MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F345.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F345.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 345 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 18 AUG 25 Station: 29.78,-90.47 Latitude: 29.78 Longitude: -90.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -96 SFC 989 4 25.6 24.1 92 1.4 24.5 159 40 299.7 303.3 298.1 356.9 19.50 2 950 356 23.1 22.5 96 0.7 22.7 170 77 300.7 304.0 297.6 354.6 18.34 3 900 828 20.4 20.4 100 -0.0 20.4 177 86 302.5 305.6 297.3 352.8 17.00 4 850 1322 18.2 17.7 97 0.5 17.9 184 83 305.2 308.1 296.8 350.6 15.18 5 800 1842 15.9 15.2 96 0.7 15.4 182 84 308.1 310.7 296.5 349.6 13.71 6 750 2390 13.2 12.6 96 0.6 12.8 185 83 310.9 313.2 296.3 348.6 12.32 7 700 2969 10.4 9.9 97 0.5 10.1 184 79 314.0 316.1 296.3 348.2 11.02 8 650 3585 7.4 6.9 96 0.5 7.1 184 76 317.4 319.3 296.1 347.8 9.67 9 600 4243 4.1 3.9 98 0.2 4.0 187 77 320.9 322.6 296.2 348.0 8.48 10 550 4948 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 190 75 324.7 326.1 296.3 348.3 7.23 11 500 5710 -2.4 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.6 188 71 330.1 331.3 296.8 351.0 6.28 12 450 6542 -6.2 -6.7 96 0.5 -6.4 186 69 335.4 336.5 297.3 353.1 5.16 13 400 7457 -10.6 -11.1 96 0.6 -10.8 189 69 341.3 342.1 297.8 355.7 4.10 14 350 8473 -16.4 -16.6 98 0.2 -16.5 192 69 346.6 347.3 298.2 357.5 2.98 15 300 9615 -24.1 -24.1 100 0.0 -24.1 194 67 351.5 351.9 298.4 358.3 1.82 16 250 10919 -33.9 -33.9 100 0.0 -33.9 196 61 355.7 355.9 298.5 359.1 0.87 17 200 12439 -46.7 -46.7 100 -0.0 -46.7 200 55 358.8 358.8 298.7 360.0 0.29 18 150 14278 -62.1 -62.3 98 0.1 -62.1 211 45 363.1 363.1 299.4 363.3 0.06 19 100 16688 -74.2 -79.9 41 5.6 -74.2 101 7 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5806.26 m Freezing level: 541.08 mb = 5083.69 m = 16678.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 542.13 mb = 5062.93 m = 16610.45 ft Precipitable water: 2.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.32 % Est. max temperature: 31.72 C = 89.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.69 mb = 184.73 m = 606.07 ft T: 24.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.02 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 581.55 m = 1907.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.81 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.65 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 37.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 251.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.82 mb = 534.22 m = 1752.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.82 mb = 675.86 m = 2217.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 435.82 mb = 6790.62 m = 22278.68 ft B at Equ Level: 251.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.82 mb = 11033.48 m = 36198.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.6 at 77.4 knts Storm direction: 213.6 at 58.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 774.2 neg: -52.2 tot: 722.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 240.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.50 Bulk Shear: 71.84 m/s