MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F354.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506030600F354.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 354 hour GFS valid 0Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 42.21,-95.95 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 SFC 960 366 32.4 22.2 55 10.2 24.8 188 14 309.1 312.5 299.3 363.2 17.79 2 950 456 33.4 20.1 46 13.3 23.7 191 22 311.1 314.1 298.5 359.3 15.76 3 900 943 30.1 17.3 46 12.8 21.0 201 34 312.5 315.2 297.8 355.5 13.94 4 850 1451 25.8 15.4 53 10.4 18.5 209 36 313.1 315.6 297.4 353.5 13.06 5 800 1981 21.6 13.2 59 8.5 15.9 226 35 314.2 316.5 296.9 351.4 11.98 6 750 2538 17.3 10.9 66 6.5 13.1 242 36 315.4 317.5 296.5 349.6 10.98 7 700 3123 12.8 7.6 70 5.3 9.5 251 39 316.7 318.5 295.8 346.2 9.39 8 650 3743 10.4 -9.3 24 19.7 1.3 268 34 320.7 321.3 291.8 330.4 2.91 9 600 4403 5.5 -20.0 14 25.5 -3.7 262 36 322.5 322.8 290.9 327.0 1.30 10 550 5106 -0.4 -20.8 20 20.4 -7.3 262 44 323.7 323.9 291.2 328.3 1.32 11 500 5859 -6.1 -28.9 15 22.7 -12.2 256 45 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.70 12 450 6674 -12.2 -38.4 9 26.2 -17.1 257 39 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.31 13 400 7560 -19.6 -42.9 11 23.3 -23.0 262 39 329.5 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.22 14 350 8537 -26.9 -50.2 9 23.4 -29.2 270 41 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 15 300 9630 -34.8 -56.8 9 22.0 -36.2 273 50 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.06 16 250 10882 -42.6 -63.4 8 20.8 -43.3 279 57 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.03 17 200 12358 -51.2 -70.3 9 19.1 -51.6 274 54 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14198 -59.1 -80.4 5 21.3 -59.3 262 36 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16668 -67.5 -83.1 9 15.5 -67.7 262 18 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.07 m Freezing level: 553.11 mb = 5061.90 m = 16607.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.45 mb = 3903.84 m = 12807.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.90 % Est. max temperature: 37.18 C = 98.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 828.63 mb = 1673.49 m = 5490.40 ft T: 24.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 36.22 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.41 mb = 2926.72 m = 9601.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.43 C = 102.97 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -5.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 42.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 508.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2268.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 132.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.31 mb = 2431.50 m = 7977.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 624.31 mb = 4075.49 m = 13370.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.31 mb = 12880.26 m = 42257.54 ft B at Equ Level: 2265.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 364.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 364.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.44 Bulk Rich Number: 20.49 Bulk Shear: 110.67 m/s