MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508041200F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 12Z WED 20 AUG 25 Station: 36.08,-86.74 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -86.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 980 205 22.0 21.5 97 0.5 21.6 122 13 296.8 299.8 295.5 345.1 16.70 2 950 477 20.6 20.4 99 0.2 20.5 129 30 298.1 301.1 295.5 344.9 16.10 3 900 944 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.7 142 42 300.7 303.5 295.6 345.2 15.18 4 850 1435 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 160 52 303.7 306.3 295.7 345.9 14.24 5 800 1951 14.9 14.9 100 0.0 14.9 182 52 307.0 309.5 296.1 347.4 13.42 6 750 2497 12.4 12.3 100 0.0 12.3 193 40 310.0 312.3 296.0 346.9 12.11 7 700 3075 9.8 9.7 99 0.1 9.8 193 29 313.4 315.4 296.0 347.1 10.90 8 650 3689 7.0 6.8 99 0.1 6.9 185 26 316.9 318.7 296.0 347.0 9.61 9 600 4344 3.5 3.4 100 0.1 3.5 182 24 320.2 321.8 295.8 346.4 8.21 10 550 5047 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.1 -0.1 182 25 324.0 325.4 295.8 346.5 6.91 11 500 5807 -3.2 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.3 186 28 329.2 330.3 296.4 348.9 5.93 12 450 6636 -7.2 -7.6 96 0.5 -7.4 192 28 334.2 335.2 296.8 350.6 4.80 13 400 7546 -12.1 -12.6 97 0.4 -12.3 198 27 339.2 340.0 297.1 352.0 3.64 14 350 8556 -18.3 -18.3 100 0.0 -18.3 204 28 344.1 344.7 297.4 353.5 2.59 15 300 9689 -26.1 -26.1 100 -0.0 -26.1 203 28 348.6 348.9 297.5 354.3 1.52 16 250 10980 -36.8 -36.9 99 0.1 -36.8 204 25 351.4 351.5 297.5 353.9 0.65 17 200 12480 -50.5 -50.7 97 0.3 -50.5 202 22 352.9 352.9 297.4 353.6 0.18 18 150 14286 -65.1 -68.3 65 3.2 -65.2 267 22 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.03 19 100 16710 -70.5 -82.3 16 11.8 -70.6 274 8 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.33 m Freezing level: 550.89 mb = 5034.50 m = 16517.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 551.36 mb = 5027.07 m = 16492.80 ft Precipitable water: 2.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.91 mb = 261.55 m = 858.08 ft T: 21.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 0.50 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 703.83 m = 2309.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.51 C = 76.13 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.91 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 36.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.65 mb = 682.78 m = 2240.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.65 mb = 918.93 m = 3014.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.65 mb = 1111.41 m = 3646.30 ft B at Equ Level: 19.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 742.65 mb = 2579.44 m = 8462.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.4 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 205.4 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 621.6 neg: -15.9 tot: 605.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 201.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.3 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 73.97 m/s