MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506041800F051.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506041800F051.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 51 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.51,-82.55 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -82.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 120 SFC 961 468 25.3 21.7 80 3.6 22.7 257 7 301.9 305.1 297.3 352.9 17.28 2 950 567 24.4 18.8 71 5.7 20.5 258 10 302.0 304.7 295.4 344.8 14.50 3 900 1039 20.0 17.1 83 2.9 18.0 263 12 302.2 304.7 295.0 342.8 13.77 4 850 1530 16.8 14.4 86 2.4 15.3 277 12 303.8 306.0 294.4 340.2 12.25 5 800 2046 14.0 10.2 78 3.8 11.6 283 15 306.1 307.9 293.2 335.6 9.81 6 750 2588 10.8 5.9 72 4.9 7.9 287 20 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.1 7.79 7 700 3160 7.1 2.4 72 4.7 4.5 288 21 310.4 311.6 291.9 330.5 6.52 8 650 3766 2.9 -1.2 74 4.1 0.8 289 22 312.3 313.3 291.5 329.2 5.40 9 600 4409 -1.5 -4.7 79 3.2 -3.0 296 21 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.8 4.51 10 550 5098 -4.6 -6.8 85 2.2 -5.6 289 23 318.6 319.4 292.3 332.2 4.18 11 500 5845 -7.8 -9.0 91 1.2 -8.3 277 27 323.5 324.3 293.4 336.4 3.87 12 450 6659 -12.0 -13.4 89 1.4 -12.6 280 28 328.1 328.7 293.9 338.4 3.02 13 400 7550 -18.0 -18.5 96 0.5 -18.1 277 28 331.6 332.0 294.1 339.4 2.23 14 350 8535 -24.9 -24.9 100 0.0 -24.9 276 32 335.1 335.4 294.4 340.4 1.45 15 300 9636 -33.4 -33.4 100 -0.0 -33.4 281 43 338.2 338.4 294.6 341.1 0.76 16 250 10888 -44.0 -44.0 100 -0.0 -44.0 288 49 340.7 340.7 294.8 341.9 0.31 17 200 12346 -55.4 -56.7 86 1.2 -55.5 303 65 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.09 18 150 14137 -61.0 -75.2 14 14.2 -61.1 287 50 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.01 19 100 16591 -68.1 -83.7 9 15.6 -68.2 301 31 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.79 m Freezing level: 616.59 mb = 4195.73 m = 13765.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.58 mb = 3895.63 m = 12780.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.89 mb = 924.29 m = 3032.42 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 24.14 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.28 mb = 1648.16 m = 5407.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.87 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.23 C K Index: 34.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 685.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.22 mb = 1407.42 m = 4617.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 787.22 mb = 2180.86 m = 7154.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.22 mb = 11806.58 m = 38735.03 ft B at Equ Level: 680.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.22 mb = 14250.25 m = 46752.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.0 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 314.0 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 41.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 42.42 Bulk Shear: 16.15 m/s