MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261200F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 15Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 49.65,-69.89 Latitude: 49.65 Longitude: -69.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 471 SFC 947 493 12.7 10.1 84 2.6 11.2 248 9 290.3 291.7 286.6 313.6 8.22 3 900 922 8.4 7.0 91 1.4 7.6 255 19 290.2 291.4 285.3 310.1 6.99 4 850 1392 5.2 4.5 95 0.7 4.9 252 18 291.6 292.7 285.1 309.6 6.24 5 800 1885 2.2 1.2 93 1.0 1.7 244 19 293.5 294.4 284.8 308.6 5.21 6 750 2403 -1.0 -1.8 94 0.8 -1.4 231 20 295.5 296.3 284.8 308.7 4.47 7 700 2952 -3.8 -4.8 93 1.0 -4.3 216 21 298.2 298.9 285.2 309.7 3.83 8 650 3533 -7.2 -8.1 93 0.9 -7.6 209 21 300.8 301.4 285.5 310.6 3.19 9 600 4153 -11.1 -11.8 94 0.7 -11.3 208 21 303.3 303.8 285.8 311.4 2.58 10 550 4816 -15.4 -15.9 96 0.5 -15.6 208 21 305.8 306.2 286.1 312.2 2.01 11 500 5529 -20.3 -20.4 99 0.1 -20.3 205 22 308.3 308.6 286.5 313.3 1.51 12 450 6301 -25.8 -26.0 98 0.2 -25.9 209 23 310.8 310.9 286.8 314.2 1.02 13 400 7142 -32.5 -32.8 96 0.4 -32.5 212 22 312.8 312.9 287.1 314.9 0.60 14 350 8068 -40.0 -40.9 92 0.9 -40.1 208 20 314.7 314.8 287.3 315.8 0.31 15 300 9103 -46.4 -53.4 45 7.0 -46.7 206 24 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.3 0.09 16 250 10315 -44.9 -65.2 9 20.3 -45.5 213 42 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 17 200 11817 -43.6 -74.9 2 31.3 -44.5 220 41 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 18 150 13737 -45.2 -76.1 2 30.9 -46.3 220 46 392.1 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.01 19 100 16409 -49.8 -79.5 2 29.7 -50.8 210 38 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5490.40 m Freezing level: 765.52 mb = 2242.44 m = 7357.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 772.49 mb = 2166.00 m = 7106.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.86 % Est. max temperature: 15.93 C = 60.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.57 mb = 815.13 m = 2674.29 ft T: 9.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1179.08 m = 3868.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.38 C = 56.08 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: 2.34 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 29.09 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.92 mb = 1135.31 m = 3724.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.92 mb = 1373.27 m = 4505.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 681.92 mb = 3156.95 m = 10357.32 ft B at Equ Level: 27.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 561.92 mb = 4652.38 m = 15263.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -19.8 tot: -19.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: -2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.60 Bulk Shear: 17.14 m/s