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: 28.69,-91.75 Latitude: 28.69 Longitude: -91.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -42 SFC 995 -0 27.7 25.6 88 2.1 26.2 131 54 301.3 305.2 299.4 363.8 21.17 2 950 412 23.6 22.8 95 0.8 23.0 136 78 301.2 304.6 298.0 356.3 18.71 3 900 883 20.6 20.4 99 0.1 20.5 143 83 302.7 305.8 297.3 353.2 17.05 4 850 1378 18.3 17.5 95 0.9 17.7 148 86 305.4 308.1 296.7 350.0 14.93 5 800 1897 15.9 15.2 96 0.7 15.4 149 85 308.1 310.7 296.5 349.6 13.72 6 750 2445 13.3 12.8 97 0.4 13.0 151 83 311.0 313.4 296.5 349.3 12.52 7 700 3024 10.4 10.1 98 0.3 10.2 152 82 314.0 316.1 296.3 348.5 11.14 8 650 3640 7.5 7.0 97 0.4 7.2 153 79 317.4 319.3 296.2 348.1 9.75 9 600 4297 3.6 3.1 97 0.5 3.4 154 76 320.3 321.9 295.7 346.0 8.03 10 550 5000 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 160 75 324.3 325.7 296.0 347.2 7.02 11 500 5762 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.9 164 75 329.8 331.0 296.7 350.4 6.17 12 450 6594 -6.3 -6.7 97 0.4 -6.5 167 72 335.3 336.4 297.3 353.0 5.15 13 400 7508 -11.0 -11.4 97 0.4 -11.2 167 69 340.7 341.6 297.7 354.9 4.02 14 350 8523 -16.6 -16.7 99 0.2 -16.6 168 66 346.4 347.1 298.1 357.2 2.96 15 300 9667 -23.0 -23.1 99 0.1 -23.1 166 58 352.9 353.3 298.8 360.4 1.99 16 250 10978 -32.2 -32.3 99 0.1 -32.2 164 52 358.2 358.5 299.1 362.3 1.02 17 200 12512 -44.7 -44.7 100 -0.0 -44.7 171 48 361.9 362.0 299.4 363.4 0.36 18 150 14360 -62.5 -62.7 97 0.2 -62.5 176 48 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.6 0.06 19 100 16756 -77.5 -80.3 64 2.8 -77.5 121 18 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5804.30 m Freezing level: 546.52 mb = 5053.40 m = 16579.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 547.71 mb = 5033.77 m = 16514.79 ft Precipitable water: 2.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.84 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.48 mb = 268.71 m = 881.59 ft T: 25.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 17.83 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.84 mb = 580.04 m = 1902.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.17 C = 82.70 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.05 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.03 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 38.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 468.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.08 mb = 568.38 m = 1864.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.08 mb = 615.27 m = 2018.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 348.08 mb = 8563.86 m = 28096.30 ft B at Equ Level: 467.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.08 mb = 13257.68 m = 43495.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 151.4 at 78.9 knts Storm direction: 181.4 at 59.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 586.3 neg: -3.9 tot: 582.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 194.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 6.13 Bulk Shear: 76.37 m/s