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,-89.25 Latitude: 39.04 Longitude: -89.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 986 175 22.9 21.2 90 1.8 21.7 171 5 297.3 300.3 295.4 344.4 16.25 2 950 496 21.0 19.3 90 1.7 19.8 194 12 298.5 301.2 294.8 342.1 14.98 3 900 962 17.9 16.7 93 1.2 17.1 215 14 300.0 302.4 294.1 339.2 13.42 4 850 1451 16.5 11.1 70 5.4 13.1 227 17 303.5 305.3 292.4 332.7 9.83 5 800 1966 13.1 9.8 80 3.3 11.0 224 21 305.1 306.9 292.7 333.7 9.53 6 750 2506 10.0 9.2 95 0.8 9.5 247 28 307.4 309.3 293.6 337.1 9.82 7 700 3078 6.4 6.0 98 0.4 6.2 264 34 309.6 311.1 293.2 335.4 8.43 8 650 3683 2.8 0.9 87 1.9 1.8 268 39 312.1 313.3 292.2 331.8 6.31 9 600 4327 -1.4 -3.5 86 2.0 -2.4 271 48 314.5 315.4 291.7 330.2 4.94 10 550 5014 -6.2 -9.0 81 2.7 -7.4 270 59 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.1 3.53 11 500 5753 -11.1 -13.9 80 2.7 -12.1 269 63 319.4 320.0 291.2 328.1 2.62 12 450 6556 -15.2 -18.5 76 3.3 -16.2 271 59 324.1 324.5 292.0 330.9 1.98 13 400 7436 -21.1 -26.2 63 5.1 -22.3 273 55 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.5 1.12 14 350 8407 -28.7 -33.8 62 5.1 -29.5 273 55 330.1 330.2 292.4 332.4 0.63 15 300 9492 -36.5 -43.4 49 6.9 -37.1 268 59 334.0 334.0 293.0 335.0 0.27 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 -54.4 -56.8 75 2.4 -54.5 244 70 346.6 346.6 296.0 347.0 0.09 18 150 14008 -58.7 -78.6 6 19.9 -59.0 263 70 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16535 -61.9 -84.6 3 22.6 -62.1 268 42 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.98 m Freezing level: 616.69 mb = 4111.93 m = 13490.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.79 mb = 3949.86 m = 12958.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.24 % Est. max temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.74 mb = 397.82 m = 1305.16 ft T: 21.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 11.62 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 962.40 m = 3157.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.58 C = 78.05 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 38.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1043.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.66 mb = 832.33 m = 2730.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.66 mb = 1979.62 m = 6494.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.66 mb = 11036.23 m = 36207.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.66 mb = 14064.15 m = 46141.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.1 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 291.1 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.70 Bulk Shear: 155.68 m/s