MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F012.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F012.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 41.96,-88.95 Latitude: 41.96 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 981 251 25.5 19.3 69 6.2 21.1 214 20 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.7 14.48 2 950 529 21.7 17.3 76 4.4 18.7 214 33 299.2 301.6 293.7 337.6 13.16 3 900 996 17.0 16.1 94 1.0 16.4 213 37 299.1 301.4 293.4 336.6 12.86 4 850 1482 14.6 14.5 100 0.0 14.6 213 39 301.4 303.7 293.7 337.7 12.32 5 800 1994 12.3 12.1 98 0.2 12.1 219 43 304.3 306.3 293.7 337.5 11.13 6 750 2534 9.6 8.2 91 1.4 8.8 221 44 307.0 308.8 293.0 334.8 9.17 7 700 3105 6.5 2.1 74 4.4 4.1 224 45 309.7 310.9 291.5 329.4 6.38 8 650 3709 2.7 -3.0 66 5.7 -0.1 224 48 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.72 9 600 4353 -0.6 -5.1 71 4.5 -2.7 222 51 315.4 316.3 291.5 329.4 4.36 10 550 5045 -4.1 -8.3 72 4.2 -6.0 218 52 319.2 319.9 292.0 331.3 3.71 11 500 5791 -8.4 -11.7 77 3.3 -9.7 218 52 322.8 323.5 292.6 333.3 3.12 12 450 6602 -12.6 -15.8 77 3.2 -13.8 221 47 327.3 327.8 293.3 335.8 2.48 13 400 7492 -18.4 -26.4 49 8.0 -20.4 214 51 331.1 331.3 293.1 335.0 1.10 14 350 8475 -25.0 -25.2 98 0.2 -25.1 227 44 335.0 335.3 294.3 340.1 1.41 15 300 9576 -33.3 -34.6 88 1.3 -33.5 233 39 338.5 338.6 294.6 341.0 0.68 16 250 10828 -44.1 -45.1 90 1.0 -44.2 233 37 340.5 340.5 294.7 341.6 0.27 17 200 12280 -57.5 -57.5 99 0.1 -57.5 246 51 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.08 18 150 14049 -66.9 -69.1 73 2.2 -67.0 260 34 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.02 19 100 16518 -63.9 -84.5 4 20.7 -64.1 233 28 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.10 m Freezing level: 608.85 mb = 4239.28 m = 13908.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.17 mb = 3694.56 m = 12121.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.53 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.06 mb = 1032.96 m = 3388.94 ft T: 16.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 10.74 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1167.32 m = 3829.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.08 C = 77.15 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 33.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.68 mb = 1103.38 m = 3619.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.68 mb = 1445.51 m = 4742.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 453.68 mb = 6539.08 m = 21453.43 ft B at Equ Level: 118.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 293.68 mb = 9722.11 m = 31896.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.3 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 249.3 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 3.58 Bulk Shear: 33.12 m/s