MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F090.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F090.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 90 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.96,-85.85 Latitude: 37.96 Longitude: -85.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 986 200 23.3 22.4 95 0.9 22.6 185 6 297.6 300.8 296.3 348.5 17.54 2 950 525 23.1 19.2 79 3.9 20.4 207 20 300.6 303.3 295.3 344.3 14.89 3 900 996 20.8 16.0 74 4.8 17.5 218 24 303.0 305.3 294.5 340.8 12.79 4 850 1489 18.1 13.0 72 5.2 14.7 226 26 305.1 307.2 293.9 338.4 11.11 5 800 2006 15.0 9.9 72 5.1 11.8 235 28 307.1 308.9 293.3 336.2 9.61 6 750 2550 11.7 6.3 70 5.4 8.5 242 32 309.3 310.8 292.7 333.9 8.03 7 700 3124 8.3 2.6 67 5.7 5.1 247 36 311.7 312.9 292.3 332.3 6.63 8 650 3733 4.4 1.5 82 2.9 2.8 257 39 313.9 315.2 292.9 334.6 6.58 9 600 4380 0.1 -3.6 76 3.7 -1.7 267 41 316.2 317.2 292.2 331.9 4.90 10 550 5073 -3.5 -10.5 58 7.0 -6.4 275 48 320.0 320.6 291.8 330.2 3.12 11 500 5821 -7.4 -16.3 49 8.9 -10.6 273 43 324.0 324.5 292.1 331.3 2.14 12 450 6636 -11.3 -21.5 43 10.2 -14.5 267 37 329.0 329.3 292.9 334.4 1.52 13 400 7530 -17.1 -24.8 51 7.7 -19.2 266 40 332.8 333.0 293.7 337.4 1.28 14 350 8518 -23.9 -27.4 73 3.4 -24.7 270 42 336.5 336.7 294.5 340.7 1.16 15 300 9623 -32.8 -33.1 97 0.3 -32.9 261 45 339.1 339.3 294.8 342.1 0.78 16 250 10877 -43.7 -43.9 98 0.2 -43.7 259 41 341.1 341.2 294.9 342.3 0.31 17 200 12340 -54.0 -59.4 51 5.4 -54.1 248 39 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.6 0.06 18 150 14128 -65.7 -69.6 59 3.8 -65.8 276 46 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.02 19 100 16587 -65.9 -84.2 6 18.4 -66.0 267 21 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.96 m Freezing level: 598.55 mb = 4400.35 m = 14436.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.26 mb = 4124.88 m = 13532.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.56 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.45 mb = 311.49 m = 1021.93 ft T: 23.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 16.21 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1755.53 m = 5759.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.77 C = 89.19 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: 0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 20.33 C K Index: 32.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 426.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.95 mb = 1131.34 m = 3711.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.95 mb = 2764.18 m = 9068.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.95 mb = 11396.43 m = 37389.42 ft B at Equ Level: 421.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.95 mb = 14088.70 m = 46222.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 284.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 4.36 Bulk Shear: 97.74 m/s