MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508281800F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508281800F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 41.91,-80.03 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -80.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 138 SFC 971 387 15.1 12.5 84 2.6 13.6 249 10 290.7 292.4 287.9 317.4 9.43 2 950 573 14.1 11.1 82 3.0 12.3 250 20 291.5 293.0 287.5 316.4 8.75 3 900 1028 10.9 8.6 86 2.3 9.6 249 28 292.8 294.2 287.2 315.2 7.83 4 850 1502 7.9 6.9 94 1.0 7.3 249 29 294.4 295.7 287.3 315.6 7.35 5 800 2000 4.7 4.0 95 0.7 4.4 254 29 296.2 297.4 287.1 314.9 6.39 6 750 2524 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.1 263 23 297.9 298.9 286.8 314.0 5.46 7 700 3077 -1.0 -1.2 98 0.2 -1.2 258 21 301.4 302.3 287.5 316.4 4.99 8 650 3666 -4.3 -4.7 97 0.4 -4.5 259 22 304.1 304.9 287.7 316.9 4.15 9 600 4293 -7.5 -8.0 96 0.5 -7.7 270 24 307.4 308.1 288.2 318.3 3.48 10 550 4966 -11.4 -11.9 96 0.5 -11.6 277 26 310.5 311.0 288.5 319.4 2.79 11 500 5690 -16.2 -16.3 99 0.2 -16.2 280 27 313.3 313.7 288.8 320.3 2.13 12 450 6475 -21.7 -21.7 100 0.0 -21.7 277 27 316.0 316.3 289.0 321.0 1.50 13 400 7332 -27.8 -27.8 100 -0.0 -27.8 268 30 318.8 319.0 289.4 322.2 0.97 14 350 8276 -35.9 -35.9 100 -0.0 -35.9 254 30 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.2 0.51 15 300 9326 -44.8 -44.8 100 -0.0 -44.8 252 43 322.2 322.2 289.7 323.0 0.23 16 250 10517 -54.6 -54.7 99 0.1 -54.6 258 45 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.3 0.09 17 200 11955 -51.9 -70.2 9 18.3 -52.2 285 32 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 13819 -51.8 -81.0 2 29.2 -52.3 301 36 380.8 380.8 302.4 380.9 0.00 19 100 16438 -54.2 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.8 291 16 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.33 m Freezing level: 722.98 mb = 2822.91 m = 9261.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.87 mb = 2786.16 m = 9140.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.69 % Est. max temperature: 19.80 C = 67.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.73 mb = 718.56 m = 2357.45 ft T: 13.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 2.19 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.21 mb = 1345.53 m = 4414.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.24 C = 64.84 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: 2.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.34 C Showalter Index: 2.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.72 mb = 1151.14 m = 3776.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.72 mb = 1982.85 m = 6505.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 711.72 mb = 2944.13 m = 9659.09 ft B at Equ Level: 18.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 631.72 mb = 3889.34 m = 12760.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.1 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 294.1 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 64.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.39 Bulk Shear: 8.13 m/s