MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F111.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F111.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 111 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.73,-76.80 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -76.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 1000 40 27.7 20.0 63 7.7 22.3 233 7 300.9 303.6 295.4 344.7 14.91 2 950 493 24.6 17.3 64 7.3 19.6 246 18 302.2 304.6 294.6 341.2 13.20 3 900 965 20.3 16.1 76 4.3 17.4 251 21 302.5 304.8 294.4 340.5 12.85 4 850 1456 16.3 14.4 88 1.9 15.0 258 24 303.2 305.5 294.2 339.5 12.22 5 800 1970 12.6 11.8 95 0.7 12.1 267 29 304.5 306.6 293.6 337.3 10.96 6 750 2510 10.0 7.0 82 3.0 8.2 276 30 307.4 309.0 292.6 333.1 8.44 7 700 3082 8.4 -4.0 41 12.4 2.3 276 28 311.8 312.5 290.2 324.6 4.05 8 650 3690 4.6 -9.5 35 14.1 -1.5 273 30 314.2 314.7 289.8 323.5 2.87 9 600 4337 0.3 -11.1 42 11.4 -4.5 272 32 316.4 316.9 290.4 325.3 2.73 10 550 5029 -3.8 -16.6 36 12.9 -8.4 272 35 319.6 320.0 290.6 326.0 1.89 11 500 5775 -8.2 -25.5 23 17.3 -13.0 273 35 323.1 323.3 290.7 326.5 0.96 12 450 6585 -13.3 -35.1 14 21.8 -17.7 268 35 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.1 0.43 13 400 7472 -18.8 -35.5 21 16.7 -21.9 254 36 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.3 0.46 14 350 8452 -25.7 -34.8 42 9.2 -27.2 245 46 334.2 334.3 293.4 336.3 0.57 15 300 9550 -34.3 -38.1 68 3.8 -34.8 244 52 337.0 337.1 294.0 338.8 0.48 16 250 10797 -44.7 -45.8 88 1.1 -44.7 243 54 339.7 339.7 294.5 340.7 0.25 17 200 12249 -56.0 -60.1 60 4.0 -56.1 241 49 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.3 0.06 18 150 14047 -62.6 -74.7 18 12.1 -62.8 243 52 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16542 -63.8 -84.6 4 20.8 -64.0 253 22 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.79 m Freezing level: 596.80 mb = 4381.38 m = 14374.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.74 mb = 3444.96 m = 11302.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.19 mb = 1020.31 m = 3347.45 ft T: 19.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 21.22 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.65 mb = 1519.34 m = 4984.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.24 C = 86.42 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 26.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.55 mb = 1339.83 m = 4395.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.55 mb = 1692.88 m = 5553.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 696.55 mb = 3122.99 m = 10245.89 ft B at Equ Level: 35.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.55 mb = 13779.56 m = 45207.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.1 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 299.1 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 130.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 12.30 Bulk Shear: 41.37 m/s