MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280000F057.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280000F057.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 57 hour GFS valid 9Z SAT 30 AUG 25 Station: 53.43,-9.29 Latitude: 53.43 Longitude: -9.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -83 SFC 982 72 13.3 12.7 96 0.7 12.9 156 13 288.0 289.6 286.8 314.3 9.40 2 950 349 11.8 11.7 99 0.1 11.7 163 26 289.1 290.7 287.0 314.7 9.10 3 900 801 10.6 10.6 100 0.0 10.6 185 38 292.4 294.0 288.0 317.8 8.92 4 850 1278 10.3 10.3 100 0.0 10.3 215 44 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.9 9.28 5 800 1782 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.1 230 35 299.8 301.3 290.2 324.8 8.49 6 750 2313 5.6 5.6 100 0.1 5.6 224 37 302.7 304.1 290.4 325.4 7.61 7 700 2876 3.2 3.1 99 0.1 3.1 215 44 306.0 307.3 290.8 326.8 6.86 8 650 3474 -0.6 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.6 209 42 308.3 309.4 290.5 325.6 5.61 9 600 4111 -3.5 -4.0 96 0.5 -3.7 207 43 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.1 4.76 10 550 4795 -6.9 -7.8 93 1.0 -7.3 209 45 315.9 316.7 291.2 328.3 3.86 11 500 5534 -10.6 -11.2 95 0.6 -10.8 216 47 320.1 320.8 291.9 330.8 3.25 12 450 6335 -16.7 -21.4 67 4.7 -18.0 216 50 322.3 322.6 291.0 327.5 1.53 13 400 7210 -22.0 -43.7 12 21.6 -24.8 221 59 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 14 350 8179 -29.0 -37.7 43 8.7 -30.2 223 64 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.2 0.42 15 300 9261 -37.2 -42.7 56 5.5 -37.7 232 76 332.9 333.0 292.8 334.1 0.29 16 250 10498 -45.3 -57.4 24 12.1 -45.7 232 89 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.07 17 200 11963 -50.9 -67.9 12 17.0 -51.2 237 78 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.02 18 150 13836 -52.8 -78.4 3 25.5 -53.3 227 39 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.1 0.01 19 100 16452 -53.5 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 231 19 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.20 m Freezing level: 657.79 mb = 3380.49 m = 11090.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.33 mb = 3370.86 m = 11059.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.91 % Est. max temperature: 23.24 C = 73.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.09 mb = 155.21 m = 509.21 ft T: 12.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 515.28 m = 1690.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.66 C = 60.19 F Cap Strength: 6.41 C Lifted Index: 7.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.40 C Showalter Index: 3.68 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.89 C Cross Totals Index: 20.88 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10763.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.34 mb = 541.45 m = 1776.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 2.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 405.6 neg: -11.9 tot: 393.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 114.78 m/s