MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 38.44,-94.97 Latitude: 38.44 Longitude: -94.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 978 294 30.1 25.2 75 4.9 26.4 92 8 305.2 309.1 300.2 368.3 21.03 2 950 548 29.3 21.0 61 8.2 23.2 102 10 306.9 310.0 298.1 357.2 16.72 3 900 1028 25.3 19.5 71 5.7 21.2 118 4 307.5 310.6 297.9 356.1 16.10 4 850 1528 21.0 18.0 83 3.0 18.9 273 2 308.1 311.0 297.7 354.9 15.47 5 800 2051 17.2 15.6 91 1.6 16.1 307 11 309.5 312.1 297.1 352.4 14.11 6 750 2602 16.3 4.2 44 12.1 9.1 349 26 314.2 315.6 293.3 335.8 6.88 7 700 3185 13.0 -15.5 12 28.5 1.4 1 26 316.9 317.2 289.5 322.4 1.64 8 650 3802 9.5 -28.8 5 38.3 -2.3 3 28 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.7 0.55 9 600 4459 5.1 -32.3 5 37.4 -5.2 8 30 322.1 322.2 289.9 323.6 0.42 10 550 5162 0.3 -36.6 4 36.8 -8.6 11 30 324.4 324.5 290.4 325.5 0.30 11 500 5919 -4.0 -35.3 7 31.3 -11.5 4 34 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.38 12 450 6739 -11.0 -38.5 8 27.5 -16.4 12 33 329.4 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.30 13 400 7630 -18.3 -40.6 12 22.2 -22.0 26 41 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.28 14 350 8612 -25.7 -44.5 15 18.9 -28.0 20 55 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.9 0.21 15 300 9713 -32.3 -45.1 27 12.8 -33.6 20 44 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.8 0.23 16 250 10970 -43.0 -50.6 43 7.5 -43.5 12 34 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.7 0.15 17 200 12437 -53.6 -58.4 56 4.8 -53.8 21 59 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.07 18 150 14257 -60.5 -77.0 10 16.6 -60.6 1 63 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.01 19 100 16737 -68.8 -83.5 10 14.7 -68.8 345 25 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.46 m Freezing level: 546.94 mb = 5208.52 m = 17088.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.93 mb = 3414.69 m = 11202.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.92 % Est. max temperature: 33.59 C = 92.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.98 mb = 920.21 m = 3019.04 ft T: 26.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 46.61 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.46 mb = 1812.36 m = 5945.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.72 C = 92.70 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.02 C K Index: 14.55 Risk: None Sweat Index: 253.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2383.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.66 mb = 1582.57 m = 5192.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.66 mb = 2054.82 m = 6741.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.66 mb = 2270.96 m = 7450.58 ft B at Equ Level: 7.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 749.66 mb = 2605.76 m = 8548.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 4.4 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 34.4 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.5 neg: -6.9 tot: 219.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.21 Bulk Rich Number: 29.28 Bulk Shear: 81.38 m/s