 68 334.6 335.6 296.8 351.1 4.82 13 400 7504 -11.8 -12.4 95 0.6 -12.1 88 66 339.6 340.4 297.2 352.6 3.68 14 350 8515 -18.1 -18.3 98 0.2 -18.1 90 64 344.4 345.0 297.4 353.8 2.59 15 300 9649 -25.9 -25.9 99 0.1 -25.9 92 61 348.9 349.3 297.7 354.8 1.54 16 250 10944 -35.5 -35.5 100 0.0 -35.5 94 52 353.3 353.5 298.0 356.2 0.74 17 200 12456 -47.8 -47.8 100 0.0 -47.8 105 47 357.1 357.2 298.3 358.2 0.25 18 150 14288 -63.4 -63.6 98 0.2 -63.4 125 50 360.8 360.8 298.9 361.0 0.05 19 100 16664 -75.0 -79.6 49 4.6 -75.0 65 22 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5796.75 m Freezing level: 553.74 mb = 4949.76 m = 16239.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 556.34 mb = 4909.87 m = 16108.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.54 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.16 mb = 178.92 m = 587.00 ft T: 24.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 13.33 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.49 mb = 609.12 m = 1998.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.69 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.23 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.27 C Cross Totals Index: 20.95 C K Index: 38.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 555.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.55 mb = 543.06 m = 1781.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.55 mb = 684.03 m = 2244.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.55 mb = 10899.74 m = 35759.87 ft B at Equ Level: 554.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.55 mb = 15520.35 m = 50919.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 93.4 at 65.4 knts Storm direction: 123.4 at 49.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 677.2 neg: -36.3 tot: 640.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 213.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.35 Bulk Rich Number: 5.58 Bulk Shear: 99.64 m/s