MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 34.13,-95.20 Latitude: 34.13 Longitude: -95.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 136 SFC 994 190 19.1 18.6 97 0.5 18.8 98 9 292.8 295.2 292.2 331.7 13.72 2 950 577 18.0 17.4 97 0.5 17.6 108 24 295.4 297.8 292.7 333.6 13.29 3 900 1043 19.9 17.8 88 2.0 18.5 117 9 302.0 304.6 295.4 344.5 14.43 4 850 1538 19.0 15.3 79 3.7 16.5 284 9 306.0 308.5 295.5 345.0 12.99 5 800 2057 16.0 12.8 81 3.2 13.9 284 14 308.2 310.4 295.2 343.7 11.71 6 750 2604 12.6 10.0 84 2.7 10.9 288 17 310.3 312.2 294.8 341.8 10.31 7 700 3181 9.2 6.9 86 2.3 7.8 295 20 312.6 314.3 294.4 340.3 8.96 8 650 3793 5.4 4.0 91 1.4 4.6 302 22 315.1 316.6 294.3 339.8 7.88 9 600 4443 1.4 1.0 97 0.4 1.2 309 25 317.7 319.1 294.2 339.6 6.89 10 550 5141 -1.8 -2.7 94 0.9 -2.3 314 27 321.9 323.1 294.4 340.5 5.71 11 500 5895 -5.6 -6.6 92 1.0 -6.1 316 26 326.2 327.1 294.7 341.7 4.66 12 450 6715 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.2 308 27 330.8 331.6 295.2 343.6 3.74 13 400 7615 -15.3 -16.8 89 1.4 -15.9 306 28 335.1 335.6 295.3 344.1 2.58 14 350 8609 -22.6 -24.1 88 1.5 -23.0 309 32 338.3 338.6 295.3 343.9 1.56 15 300 9720 -31.1 -32.2 90 1.1 -31.3 304 30 341.5 341.7 295.4 344.8 0.86 16 250 10984 -41.6 -41.6 100 -0.0 -41.6 286 27 344.2 344.3 295.7 345.8 0.40 17 200 12455 -53.7 -54.9 87 1.2 -53.7 284 35 347.7 347.8 296.3 348.2 0.11 18 150 14261 -64.7 -77.1 17 12.4 -64.8 322 52 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16675 -72.3 -81.9 22 9.6 -72.3 317 29 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.56 m Freezing level: 578.11 mb = 4748.67 m = 15579.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 582.76 mb = 4676.89 m = 15343.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.42 % Est. max temperature: 32.60 C = 90.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.22 mb = 246.74 m = 809.49 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 5.36 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.40 mb = 2234.95 m = 7332.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.20 C = 95.36 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: 2.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.51 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 20.91 C K Index: 37.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4255.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.92 mb = 770.29 m = 2527.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 306.7 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 336.7 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.2 neg: -25.6 tot: 183.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 182.78 m/s