MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 38.68,-94.23 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -94.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 974 270 24.9 22.5 86 2.5 23.2 207 17 300.3 303.6 297.2 352.7 17.84 2 950 489 23.8 20.0 79 3.8 21.1 205 32 301.3 304.2 296.1 347.5 15.68 3 900 960 19.9 17.9 88 2.0 18.5 204 39 302.0 304.7 295.4 344.8 14.50 4 850 1452 16.9 14.9 88 2.0 15.5 206 46 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.4 12.62 5 800 1968 14.0 11.1 83 2.9 12.1 213 52 306.0 308.0 293.7 337.4 10.42 6 750 2510 10.6 7.9 83 2.7 8.9 214 52 308.1 309.7 293.1 335.3 8.94 7 700 3082 6.5 4.9 90 1.6 5.6 211 48 309.7 311.2 292.7 333.7 7.81 8 650 3687 2.9 2.0 94 0.8 2.4 210 46 312.2 313.5 292.7 333.5 6.84 9 600 4333 -0.1 -1.1 93 1.0 -0.6 212 46 316.0 317.1 293.0 334.7 5.90 10 550 5026 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.3 213 48 319.5 320.4 293.2 335.4 4.94 11 500 5773 -8.0 -8.7 95 0.6 -8.3 216 48 323.2 324.0 293.4 336.4 3.98 12 450 6585 -12.0 -14.6 81 2.6 -13.0 221 48 328.1 328.7 293.7 337.5 2.74 13 400 7478 -17.0 -20.2 76 3.2 -18.0 222 48 332.9 333.3 294.3 339.7 1.92 14 350 8468 -23.5 -25.9 81 2.4 -24.1 221 49 337.0 337.3 294.8 341.9 1.32 15 300 9576 -31.7 -34.1 79 2.4 -32.1 223 49 340.7 340.9 295.1 343.4 0.71 16 250 10839 -41.5 -42.0 95 0.5 -41.5 231 48 344.4 344.5 295.7 345.9 0.38 17 200 12314 -53.4 -53.5 99 0.1 -53.4 240 55 348.2 348.2 296.4 348.8 0.13 18 150 14099 -68.5 -68.8 96 0.3 -68.5 242 59 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.02 19 100 16553 -65.3 -84.2 6 18.9 -65.4 251 30 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.71 m Freezing level: 602.01 mb = 4307.09 m = 14130.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.25 mb = 4196.39 m = 13767.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.13 mb = 580.32 m = 1903.90 ft T: 23.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 19.12 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.12 mb = 1250.93 m = 4104.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.09 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.91 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 38.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 833.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.90 mb = 1076.84 m = 3532.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.90 mb = 1523.46 m = 4998.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.90 mb = 11307.01 m = 37096.03 ft B at Equ Level: 830.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.90 mb = 15305.14 m = 50213.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.5 neg: -31.5 tot: 192.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 22.16 Bulk Shear: 37.59 m/s