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: 29.18,-93.82 Latitude: 29.18 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -98 SFC 989 -0 26.9 25.3 91 1.6 25.7 33 58 301.0 304.8 299.2 362.8 20.95 2 950 354 23.3 22.5 96 0.7 22.8 42 82 300.8 304.2 297.7 354.9 18.38 3 900 826 20.7 20.6 100 0.0 20.7 50 90 302.8 306.0 297.5 354.0 17.27 4 850 1321 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 59 95 305.6 308.6 297.4 353.8 16.08 5 800 1841 16.5 16.4 99 0.1 16.4 69 99 308.7 311.5 297.4 353.5 14.79 6 750 2390 14.1 13.9 99 0.2 14.0 75 97 311.9 314.5 297.3 353.3 13.45 7 700 2972 11.5 10.8 96 0.7 11.0 75 90 315.2 317.4 297.0 351.7 11.71 8 650 3590 8.3 7.3 93 1.1 7.7 73 87 318.4 320.3 296.5 349.7 9.92 9 600 4249 4.6 3.9 95 0.7 4.2 70 84 321.4 323.1 296.3 348.7 8.49 10 550 4954 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.4 69 79 324.6 326.0 296.1 347.9 7.14 11 500 5717 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.3 68 73 330.5 331.8 297.1 352.0 6.43 12 450 6551 -5.5 -6.0 96 0.5 -5.8 68 70 336.3 337.4 297.7 354.9 5.42 13 400 7469 -10.1 -10.7 95 0.6 -10.4 69 68 341.8 342.7 298.1 356.7 4.22 14 350 8488 -15.7 -16.0 97 0.3 -15.8 68 65 347.6 348.3 298.5 359.1 3.14 15 300 9635 -22.8 -23.0 99 0.2 -22.9 74 68 353.2 353.7 298.8 360.8 2.01 16 250 10946 -32.7 -32.9 98 0.2 -32.8 73 68 357.4 357.6 299.0 361.2 0.96 17 200 12476 -45.3 -45.6 98 0.2 -45.3 81 64 361.0 361.1 299.1 362.3 0.32 18 150 14327 -60.8 -61.7 89 0.9 -60.8 94 42 365.4 365.4 299.8 365.7 0.06 19 100 16746 -74.2 -80.8 36 6.5 -74.3 89 25 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.62 m Freezing level: 541.49 mb = 5084.07 m = 16679.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 542.96 mb = 5057.42 m = 16592.38 ft Precipitable water: 2.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.12 % Est. max temperature: 32.17 C = 89.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.34 mb = 194.95 m = 639.59 ft T: 24.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.91 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 539.27 m = 1769.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.69 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 38.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 238.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.23 mb = 537.89 m = 1764.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.23 mb = 584.90 m = 1918.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 425.23 mb = 6992.20 m = 22940.00 ft B at Equ Level: 237.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 255.23 mb = 10797.01 m = 35422.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 65.9 at 86.1 knts Storm direction: 95.9 at 64.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 12.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1239.6 neg: -51.7 tot: 1187.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 396.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 12.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 1.27 Bulk Shear: 187.66 m/s