MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F339.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F339.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 339 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 18 AUG 25 Station: 28.99,-90.60 Latitude: 28.99 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -234 SFC 974 -0 26.6 25.8 95 0.8 26.0 222 80 302.1 306.1 300.1 367.2 21.96 2 950 220 23.7 23.1 96 0.6 23.3 232 103 301.3 304.8 298.2 357.5 19.08 3 900 691 21.0 20.9 99 0.1 20.9 240 108 303.2 306.4 297.7 355.2 17.53 4 850 1186 18.8 18.8 100 0.1 18.8 246 104 305.9 308.9 297.6 354.6 16.23 5 800 1706 16.8 16.6 99 0.1 16.7 251 99 309.0 311.8 297.7 354.8 15.07 6 750 2255 14.5 14.4 99 0.1 14.4 255 93 312.3 315.0 297.7 355.0 13.86 7 700 2836 12.0 11.8 99 0.2 11.9 258 84 315.8 318.2 297.7 355.0 12.57 8 650 3454 9.4 9.2 99 0.2 9.3 259 75 319.6 321.8 297.8 355.5 11.34 9 600 4115 6.6 6.4 99 0.2 6.5 256 68 323.7 325.7 298.0 356.3 10.11 10 550 4826 3.1 3.1 100 0.1 3.1 251 63 327.8 329.5 298.0 356.4 8.72 11 500 5595 -0.4 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 238 61 332.5 334.0 298.1 356.9 7.26 12 450 6432 -4.6 -5.1 96 0.5 -4.8 226 65 337.4 338.6 298.2 357.5 5.84 13 400 7352 -9.2 -9.8 95 0.6 -9.5 229 72 343.1 344.0 298.5 359.2 4.56 14 350 8376 -14.3 -14.8 96 0.5 -14.5 236 70 349.5 350.3 299.1 362.2 3.47 15 300 9530 -21.4 -21.4 100 0.0 -21.4 240 67 355.3 355.8 299.5 364.0 2.31 16 250 10848 -31.4 -31.4 100 -0.0 -31.4 243 66 359.3 359.6 299.4 363.7 1.11 17 200 12385 -44.5 -44.5 100 -0.0 -44.5 243 60 362.3 362.4 299.4 363.9 0.37 18 150 14242 -60.7 -60.9 98 0.2 -60.7 243 52 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.8 0.07 19 100 16677 -72.7 -77.1 51 4.4 -72.7 117 18 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.68 m Freezing level: 505.98 mb = 5502.78 m = 18053.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 508.46 mb = 5459.37 m = 17911.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.77 % Est. max temperature: 32.02 C = 89.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.90 mb = 100.60 m = 330.04 ft T: 25.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.51 C/km ThetaE index: 12.67 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.51 mb = 494.75 m = 1623.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.96 C = 80.52 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: 0.02 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.55 C Showalter Index: 0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 38.45 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.26 C Cross Totals Index: 19.18 C K Index: 37.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 494.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 80.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.82 mb = 510.79 m = 1675.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.82 mb = 558.40 m = 1832.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 493.82 mb = 5693.60 m = 18679.57 ft B at Equ Level: 80.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 353.82 mb = 8292.89 m = 27207.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.5 at 82.0 knts Storm direction: 278.5 at 61.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1024.4 neg: -25.9 tot: 998.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 332.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 126.79 m/s