MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508261800F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 38.18,-79.16 Latitude: 38.18 Longitude: -79.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 147 SFC 951 579 23.1 4.6 30 18.4 12.7 306 9 300.5 301.6 287.9 317.3 5.61 2 950 589 21.9 3.9 31 18.0 11.9 305 10 299.5 300.4 287.2 315.4 5.34 3 900 1053 17.3 2.5 37 14.8 9.3 303 12 299.3 300.2 286.9 314.5 5.09 4 850 1537 12.6 1.5 47 11.1 6.8 297 11 299.4 300.3 286.9 314.4 5.03 5 800 2041 7.8 0.6 60 7.2 4.2 292 9 299.5 300.4 286.9 314.4 4.99 6 750 2569 2.9 -0.5 78 3.4 1.2 285 7 299.7 300.6 286.9 314.4 4.90 7 700 3122 -2.0 -2.7 95 0.7 -2.3 268 7 300.3 301.1 286.6 313.8 4.49 8 650 3708 -4.1 -14.1 46 10.0 -7.6 275 17 304.3 304.7 285.5 310.6 1.97 9 600 4338 -6.0 -22.5 26 16.5 -10.6 272 31 309.2 309.4 286.3 312.7 1.05 10 550 5014 -9.8 -26.5 24 16.7 -13.9 268 35 312.5 312.6 287.2 315.2 0.80 11 500 5743 -14.2 -32.1 20 17.9 -17.8 260 41 315.7 315.8 287.9 317.5 0.52 12 450 6535 -19.1 -31.4 33 12.3 -21.5 254 49 319.2 319.3 289.2 321.4 0.62 13 400 7399 -25.7 -32.7 52 7.0 -26.8 252 58 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.8 0.61 14 350 8354 -31.8 -48.8 17 17.0 -33.2 254 74 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.13 15 300 9430 -37.6 -44.3 50 6.7 -38.1 245 104 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.25 16 250 10663 -47.5 -49.7 78 2.2 -47.6 240 110 335.4 335.5 293.3 336.1 0.16 17 200 12113 -52.1 -67.8 13 15.8 -52.4 247 95 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 13966 -54.6 -79.8 3 25.2 -54.9 253 74 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16533 -58.8 -84.9 2 26.2 -59.1 259 41 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.15 m Freezing level: 720.57 mb = 2894.60 m = 9496.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 733.05 mb = 2752.07 m = 9029.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.17 % Est. max temperature: 22.09 C = 71.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 723.29 mb = 2859.69 m = 9382.09 ft T: 0.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.66 C/km ThetaE index: 3.88 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.26 mb = 2960.58 m = 9713.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Cap Strength: 4.37 C Lifted Index: 5.21 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: 5.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 15.76 C K Index: 27.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 80.31 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10651.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.57 mb = 2878.82 m = 9444.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.9 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 298.9 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.2 neg: -0.7 tot: 23.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 29.35 m/s