MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 6Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 25.29,-90.34 Latitude: 25.29 Longitude: -90.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 1 28.5 25.5 84 3.0 26.3 170 26 301.1 304.9 299.2 362.6 20.83 1 1000 61 27.7 24.0 80 3.7 25.0 170 30 300.9 304.4 298.1 357.3 19.15 2 950 515 23.6 21.7 89 1.9 22.2 171 35 301.1 304.3 297.1 352.5 17.45 3 900 987 21.3 18.1 82 3.2 19.1 174 36 303.5 306.2 296.0 347.0 14.66 4 850 1482 19.1 14.9 77 4.2 16.3 179 35 306.1 308.5 295.3 344.1 12.65 5 800 2002 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.5 184 34 309.0 311.1 294.8 342.2 10.90 6 750 2551 14.3 8.7 69 5.6 10.7 188 32 312.1 313.9 294.6 341.3 9.45 7 700 3131 11.6 5.1 64 6.5 7.7 193 30 315.3 316.9 294.3 340.0 7.88 8 650 3748 8.4 1.0 60 7.4 4.3 195 28 318.5 319.7 294.0 338.8 6.36 9 600 4406 4.9 -4.3 51 9.3 0.3 200 27 321.8 322.7 293.6 337.0 4.63 10 550 5111 1.3 -12.2 36 13.6 -4.5 214 26 325.7 326.2 293.0 334.9 2.72 11 500 5872 -2.7 -20.9 23 18.2 -9.0 230 27 329.7 330.0 293.0 334.8 1.44 12 450 6699 -7.5 -24.3 25 16.8 -12.7 234 28 333.8 334.0 293.9 338.1 1.19 13 400 7607 -12.7 -24.2 37 11.5 -16.2 248 30 338.5 338.7 295.1 343.4 1.35 14 350 8612 -19.5 -33.3 28 13.8 -22.5 242 30 342.5 342.6 295.5 345.0 0.66 15 300 9740 -27.2 -41.9 24 14.6 -29.3 236 21 347.0 347.1 296.3 348.3 0.32 16 250 11025 -37.2 -48.3 31 11.1 -38.2 222 16 350.7 350.8 297.0 351.5 0.19 17 200 12526 -49.1 -49.1 100 0.0 -49.1 214 9 355.1 355.1 297.9 356.0 0.22 18 150 14352 -63.9 -64.1 98 0.2 -63.9 72 3 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.2 0.05 19 100 16719 -80.5 -83.0 66 2.5 -80.5 96 18 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.82 m Freezing level: 533.56 mb = 5361.46 m = 17589.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.32 mb = 4442.21 m = 14574.00 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.90 % Est. max temperature: 33.20 C = 91.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.17 mb = 383.96 m = 1259.68 ft T: 24.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 27.82 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.20 mb = 1150.17 m = 3773.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.80 C = 89.24 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: 2.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.82 C Cross Totals Index: 17.67 C K Index: 30.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 214.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.50 mb = 790.37 m = 2593.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.50 mb = 3427.85 m = 11246.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.50 mb = 11147.57 m = 36572.96 ft B at Equ Level: 212.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.50 mb = 13727.57 m = 45037.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.5 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 221.5 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 12.05 Bulk Shear: 17.76 m/s