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: 30.06,-91.22 Latitude: 30.06 Longitude: -91.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -303 SFC 965 8 24.8 24.0 95 0.9 24.2 96 22 301.0 304.6 298.5 359.3 19.78 2 950 150 24.0 23.3 96 0.7 23.5 112 36 301.5 305.1 298.4 358.3 19.24 3 900 623 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 122 42 303.6 307.0 298.2 357.8 18.22 4 850 1119 19.4 19.4 99 0.1 19.4 128 41 306.5 309.7 298.1 357.3 16.88 5 800 1642 17.6 17.0 96 0.6 17.2 128 39 309.9 312.8 298.1 356.9 15.42 6 750 2194 15.6 14.7 94 0.9 15.0 128 42 313.5 316.2 298.1 357.2 14.14 7 700 2779 13.2 12.2 93 1.1 12.5 131 41 317.1 319.6 298.2 357.5 12.86 8 650 3402 10.3 9.4 95 0.8 9.7 136 39 320.6 322.8 298.1 357.2 11.52 9 600 4066 6.7 6.3 98 0.4 6.5 137 35 323.9 325.9 298.0 356.4 10.08 10 550 4777 2.9 2.8 100 0.1 2.8 136 33 327.5 329.2 297.8 355.6 8.56 11 500 5545 -1.1 -1.2 99 0.1 -1.2 134 31 331.7 333.2 297.7 355.2 7.03 12 450 6381 -4.7 -5.0 98 0.3 -4.8 136 30 337.3 338.5 298.2 357.5 5.87 13 400 7301 -9.0 -9.5 96 0.5 -9.2 137 31 343.3 344.3 298.7 359.8 4.65 14 350 8325 -14.4 -14.8 97 0.4 -14.6 138 31 349.3 350.1 299.1 362.0 3.47 15 300 9478 -21.5 -21.5 100 0.0 -21.5 138 30 355.1 355.6 299.4 363.8 2.29 16 250 10798 -30.5 -30.5 100 -0.0 -30.5 139 28 360.7 361.0 299.8 365.5 1.21 17 200 12347 -42.0 -42.0 100 0.0 -41.9 135 23 366.3 366.4 300.2 368.4 0.48 18 150 14233 -56.2 -60.3 60 4.1 -56.3 130 20 373.3 373.3 301.2 373.6 0.08 19 100 16691 -74.3 -77.2 65 2.8 -74.3 152 11 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.32 m Freezing level: 513.59 mb = 5336.17 m = 17506.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 514.46 mb = 5315.28 m = 17438.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.95 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.89 mb = 114.03 m = 374.10 ft T: 24.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 2.39 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.40 mb = 541.91 m = 1777.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 40.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.44 C K Index: 38.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.91 mb = 517.73 m = 1698.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.91 mb = 565.91 m = 1856.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 815.91 mb = 1471.99 m = 4829.30 ft B at Equ Level: 20.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 665.91 mb = 3198.75 m = 10494.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 130.6 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 160.6 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.7 neg: -4.7 tot: 207.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 4.57 Bulk Shear: 15.64 m/s