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: 29.66,-91.30 Latitude: 29.66 Longitude: -91.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 3 26.4 24.4 89 2.0 25.0 111 28 299.3 302.8 298.0 356.4 19.54 1 1000 36 26.8 23.9 84 2.9 24.7 113 35 299.9 303.4 297.8 355.6 19.00 2 950 489 23.2 22.1 93 1.1 22.5 118 55 300.8 304.0 297.4 353.4 17.91 3 900 960 20.0 19.9 99 0.2 19.9 126 63 302.1 305.2 296.8 350.6 16.42 4 850 1453 18.1 15.9 87 2.2 16.6 135 67 305.1 307.6 295.6 345.4 13.50 5 800 1972 15.6 13.3 86 2.3 14.1 134 67 307.8 310.1 295.4 344.4 12.11 6 750 2519 13.1 10.7 85 2.4 11.6 134 67 310.8 312.9 295.3 344.0 10.84 7 700 3097 10.1 7.9 86 2.3 8.8 134 67 313.7 315.5 295.1 343.5 9.59 8 650 3712 7.0 5.6 90 1.5 6.1 133 64 316.9 318.6 295.4 344.6 8.79 9 600 4368 3.9 3.2 96 0.6 3.5 136 60 320.6 322.2 295.8 346.5 8.09 10 550 5072 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.3 133 55 324.6 326.0 296.1 347.7 7.08 11 500 5834 -2.9 -3.5 96 0.6 -3.2 133 53 329.5 330.7 296.5 349.3 5.93 12 450 6664 -6.9 -7.7 94 0.8 -7.2 132 51 334.6 335.6 296.8 350.9 4.77 13 400 7576 -11.6 -12.5 93 0.9 -12.0 131 49 339.9 340.7 297.3 352.8 3.66 14 350 8589 -17.6 -18.1 96 0.5 -17.7 136 46 345.1 345.6 297.6 354.7 2.64 15 300 9726 -25.3 -25.4 99 0.2 -25.3 145 44 349.8 350.1 297.8 355.8 1.61 16 250 11023 -35.4 -35.4 100 0.0 -35.4 153 40 353.5 353.7 298.0 356.5 0.75 17 200 12532 -48.7 -48.8 100 0.0 -48.7 153 39 355.6 355.7 298.0 356.6 0.23 18 150 14351 -64.2 -65.0 90 0.8 -64.2 185 40 359.5 359.5 298.7 359.7 0.04 19 100 16756 -75.6 -80.7 44 5.1 -75.6 90 17 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.79 m Freezing level: 543.07 mb = 5177.75 m = 16987.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 545.55 mb = 5137.10 m = 16853.80 ft Precipitable water: 2.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.42 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.25 mb = 257.48 m = 844.75 ft T: 25.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 12.96 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.88 mb = 713.04 m = 2339.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.59 C = 83.47 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -1.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.98 C Cross Totals Index: 18.79 C K Index: 34.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 262.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.40 mb = 633.25 m = 2077.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.40 mb = 774.27 m = 2540.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 399.40 mb = 7587.88 m = 24894.31 ft B at Equ Level: 261.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.40 mb = 12876.44 m = 42245.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 131.8 at 60.5 knts Storm direction: 161.8 at 45.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.7 neg: -8.4 tot: 452.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 150.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 4.27 Bulk Shear: 61.41 m/s