MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280000F060.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280000F060.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 60 hour GFS valid 12Z 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 -110 SFC 979 72 15.6 15.1 97 0.5 15.3 213 13 290.5 292.5 289.3 321.7 11.05 2 950 325 13.9 13.7 99 0.2 13.8 216 22 291.3 293.1 289.0 320.7 10.42 3 900 780 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.3 224 27 293.3 294.9 288.8 320.0 9.37 4 850 1257 9.4 9.3 100 0.1 9.4 230 29 296.0 297.6 289.1 321.2 8.71 5 800 1759 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 228 27 298.8 300.3 289.5 322.3 7.99 6 750 2288 4.6 4.6 100 0.0 4.6 222 25 301.6 302.9 289.6 322.7 7.09 7 700 2848 1.7 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 214 31 304.4 305.5 289.7 323.1 6.19 8 650 3443 -1.2 -1.3 100 0.1 -1.3 207 38 307.6 308.6 290.0 324.1 5.37 9 600 4079 -4.1 -4.9 94 0.9 -4.4 202 48 311.4 312.3 290.4 325.4 4.43 10 550 4761 -7.5 -9.9 83 2.4 -8.5 202 50 315.1 315.8 290.5 325.7 3.28 11 500 5497 -12.4 -22.1 44 9.7 -15.1 201 50 317.9 318.2 289.5 322.3 1.30 12 450 6293 -17.9 -34.6 22 16.7 -20.9 198 52 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.45 13 400 7163 -23.8 -49.2 8 25.4 -26.4 202 57 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.5 0.11 14 350 8123 -31.2 -38.1 51 6.9 -32.0 205 67 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.2 0.41 15 300 9198 -37.5 -47.1 36 9.6 -38.2 212 86 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.2 0.18 16 250 10440 -44.2 -59.1 18 14.9 -44.8 211 94 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.05 17 200 11923 -46.4 -73.0 3 26.6 -47.1 223 75 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.01 18 150 13812 -51.5 -78.5 3 27.0 -52.0 213 44 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.01 19 100 16445 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -53.1 216 28 426.5 426.5 308.4 426.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.36 m Freezing level: 670.65 mb = 3197.51 m = 10490.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.24 mb = 3185.15 m = 10449.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.63 % Est. max temperature: 22.21 C = 71.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.11 mb = 138.88 m = 455.64 ft T: 15.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 1.63 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 549.62 m = 1803.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.30 C = 63.14 F Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lifted Index: 3.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.57 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.81 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 31.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.33 mb = 546.63 m = 1793.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.33 mb = 592.20 m = 1942.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 870.33 mb = 1059.72 m = 3476.73 ft B at Equ Level: 15.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 770.33 mb = 2068.79 m = 6787.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.3 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 239.3 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.5 neg: -4.5 tot: 52.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 39.37 m/s