MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506041200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506041200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 40.41,-87.06 Latitude: 40.41 Longitude: -87.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 SFC 990 215 23.1 19.8 81 3.4 20.8 206 6 297.2 299.8 294.3 340.0 14.82 2 950 571 20.8 17.2 80 3.6 18.4 209 15 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.4 13.11 3 900 1036 17.0 15.8 92 1.3 16.2 208 18 299.1 301.4 293.3 335.9 12.62 4 850 1523 14.0 13.3 96 0.7 13.6 213 22 300.8 302.9 292.9 334.2 11.36 5 800 2033 11.3 9.6 89 1.7 10.2 216 26 303.2 304.9 292.0 331.1 9.39 6 750 2570 8.2 6.1 87 2.1 6.9 215 27 305.4 306.9 291.5 329.2 7.89 7 700 3138 5.3 3.8 90 1.4 4.5 227 33 308.3 309.7 291.8 330.4 7.22 8 650 3741 2.0 1.3 95 0.7 1.6 241 37 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.3 6.47 9 600 4384 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.5 -1.3 244 34 314.9 316.0 292.5 333.0 5.71 10 550 5075 -4.6 -5.1 96 0.5 -4.8 242 37 318.7 319.6 292.8 334.0 4.76 11 500 5820 -8.6 -9.2 95 0.6 -8.9 242 38 322.6 323.3 293.1 335.2 3.81 12 450 6630 -13.3 -13.7 97 0.4 -13.5 239 37 326.5 327.1 293.4 336.5 2.95 13 400 7516 -19.5 -19.8 97 0.3 -19.6 236 38 329.7 330.1 293.5 336.6 1.99 14 350 8494 -26.8 -28.7 84 1.9 -27.2 235 32 332.6 332.8 293.4 336.3 1.02 15 300 9586 -35.7 -36.4 94 0.7 -35.8 238 34 335.0 335.2 293.6 337.2 0.57 16 250 10823 -46.8 -46.8 100 -0.0 -46.8 228 39 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.4 0.23 17 200 12273 -55.7 -62.5 42 6.8 -55.9 228 43 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.04 18 150 14065 -62.3 -74.1 19 11.8 -62.4 242 55 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 19 100 16556 -63.2 -84.5 4 21.4 -63.4 252 33 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.34 m Freezing level: 617.35 mb = 4161.03 m = 13651.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.39 mb = 4089.91 m = 13418.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.92 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.32 mb = 640.43 m = 2101.12 ft T: 20.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 10.80 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.09 mb = 1149.71 m = 3771.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.43 C = 77.77 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: 0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 192.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.54 mb = 1012.07 m = 3320.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.54 mb = 1348.89 m = 4425.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 347.54 mb = 8543.96 m = 28031.04 ft B at Equ Level: 191.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.54 mb = 12350.29 m = 40518.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.7 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 261.7 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 148.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 47.30 m/s