MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508271200F243.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508271200F243.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 243 hour GFS valid 15Z SAT 6 SEP 25 Station: 20.34,-122.98 Latitude: 20.34 Longitude: -122.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 998 0 24.9 23.3 91 1.7 23.8 123 42 298.3 301.6 297.0 351.7 18.33 2 950 428 21.9 21.6 99 0.2 21.7 133 60 299.4 302.5 296.7 350.2 17.39 3 900 898 19.6 19.6 100 0.1 19.6 146 64 301.7 304.7 296.5 349.2 16.12 4 850 1390 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 151 64 304.8 307.6 296.5 349.7 15.06 5 800 1909 15.7 15.2 96 0.6 15.4 143 64 307.9 310.5 296.5 349.3 13.68 6 750 2457 13.1 12.7 97 0.4 12.9 137 62 310.8 313.2 296.4 348.8 12.40 7 700 3036 10.3 9.3 93 1.0 9.6 140 63 313.9 315.9 295.9 346.6 10.55 8 650 3652 7.9 6.0 88 1.9 6.8 131 59 317.9 319.7 295.8 346.6 9.08 9 600 4311 5.1 3.0 87 2.1 3.9 133 58 322.0 323.6 296.1 347.6 7.97 10 550 5018 1.3 0.2 92 1.1 0.7 132 54 325.6 327.0 296.4 348.8 7.08 11 500 5782 -1.9 -4.0 86 2.1 -3.0 129 53 330.7 331.9 296.6 349.9 5.71 12 450 6614 -6.6 -9.0 83 2.4 -7.7 127 55 335.0 335.9 296.6 349.8 4.31 13 400 7526 -11.5 -15.0 75 3.5 -12.9 128 54 340.0 340.7 296.8 350.6 2.97 14 350 8539 -17.8 -24.6 55 6.9 -19.8 126 54 344.8 345.1 296.7 350.4 1.48 15 300 9672 -26.8 -29.9 75 3.1 -27.5 130 47 347.6 347.8 297.0 351.6 1.06 16 250 10960 -37.1 -38.6 86 1.5 -37.3 120 37 350.8 351.0 297.3 353.0 0.54 17 200 12461 -49.7 -49.9 97 0.2 -49.7 106 27 354.0 354.1 297.7 354.9 0.20 18 150 14274 -65.6 -65.9 97 0.3 -65.6 156 21 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.04 19 100 16633 -79.5 -83.1 56 3.5 -79.6 111 22 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5804.02 m Freezing level: 529.49 mb = 5331.20 m = 17490.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 540.93 mb = 5150.99 m = 16899.37 ft Precipitable water: 2.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.57 C = 88.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.09 mb = 208.54 m = 684.17 ft T: 23.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.44 C/km ThetaE index: 3.16 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 539.62 m = 1770.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.57 C = 79.82 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: 0.96 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.68 C Cross Totals Index: 19.48 C K Index: 36.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.19 mb = 518.39 m = 1700.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.19 mb = 658.08 m = 2159.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.19 mb = 1540.97 m = 5055.61 ft B at Equ Level: 17.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 495.19 mb = 5858.62 m = 19220.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 136.9 at 58.9 knts Storm direction: 166.9 at 44.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 2.2 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.7 neg: -98.0 tot: 227.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 12.65 m/s