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: 30.28,-90.41 Latitude: 30.28 Longitude: -90.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -54 SFC 993 12 25.5 24.3 93 1.2 24.6 82 29 299.3 302.8 298.0 356.7 19.64 2 950 399 23.3 22.6 96 0.7 22.8 98 63 300.9 304.2 297.7 355.3 18.50 3 900 870 20.7 20.6 100 0.0 20.6 107 74 302.8 306.0 297.4 353.8 17.23 4 850 1364 18.0 18.0 100 0.0 18.0 114 79 305.0 307.9 296.9 351.2 15.47 5 800 1883 15.4 15.0 98 0.4 15.1 123 81 307.5 310.0 296.3 348.3 13.50 6 750 2429 12.9 12.3 96 0.7 12.5 125 82 310.6 312.9 296.1 347.4 12.04 7 700 3009 10.3 9.4 94 0.9 9.7 124 83 313.9 315.9 295.9 346.8 10.61 8 650 3624 7.3 6.2 92 1.1 6.6 121 81 317.3 319.0 295.8 346.2 9.19 9 600 4281 3.8 3.1 95 0.7 3.4 117 79 320.5 322.1 295.8 346.2 8.02 10 550 4985 0.5 -0.1 96 0.5 0.2 115 79 324.7 326.0 296.0 347.3 6.95 11 500 5748 -2.5 -3.4 94 0.8 -3.0 111 77 329.9 331.1 296.6 349.9 5.97 12 450 6579 -6.7 -7.8 92 1.0 -7.2 110 75 334.8 335.7 296.8 351.0 4.75 13 400 7492 -11.6 -12.8 91 1.1 -12.1 109 74 339.9 340.6 297.2 352.5 3.59 14 350 8505 -17.6 -18.3 94 0.7 -17.9 109 73 345.0 345.5 297.5 354.4 2.58 15 300 9642 -25.2 -25.6 97 0.4 -25.4 108 69 349.8 350.2 297.8 355.8 1.59 16 250 10940 -35.1 -35.3 98 0.2 -35.1 111 63 354.0 354.1 298.1 357.0 0.76 17 200 12453 -47.9 -47.9 99 0.1 -47.9 118 55 357.0 357.0 298.3 358.0 0.25 18 150 14283 -63.3 -63.5 98 0.2 -63.4 134 51 361.0 361.0 299.0 361.2 0.05 19 100 16675 -73.4 -79.4 39 6.0 -73.4 64 19 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.81 m Freezing level: 541.87 mb = 5109.09 m = 16761.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 546.94 mb = 5029.73 m = 16501.53 ft Precipitable water: 2.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.84 % Est. max temperature: 31.58 C = 88.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.53 mb = 155.82 m = 511.22 ft T: 24.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 10.49 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 620.29 m = 2035.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.68 C Showalter Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.11 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.56 C Cross Totals Index: 20.55 C K Index: 37.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 381.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.39 mb = 543.20 m = 1782.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.39 mb = 779.90 m = 2558.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 319.39 mb = 9179.88 m = 30117.34 ft B at Equ Level: 380.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.39 mb = 14307.48 m = 46939.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 116.1 at 76.8 knts Storm direction: 146.1 at 57.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 919.6 neg: -11.5 tot: 908.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 302.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 12.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.13 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 162.86 m/s