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: 30.42,-90.00 Latitude: 30.42 Longitude: -90.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 SFC 997 21 25.7 24.6 93 1.2 24.9 99 23 299.1 302.8 298.1 357.3 19.87 2 950 447 23.3 22.9 98 0.4 23.0 111 59 300.8 304.3 298.0 356.2 18.83 3 900 919 21.0 21.0 100 -0.0 21.0 119 69 303.1 306.4 297.8 355.4 17.63 4 850 1413 18.1 18.1 100 0.0 18.1 127 71 305.1 308.0 297.0 351.5 15.54 5 800 1932 15.6 15.1 97 0.5 15.3 131 71 307.8 310.3 296.4 348.8 13.58 6 750 2480 13.2 12.8 97 0.4 12.9 135 71 310.9 313.3 296.4 349.0 12.46 7 700 3059 10.5 10.3 98 0.3 10.3 137 70 314.1 316.3 296.4 349.2 11.29 8 650 3675 7.2 7.0 98 0.2 7.1 135 69 317.1 319.0 296.1 347.6 9.71 9 600 4331 3.7 3.5 99 0.2 3.6 131 69 320.4 322.0 295.9 346.8 8.25 10 550 5035 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 125 65 324.0 325.3 295.8 346.3 6.87 11 500 5795 -3.2 -3.6 96 0.5 -3.4 121 62 329.2 330.4 296.4 348.7 5.86 12 450 6625 -7.1 -7.8 95 0.7 -7.4 120 61 334.3 335.2 296.7 350.5 4.74 13 400 7536 -11.9 -12.6 95 0.7 -12.2 119 62 339.5 340.3 297.1 352.3 3.63 14 350 8547 -18.3 -18.6 98 0.2 -18.4 118 60 344.1 344.6 297.3 353.2 2.53 15 300 9680 -26.3 -26.3 100 0.0 -26.3 120 59 348.3 348.6 297.5 353.9 1.49 16 250 10971 -36.5 -36.5 100 -0.0 -36.5 122 55 351.8 351.9 297.6 354.4 0.67 17 200 12475 -49.2 -49.3 100 0.0 -49.3 129 47 354.8 354.8 297.8 355.7 0.22 18 150 14297 -64.1 -64.2 98 0.2 -64.1 153 45 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.9 0.05 19 100 16676 -75.5 -80.1 48 4.6 -75.5 55 23 381.9 381.9 302.6 381.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5800.98 m Freezing level: 551.16 mb = 5018.36 m = 16464.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.08 mb = 5004.18 m = 16417.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.14 % Est. max temperature: 31.84 C = 89.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.78 mb = 165.51 m = 543.00 ft T: 24.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.00 C/km ThetaE index: 8.43 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 595.12 m = 1952.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.14 C = 82.66 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.23 C K Index: 39.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 711.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.48 mb = 534.57 m = 1753.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.48 mb = 675.00 m = 2214.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.48 mb = 12951.99 m = 42492.89 ft B at Equ Level: 706.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.48 mb = 16363.00 m = 53683.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.8 at 66.1 knts Storm direction: 157.8 at 49.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 723.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 723.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 241.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.05 Bulk Rich Number: 6.63 Bulk Shear: 107.19 m/s