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: 38.77,-93.03 Latitude: 38.77 Longitude: -93.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 976 256 27.6 23.3 77 4.3 24.5 187 14 302.9 306.3 298.4 358.6 18.78 2 950 497 26.0 19.6 68 6.4 21.4 189 27 303.5 306.3 296.4 348.8 15.24 3 900 971 21.8 17.5 77 4.3 18.8 190 33 304.0 306.6 295.7 346.0 14.12 4 850 1466 18.2 15.0 82 3.2 16.0 194 38 305.2 307.5 295.1 343.2 12.72 5 800 1983 14.8 11.9 83 2.8 12.9 204 40 306.9 308.9 294.3 340.1 11.03 6 750 2527 11.1 9.5 90 1.6 10.1 211 43 308.7 310.5 294.1 339.1 10.01 7 700 3101 7.4 7.0 97 0.4 7.1 212 43 310.6 312.3 293.9 338.3 9.00 8 650 3708 3.5 2.0 90 1.5 2.7 213 40 312.9 314.2 292.9 334.2 6.83 9 600 4353 -0.3 -2.7 84 2.4 -1.4 216 40 315.8 316.8 292.4 332.5 5.25 10 550 5046 -3.6 -7.6 73 4.0 -5.4 216 44 319.8 320.6 292.4 332.7 3.92 11 500 5794 -7.5 -11.5 73 4.0 -9.1 221 44 323.9 324.6 292.9 334.6 3.18 12 450 6608 -11.7 -17.4 63 5.6 -13.7 223 42 328.5 328.9 293.3 336.0 2.17 13 400 7500 -17.6 -21.8 69 4.3 -18.8 222 44 332.2 332.5 293.9 338.1 1.67 14 350 8487 -23.9 -30.3 56 6.3 -25.2 221 46 336.5 336.7 294.3 339.8 0.88 15 300 9594 -32.1 -38.9 51 6.8 -33.0 217 48 340.2 340.3 294.8 341.9 0.44 16 250 10854 -42.2 -48.2 52 6.0 -42.6 237 43 343.3 343.4 295.3 344.1 0.19 17 200 12325 -53.6 -55.7 77 2.1 -53.7 254 46 347.9 348.0 296.3 348.4 0.10 18 150 14113 -67.8 -68.5 91 0.6 -67.8 249 52 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.03 19 100 16555 -66.2 -84.4 6 18.2 -66.3 261 29 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.11 m Freezing level: 603.36 mb = 4310.04 m = 14140.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.62 mb = 4119.97 m = 13516.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.74 C = 87.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.34 mb = 804.09 m = 2638.05 ft T: 23.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 26.07 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.48 mb = 1582.29 m = 5191.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.33 C = 86.59 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.82 C Showalter Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 40.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1176.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.64 mb = 1358.14 m = 4455.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.64 mb = 1818.00 m = 5964.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.64 mb = 12461.73 m = 40884.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1173.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.64 mb = 16224.34 m = 53228.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.2 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 240.2 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.1 neg: -1.8 tot: 238.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 23.90 Bulk Shear: 49.23 m/s