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: 30.55,-90.00 Latitude: 30.55 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 7 SFC 997 31 25.5 24.5 94 1.1 24.7 94 20 298.9 302.5 298.0 356.5 19.72 2 950 459 23.2 22.8 98 0.4 22.9 107 55 300.7 304.1 297.8 355.7 18.71 3 900 931 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 115 65 303.0 306.3 297.7 355.1 17.56 4 850 1425 18.1 18.0 100 0.0 18.1 124 68 305.1 307.9 297.0 351.4 15.50 5 800 1944 15.5 14.9 96 0.6 15.1 128 69 307.7 310.2 296.3 348.2 13.43 6 750 2491 13.1 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 131 68 310.8 313.2 296.3 348.7 12.37 7 700 3071 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 134 67 314.1 316.2 296.4 349.0 11.25 8 650 3686 7.2 7.0 99 0.2 7.1 132 65 317.1 318.9 296.1 347.6 9.70 9 600 4342 3.6 3.5 99 0.1 3.5 127 65 320.2 321.8 295.8 346.5 8.22 10 550 5045 -0.2 -0.3 99 0.1 -0.2 120 62 323.9 325.2 295.8 346.1 6.84 11 500 5805 -3.3 -3.7 97 0.4 -3.5 117 58 329.1 330.2 296.3 348.5 5.85 12 450 6635 -7.2 -7.8 96 0.6 -7.5 117 57 334.1 335.1 296.7 350.3 4.73 13 400 7546 -12.0 -12.7 95 0.7 -12.3 116 58 339.4 340.1 297.1 352.1 3.61 14 350 8556 -18.5 -18.7 98 0.2 -18.6 115 57 343.9 344.4 297.3 353.0 2.50 15 300 9689 -26.4 -26.5 99 0.1 -26.5 118 55 348.1 348.4 297.4 353.6 1.46 16 250 10978 -36.7 -36.8 99 0.1 -36.8 119 52 351.4 351.6 297.5 354.0 0.65 17 200 12480 -49.6 -49.6 100 0.0 -49.6 125 43 354.2 354.3 297.7 355.1 0.21 18 150 14300 -64.3 -64.5 98 0.2 -64.3 151 42 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.5 0.04 19 100 16677 -76.1 -80.1 52 4.1 -76.1 50 21 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.67 m Freezing level: 552.61 mb = 5008.58 m = 16432.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.88 mb = 5003.01 m = 16413.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.30 % Est. max temperature: 31.82 C = 89.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.48 mb = 162.52 m = 533.20 ft T: 24.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 8.30 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 596.22 m = 1956.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -0.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.64 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.31 C K Index: 39.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 684.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.27 mb = 539.31 m = 1769.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.27 mb = 774.33 m = 2540.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.27 mb = 12930.07 m = 42420.96 ft B at Equ Level: 680.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.27 mb = 16320.39 m = 53543.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 124.2 at 62.8 knts Storm direction: 154.2 at 47.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 695.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 695.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 231.9 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: 2.84 Bulk Rich Number: 6.40 Bulk Shear: 106.84 m/s