MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 29.41,-98.56 Latitude: 29.41 Longitude: -98.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 152 SFC 990 241 27.9 21.3 67 6.7 23.1 99 7 301.9 304.9 296.6 350.0 16.27 2 950 607 26.8 19.4 64 7.4 21.6 117 16 304.4 307.2 296.5 349.4 15.12 3 900 1083 23.1 17.6 71 5.4 19.3 120 14 305.3 307.9 296.2 347.9 14.25 4 850 1580 19.1 15.8 81 3.4 16.8 115 11 306.2 308.7 295.8 346.3 13.36 5 800 2099 15.5 13.3 87 2.2 14.1 101 9 307.7 310.0 295.3 344.3 12.10 6 750 2645 12.8 9.6 81 3.1 10.8 85 6 310.5 312.4 294.6 341.3 10.09 7 700 3222 9.5 7.0 84 2.6 7.9 138 3 313.0 314.7 294.6 340.9 8.99 8 650 3835 6.1 3.7 84 2.4 4.7 164 7 315.9 317.4 294.4 340.2 7.71 9 600 4489 3.1 -1.5 72 4.6 0.7 175 5 319.7 320.8 293.9 338.1 5.73 10 550 5189 -0.8 -7.9 59 7.0 -4.1 167 2 323.1 323.9 293.3 335.9 3.85 11 500 5944 -5.6 -15.7 45 10.1 -9.4 99 2 326.3 326.7 292.8 334.0 2.25 12 450 6762 -10.6 -18.6 52 8.0 -13.4 143 3 329.9 330.2 293.5 336.7 1.95 13 400 7657 -16.7 -25.4 47 8.7 -19.0 82 4 333.3 333.5 293.7 337.7 1.21 14 350 8647 -23.3 -31.2 48 7.9 -24.9 110 3 337.3 337.4 294.4 340.3 0.81 15 300 9757 -31.5 -39.3 46 7.7 -32.6 153 5 340.9 341.0 295.0 342.6 0.42 16 250 11019 -41.5 -45.7 63 4.2 -41.8 158 5 344.4 344.4 295.6 345.4 0.26 17 200 12495 -52.9 -58.9 48 6.1 -53.1 104 6 349.0 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.07 18 150 14292 -66.0 -71.9 43 5.9 -66.1 83 13 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16692 -72.9 -81.5 26 8.6 -72.9 20 10 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.53 m Freezing level: 560.40 mb = 5043.52 m = 16546.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 593.00 mb = 4583.03 m = 15036.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.23 % Est. max temperature: 32.45 C = 90.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.69 mb = 1095.85 m = 3595.26 ft T: 22.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 15.98 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.12 mb = 1886.07 m = 6187.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.06 C = 91.50 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.32 C K Index: 37.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 746.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.00 mb = 1538.78 m = 5048.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.00 mb = 2544.12 m = 8346.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.00 mb = 12526.62 m = 41097.34 ft B at Equ Level: 739.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.00 mb = 15662.63 m = 51385.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 124.3 at 6.8 knts Storm direction: 154.3 at 5.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -58.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.2 neg: -18.5 tot: -1.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 139.51 Bulk Shear: 5.35 m/s