MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506041800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506041800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 48.20,-81.46 Latitude: 48.20 Longitude: -81.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 960 340 24.9 21.9 83 3.0 22.8 235 11 301.6 304.8 297.3 353.1 17.49 2 950 428 24.4 19.8 76 4.6 21.1 235 19 301.9 304.8 296.1 347.6 15.48 3 900 900 20.4 17.8 85 2.6 18.6 235 28 302.5 305.2 295.6 345.1 14.41 4 850 1392 16.9 16.3 96 0.7 16.5 235 34 303.9 306.4 295.5 345.0 13.83 5 800 1908 14.3 13.8 97 0.5 14.0 241 39 306.4 308.7 295.3 344.1 12.53 6 750 2453 11.5 9.8 90 1.6 10.4 250 43 309.0 311.0 294.4 340.2 10.23 7 700 3027 8.5 6.4 87 2.1 7.2 256 43 311.9 313.6 294.0 338.6 8.65 8 650 3638 5.4 3.1 85 2.3 4.1 258 42 315.0 316.4 293.9 338.2 7.37 9 600 4288 1.4 -1.8 79 3.3 -0.3 259 43 317.8 318.8 293.2 335.6 5.58 10 550 4983 -3.3 -9.4 62 6.2 -6.0 261 50 320.2 320.9 292.1 331.4 3.40 11 500 5730 -8.1 -14.6 60 6.4 -10.5 258 57 323.1 323.6 292.1 331.5 2.47 12 450 6541 -13.0 -21.5 49 8.5 -15.5 257 57 326.9 327.2 292.3 332.3 1.53 13 400 7428 -19.2 -27.8 46 8.6 -21.2 259 58 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.5 0.97 14 350 8407 -26.0 -34.3 45 8.3 -27.4 258 61 333.7 333.8 293.3 335.9 0.60 15 300 9506 -33.6 -36.9 72 3.3 -34.0 248 63 338.0 338.2 294.3 340.1 0.54 16 250 10758 -43.6 -43.6 99 0.1 -43.6 242 64 341.3 341.3 294.9 342.5 0.32 17 200 12216 -55.8 -56.8 89 1.0 -55.8 242 64 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.8 0.09 18 150 14008 -60.1 -74.4 14 14.3 -60.3 255 59 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 19 100 16556 -58.0 -84.5 2 26.5 -58.3 252 26 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.85 m Freezing level: 584.86 mb = 4498.73 m = 14759.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.15 mb = 4245.72 m = 13929.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.00 mb = 717.65 m = 2354.48 ft T: 21.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 21.78 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.23 mb = 1319.27 m = 4328.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.57 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 39.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1083.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.74 mb = 1174.74 m = 3854.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.74 mb = 1628.44 m = 5342.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.74 mb = 12318.85 m = 40415.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1082.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.74 mb = 15067.23 m = 49432.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.2 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 283.2 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 260.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 14.86 Bulk Shear: 72.95 m/s