MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F042.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F042.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 42 hour GFS valid 18Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 39.32,-80.29 Latitude: 39.32 Longitude: -80.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 165 SFC 970 425 23.2 5.2 31 18.0 13.0 255 6 298.9 299.9 287.3 315.8 5.70 2 950 608 19.9 3.5 34 16.4 11.0 254 9 297.3 298.3 286.2 312.6 5.17 3 900 1069 15.1 2.4 42 12.8 8.4 253 10 297.1 298.0 286.1 312.0 5.04 4 850 1549 10.5 1.3 53 9.2 5.8 252 10 297.1 298.0 285.9 311.8 4.95 5 800 2049 5.8 0.3 68 5.4 3.1 252 10 297.3 298.2 285.9 311.8 4.90 6 750 2573 1.0 -1.4 84 2.4 -0.2 256 11 297.6 298.5 285.8 311.3 4.61 7 700 3126 0.1 -17.0 26 17.1 -5.5 269 17 302.6 302.8 284.2 307.1 1.44 8 650 3717 -2.4 -24.3 17 21.9 -8.4 272 17 306.2 306.4 284.9 309.0 0.82 9 600 4348 -5.6 -21.3 28 15.6 -10.2 277 18 309.6 309.8 286.5 313.5 1.17 10 550 5025 -9.8 -18.5 49 8.7 -12.5 281 22 312.5 312.8 288.1 317.8 1.61 11 500 5753 -14.5 -22.8 49 8.3 -16.7 284 25 315.4 315.6 288.6 319.5 1.22 12 450 6543 -20.0 -28.2 48 8.2 -21.7 286 27 318.1 318.2 289.0 321.0 0.83 13 400 7405 -26.3 -35.1 43 8.8 -27.6 291 30 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.5 0.48 14 350 8354 -34.3 -36.5 80 2.2 -34.6 288 31 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.3 0.48 15 300 9413 -42.9 -44.4 85 1.5 -43.0 286 32 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.25 16 250 10614 -52.8 -53.2 95 0.5 -52.8 280 43 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.0 0.11 17 200 12045 -55.2 -64.1 33 8.8 -55.4 292 55 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 18 150 13883 -53.5 -81.3 2 27.8 -53.9 286 44 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 19 100 16473 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 276 20 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.03 m Freezing level: 698.71 mb = 3141.64 m = 10307.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.42 mb = 2546.64 m = 8355.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.12 % Est. max temperature: 21.54 C = 70.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 742.72 mb = 2651.02 m = 8697.46 ft T: 0.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.67 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 668.36 mb = 3494.92 m = 11466.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.36 F Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lifted Index: 6.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.92 C Showalter Index: 6.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.75 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 15.79 C K Index: 9.19 Risk: None Sweat Index: 61.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10580.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 742.66 mb = 2651.70 m = 8699.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.0 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 303.0 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.6 neg: -0.0 tot: 30.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.2 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 10.65 m/s