MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F378.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F378.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 378 hour GFS valid 0Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 42.35,-92.96 Latitude: 42.35 Longitude: -92.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 974 320 31.5 25.4 70 6.1 26.9 219 3 306.9 310.9 300.9 371.7 21.40 2 950 544 29.9 22.4 64 7.5 24.3 228 6 307.5 310.9 299.2 362.5 18.20 3 900 1025 25.3 21.2 78 4.2 22.3 236 9 307.6 310.9 299.0 361.5 17.83 4 850 1526 21.3 19.4 89 1.8 20.0 245 11 308.4 311.6 298.7 359.9 16.97 5 800 2050 18.3 16.2 88 2.1 16.9 257 11 310.7 313.5 297.8 355.6 14.68 6 750 2603 16.1 9.8 67 6.2 12.0 280 11 314.0 316.0 295.7 345.8 10.23 7 700 3187 13.2 -4.0 30 17.1 4.4 299 12 317.1 317.8 291.7 330.2 4.07 8 650 3805 9.6 -12.2 20 21.8 0.1 311 13 319.8 320.3 291.0 327.5 2.30 9 600 4463 4.8 -16.3 20 21.1 -3.4 304 16 321.6 322.0 291.0 327.7 1.78 10 550 5164 -0.7 -21.8 19 21.0 -7.7 295 18 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.4 1.22 11 500 5917 -6.5 -22.6 27 16.1 -11.5 294 18 325.1 325.4 291.6 329.5 1.24 12 450 6730 -12.4 -28.6 24 16.2 -16.4 306 20 327.7 327.9 291.9 330.6 0.80 13 400 7619 -18.4 -39.6 14 21.2 -22.0 311 26 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.30 14 350 8600 -25.6 -46.4 13 20.8 -28.0 307 30 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.17 15 300 9699 -33.3 -52.7 12 19.5 -34.8 284 38 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.9 0.10 16 250 10957 -41.5 -61.2 10 19.7 -42.4 276 38 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.04 17 200 12440 -50.5 -68.9 10 18.3 -51.0 280 39 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.02 18 150 14275 -58.9 -75.6 10 16.7 -59.1 273 32 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 19 100 16754 -68.3 -83.9 9 15.6 -68.4 288 24 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5829.24 m Freezing level: 556.74 mb = 5069.61 m = 16632.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.08 mb = 3829.25 m = 12563.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.87 % Est. max temperature: 34.13 C = 93.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.44 mb = 1098.78 m = 3604.89 ft T: 24.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 44.16 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.18 mb = 1688.35 m = 5539.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.70 C = 92.65 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -7.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -6.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.94 C K Index: 30.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3105.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.67 mb = 1488.05 m = 4882.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.67 mb = 1957.18 m = 6421.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.67 mb = 13916.50 m = 45657.25 ft B at Equ Level: 3074.50 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.8 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 316.8 at 10.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 42.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 178.50 Bulk Shear: 17.40 m/s