MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F372.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F372.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 20 AUG 25 Station: 32.83,-86.97 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -86.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 995 120 24.9 23.6 93 1.3 24.0 154 13 298.4 301.8 297.3 353.0 18.73 2 950 531 22.9 21.9 94 1.0 22.2 162 35 300.4 303.6 297.1 352.2 17.66 3 900 1002 20.3 19.3 94 1.1 19.6 181 43 302.5 305.4 296.5 349.3 15.82 4 850 1495 18.0 15.7 86 2.4 16.4 193 47 305.0 307.5 295.4 344.7 13.28 5 800 2013 14.9 13.8 93 1.1 14.2 195 47 307.0 309.4 295.4 344.7 12.50 6 750 2558 11.8 11.4 97 0.4 11.6 195 48 309.4 311.6 295.3 344.1 11.39 7 700 3134 9.3 7.3 87 2.0 8.0 195 50 312.8 314.5 294.6 341.2 9.18 8 650 3747 6.4 4.3 86 2.1 5.1 195 50 316.2 317.7 294.7 341.5 8.04 9 600 4401 3.3 0.7 83 2.5 1.8 195 49 319.9 321.2 294.7 341.5 6.74 10 550 5103 -0.2 -3.0 82 2.7 -1.7 192 48 323.8 324.9 294.8 342.1 5.60 11 500 5861 -4.4 -5.8 90 1.4 -5.1 190 48 327.7 328.7 295.3 344.2 4.96 12 450 6686 -8.2 -8.9 95 0.7 -8.5 190 45 332.9 333.8 296.1 347.7 4.34 13 400 7594 -12.8 -13.5 94 0.8 -13.0 194 40 338.4 339.1 296.7 350.3 3.37 14 350 8602 -18.8 -19.7 93 0.9 -19.1 192 38 343.4 343.9 297.0 351.8 2.30 15 300 9732 -26.9 -27.0 99 0.1 -26.9 198 29 347.5 347.8 297.3 352.8 1.40 16 250 11021 -37.0 -37.2 98 0.2 -37.0 209 29 351.0 351.2 297.4 353.5 0.63 17 200 12522 -49.6 -49.6 100 0.0 -49.6 235 35 354.3 354.3 297.7 355.1 0.21 18 150 14335 -65.7 -65.9 97 0.2 -65.7 260 34 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.04 19 100 16714 -73.6 -80.6 33 7.0 -73.6 17 15 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.42 m Freezing level: 553.46 mb = 5054.60 m = 16583.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 573.89 mb = 4760.13 m = 15617.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.68 C = 89.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.71 mb = 277.95 m = 911.90 ft T: 24.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 11.79 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 889.01 m = 2916.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: 0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.45 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.42 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 36.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 339.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.48 mb = 711.62 m = 2334.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.48 mb = 1439.76 m = 4723.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 375.48 mb = 8071.41 m = 26480.67 ft B at Equ Level: 339.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.48 mb = 14108.89 m = 46288.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.8 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 220.8 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 370.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 3.58 Bulk Shear: 94.64 m/s