MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270000F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 12Z SUN 31 AUG 25 Station: 56.54,-178.16 Latitude: 56.54 Longitude: -178.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -112 SFC 987 0 9.9 9.5 97 0.5 9.7 196 7 284.2 285.5 283.4 305.1 7.55 2 950 314 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 203 8 285.5 286.8 283.6 305.6 7.20 3 900 760 6.5 6.5 100 0.0 6.5 202 8 288.2 289.4 284.3 307.3 6.77 4 850 1228 4.8 4.7 100 0.0 4.7 206 8 291.1 292.2 285.0 309.2 6.32 5 800 1721 2.2 2.0 99 0.2 2.1 211 8 293.5 294.5 285.2 309.6 5.54 6 750 2240 -1.0 -1.3 98 0.3 -1.2 210 9 295.5 296.3 285.0 309.1 4.63 7 700 2787 -4.3 -4.4 99 0.1 -4.4 207 9 297.7 298.4 285.1 309.4 3.93 8 650 3369 -7.0 -7.5 96 0.5 -7.2 216 9 301.1 301.7 285.8 311.3 3.36 9 600 3990 -10.1 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 209 11 304.4 304.9 286.5 313.2 2.80 10 550 4656 -14.0 -14.5 95 0.6 -14.2 209 13 307.5 307.9 287.0 314.7 2.25 11 500 5374 -18.0 -18.4 97 0.4 -18.1 213 14 311.1 311.4 287.8 317.0 1.80 12 450 6154 -23.1 -23.3 99 0.2 -23.2 207 15 314.2 314.4 288.3 318.6 1.30 13 400 7005 -29.8 -31.8 82 2.1 -30.1 208 19 316.3 316.4 288.3 318.6 0.66 14 350 7943 -36.3 -50.3 22 14.0 -37.2 204 29 319.8 319.8 288.8 320.2 0.11 15 300 8995 -44.0 -54.2 31 10.2 -44.5 200 39 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.6 0.08 16 250 10195 -50.8 -58.3 40 7.5 -51.0 202 33 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.06 17 200 11664 -46.2 -76.2 2 30.0 -47.0 202 32 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13576 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -47.1 202 29 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.01 19 100 16258 -47.7 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.9 206 26 435.5 435.5 309.4 435.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5485.82 m Freezing level: 765.70 mb = 2076.91 m = 6813.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.56 mb = 2053.78 m = 6738.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.62 % Est. max temperature: 17.49 C = 63.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.67 mb = 59.02 m = 193.64 ft T: 9.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 0.53 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 437.11 m = 1434.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.03 C = 53.66 F Cap Strength: 5.17 C Lifted Index: 6.73 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.67 C Showalter Index: 4.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 27.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 87.08 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13654.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.09 mb = 453.37 m = 1487.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 10.3 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 0.1 tot: 0.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: -0.6 tot: 3.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 0.8 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 14.88 Bulk Shear: 1.28 m/s