MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F057.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508270600F057.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 57 hour GFS valid 15Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 41.54,-72.24 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -72.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 95 19.6 17.2 86 2.4 18.0 210 8 292.4 294.6 291.0 327.6 12.40 1 1000 131 19.4 15.6 78 3.9 17.0 212 11 292.6 294.6 290.1 324.4 11.18 2 950 570 16.1 12.7 80 3.5 14.0 214 21 293.5 295.3 289.2 321.3 9.72 3 900 1028 12.9 10.2 84 2.6 11.3 215 24 294.8 296.3 288.7 319.9 8.74 4 850 1506 9.8 6.1 78 3.7 7.8 222 23 296.5 297.7 287.7 316.8 6.97 5 800 2007 6.6 1.8 71 4.8 4.2 228 25 298.2 299.2 286.9 314.4 5.46 6 750 2534 2.3 -0.4 83 2.7 1.0 226 28 299.0 299.9 286.7 313.8 4.96 7 700 3088 -0.9 -1.6 95 0.7 -1.2 228 27 301.5 302.4 287.5 316.2 4.87 8 650 3677 -3.7 -4.3 96 0.5 -4.0 231 29 304.7 305.5 288.1 317.9 4.29 9 600 4305 -7.5 -8.5 92 1.0 -7.9 232 35 307.5 308.1 288.1 318.0 3.35 10 550 4978 -11.1 -18.8 53 7.6 -13.4 241 37 310.9 311.2 287.4 316.0 1.58 11 500 5703 -15.2 -30.4 26 15.2 -18.3 248 33 314.5 314.6 287.6 316.6 0.61 12 450 6492 -20.3 -36.7 22 16.4 -22.9 251 32 317.7 317.8 288.4 319.0 0.36 13 400 7351 -27.3 -39.2 32 11.8 -28.8 252 33 319.5 319.5 288.9 320.7 0.32 14 350 8297 -35.3 -42.4 49 7.0 -36.0 249 36 321.1 321.1 289.4 322.1 0.26 15 300 9349 -44.3 -48.3 64 4.1 -44.5 243 41 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.6 0.16 16 250 10547 -52.0 -56.5 58 4.5 -52.1 236 44 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.07 17 200 11983 -53.1 -67.4 16 14.3 -53.4 232 50 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 13836 -53.4 -80.9 2 27.5 -53.9 246 40 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 19 100 16443 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.7 251 19 423.2 423.2 308.1 423.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5572.65 m Freezing level: 714.35 mb = 2928.67 m = 9608.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.92 mb = 2773.55 m = 9099.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.17 % Est. max temperature: 23.51 C = 74.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.19 mb = 398.91 m = 1308.76 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 13.78 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.79 mb = 1180.05 m = 3871.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.50 C = 72.50 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: 0.13 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: 3.00 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 21.32 C K Index: 30.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 191.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.11 mb = 961.32 m = 3153.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.11 mb = 1682.02 m = 5518.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 502.11 mb = 5671.28 m = 18606.33 ft B at Equ Level: 190.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 262.11 mb = 10235.88 m = 33581.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.5 neg: -0.2 tot: 92.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 7.16 Bulk Shear: 26.70 m/s