MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F006.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F006.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 hour GFS valid 6Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 41.902,-87.68 Latitude: 41.90 Longitude: -87.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 988 195 18.7 16.7 88 2.0 17.4 249 9 292.8 295.0 291.0 327.6 12.22 2 950 535 18.4 15.9 85 2.5 16.8 253 20 295.9 298.0 291.9 330.5 12.04 3 900 998 16.1 14.3 89 1.9 14.9 241 27 298.1 300.2 292.1 331.4 11.43 4 850 1483 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.6 229 34 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.5 11.57 5 800 1993 11.3 11.1 99 0.2 11.2 224 44 303.2 305.1 292.9 334.2 10.43 6 750 2531 8.8 6.6 86 2.3 7.5 214 42 306.2 307.7 291.9 330.9 8.17 7 700 3100 5.7 1.0 72 4.7 3.2 207 43 308.8 309.9 290.9 327.0 5.90 8 650 3703 2.5 -2.6 69 5.1 -0.0 211 45 311.8 312.8 290.9 327.1 4.87 9 600 4347 -0.8 -4.9 74 4.1 -2.7 215 49 315.2 316.1 291.5 329.4 4.44 10 550 5038 -4.0 -10.8 59 6.9 -6.8 216 55 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.4 3.04 11 500 5785 -8.3 -16.6 51 8.2 -11.2 218 59 322.9 323.3 291.7 330.0 2.09 12 450 6595 -13.4 -14.8 89 1.4 -13.9 223 52 326.5 327.0 293.2 335.6 2.70 13 400 7483 -17.9 -20.0 84 2.1 -18.6 229 51 331.7 332.1 294.0 338.6 1.96 14 350 8470 -24.0 -29.7 59 5.7 -25.2 224 52 336.4 336.6 294.3 339.8 0.93 15 300 9576 -32.4 -36.8 65 4.4 -33.0 222 53 339.8 339.9 294.8 341.9 0.55 16 250 10832 -43.2 -43.4 98 0.2 -43.2 222 56 341.9 341.9 295.1 343.2 0.33 17 200 12293 -55.7 -55.7 99 0.1 -55.7 223 50 344.6 344.6 295.5 345.0 0.10 18 150 14067 -66.4 -69.5 65 3.1 -66.4 233 47 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.02 19 100 16533 -63.6 -85.1 4 21.5 -63.8 234 17 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.80 m Freezing level: 611.76 mb = 4195.87 m = 13765.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.60 mb = 3696.01 m = 12125.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.42 mb = 440.99 m = 1446.79 ft T: 18.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 7.48 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1409.35 m = 4623.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 2.72 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.24 C Showalter Index: 0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.03 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 30.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5331.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.01 mb = 922.18 m = 3025.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 5.1 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.1 neg: -66.6 tot: -9.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 122.94 m/s