MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F072.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 day GFS valid 0Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 39.04,-89.18 Latitude: 39.04 Longitude: -89.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 986 174 22.9 21.2 90 1.7 21.6 171 5 297.2 300.2 295.3 344.2 16.24 2 950 496 20.9 19.3 90 1.7 19.8 193 12 298.4 301.2 294.8 342.0 14.98 3 900 963 17.9 16.8 93 1.1 17.1 213 14 299.9 302.4 294.1 339.3 13.47 4 850 1452 16.5 11.1 70 5.4 13.1 228 18 303.4 305.3 292.4 332.7 9.81 5 800 1966 13.1 9.6 80 3.5 10.9 224 21 305.1 306.8 292.6 333.4 9.43 6 750 2507 10.0 9.1 94 0.9 9.4 245 27 307.4 309.2 293.5 336.8 9.69 7 700 3078 6.4 6.1 98 0.3 6.2 264 34 309.6 311.2 293.2 335.5 8.46 8 650 3683 2.8 0.8 87 2.0 1.7 269 39 312.1 313.3 292.2 331.6 6.26 9 600 4327 -1.4 -3.5 86 2.1 -2.4 271 48 314.5 315.4 291.7 330.1 4.93 10 550 5015 -6.3 -8.7 83 2.5 -7.3 271 59 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.3 3.60 11 500 5753 -11.2 -13.6 82 2.4 -12.1 269 63 319.3 319.9 291.2 328.2 2.67 12 450 6556 -15.3 -18.3 78 3.0 -16.3 271 59 324.0 324.4 291.9 330.9 2.02 13 400 7436 -21.1 -26.1 64 5.0 -22.3 272 56 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.6 1.14 14 350 8407 -28.7 -34.1 60 5.4 -29.5 273 55 330.1 330.2 292.3 332.3 0.61 15 300 9492 -36.4 -43.1 50 6.7 -37.1 267 60 334.0 334.1 293.1 335.1 0.28 16 250 10732 -44.7 -47.5 73 2.8 -44.9 247 69 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.4 0.21 17 200 12194 -54.5 -56.7 76 2.3 -54.5 244 70 346.5 346.6 296.0 346.9 0.09 18 150 14008 -58.7 -78.7 6 19.9 -59.0 263 70 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16535 -62.0 -84.6 3 22.6 -62.2 268 42 407.9 407.9 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.57 m Freezing level: 616.91 mb = 4109.36 m = 13481.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.34 mb = 3943.04 m = 12936.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.43 % Est. max temperature: 29.51 C = 85.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.87 mb = 388.14 m = 1273.42 ft T: 21.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 11.55 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.37 mb = 949.77 m = 3116.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.52 C = 77.94 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -4.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 38.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1047.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.68 mb = 823.15 m = 2700.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.68 mb = 1969.34 m = 6461.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.68 mb = 11008.34 m = 36116.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1041.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.68 mb = 14021.45 m = 46001.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.0 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 291.0 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 261.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 261.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.74 Bulk Shear: 155.30 m/s