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: 42.80,-88.22 Latitude: 42.80 Longitude: -88.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 980 251 25.8 19.0 66 6.8 21.0 201 17 300.6 303.3 294.9 342.4 14.22 2 950 520 22.6 16.3 68 6.3 18.4 203 30 300.1 302.4 293.4 336.4 12.37 3 900 988 18.1 14.8 81 3.2 16.0 204 36 300.1 302.3 293.0 334.9 11.87 4 850 1475 14.3 12.8 91 1.5 13.4 209 39 301.1 303.2 292.7 333.6 11.02 5 800 1988 13.2 8.2 72 5.0 10.2 217 43 305.2 306.8 292.0 331.0 8.55 6 750 2528 9.8 5.1 72 4.7 7.1 220 44 307.3 308.6 291.6 329.7 7.37 7 700 3098 6.8 -1.8 54 8.7 2.4 223 44 310.1 311.0 290.3 325.0 4.78 8 650 3703 3.3 -10.8 35 14.1 -2.6 223 45 312.7 313.2 289.0 321.1 2.58 9 600 4347 -0.6 -10.1 49 9.5 -4.6 222 49 315.4 316.0 290.3 325.0 2.95 10 550 5038 -4.7 -8.9 73 4.2 -6.5 222 51 318.5 319.2 291.7 330.1 3.55 11 500 5782 -8.7 -12.1 76 3.4 -10.0 223 53 322.5 323.1 292.4 332.6 3.03 12 450 6593 -12.8 -15.7 79 2.9 -13.9 221 50 327.1 327.6 293.2 335.7 2.49 13 400 7482 -18.3 -25.1 55 6.8 -20.1 217 46 331.2 331.5 293.2 335.7 1.24 14 350 8465 -25.0 -25.2 98 0.2 -25.0 226 45 335.1 335.4 294.4 340.2 1.41 15 300 9568 -33.4 -33.5 99 0.1 -33.4 242 37 338.4 338.5 294.6 341.2 0.76 16 250 10818 -44.6 -45.8 87 1.2 -44.6 237 38 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.8 0.25 17 200 12268 -57.5 -59.0 83 1.4 -57.5 244 56 341.7 341.7 294.8 342.0 0.07 18 150 14036 -67.0 -70.5 61 3.6 -67.0 263 39 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.02 19 100 16505 -63.5 -85.1 4 21.7 -63.7 236 25 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.09 m Freezing level: 607.98 mb = 4244.66 m = 13925.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.68 mb = 3387.07 m = 11112.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.51 mb = 1107.06 m = 3632.04 ft T: 17.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 21.32 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.49 mb = 1430.12 m = 4691.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 27.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.64 mb = 1329.53 m = 4361.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.64 mb = 3460.44 m = 11353.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 469.64 mb = 6264.11 m = 20551.29 ft B at Equ Level: 53.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 379.64 mb = 7866.81 m = 25809.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 219.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.07 Bulk Shear: 51.26 m/s