MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F117.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F117.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 117 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 9 JUN 25 Station: 29.52,-98.47 Latitude: 29.52 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 977 257 38.3 16.2 27 22.1 22.8 170 11 313.5 315.8 296.7 350.4 11.92 2 950 505 34.0 15.0 32 19.0 20.9 171 17 311.6 313.8 295.8 346.5 11.36 3 900 991 29.1 14.0 40 15.1 18.8 172 18 311.5 313.6 295.7 346.1 11.26 4 850 1496 24.3 13.1 50 11.2 16.7 173 18 311.6 313.7 295.7 346.0 11.20 5 800 2023 19.3 12.1 63 7.2 14.5 173 18 311.7 313.8 295.7 345.9 11.13 6 750 2574 14.2 10.6 79 3.6 11.9 175 17 312.0 314.0 295.5 345.0 10.75 7 700 3155 13.9 -8.0 21 22.0 3.5 201 11 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.7 2.98 8 650 3775 10.4 -14.8 15 25.2 -0.0 158 2 320.8 321.1 290.9 327.1 1.87 9 600 4434 5.2 -13.9 24 19.1 -2.7 33 4 322.2 322.6 291.6 329.5 2.17 10 550 5137 -0.7 -15.2 32 14.6 -6.4 309 4 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.5 2.12 11 500 5890 -6.2 -12.8 59 6.6 -8.9 280 15 325.5 326.1 293.1 335.1 2.85 12 450 6707 -11.2 -14.5 77 3.3 -12.5 273 32 329.2 329.7 294.0 338.7 2.77 13 400 7601 -17.5 -34.0 22 16.5 -20.8 261 33 332.2 332.3 292.9 334.2 0.54 14 350 8585 -24.5 -52.3 6 27.8 -27.3 275 38 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.09 15 300 9689 -33.2 -53.8 11 20.6 -34.7 273 39 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.0 0.08 16 250 10940 -43.4 -59.9 15 16.4 -44.1 274 43 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.05 17 200 12403 -54.6 -66.5 22 11.9 -54.8 277 54 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 14198 -64.8 -74.9 24 10.0 -64.9 279 72 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16613 -72.1 -83.2 17 11.1 -72.1 301 23 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5845.12 m Freezing level: 555.83 mb = 5054.69 m = 16583.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.55 mb = 3767.93 m = 12361.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.52 % Est. max temperature: 36.40 C = 97.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 711.67 mb = 3015.65 m = 9893.74 ft T: 13.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 23.35 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 635.25 mb = 3964.05 m = 13005.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.86 C = 114.55 F Cap Strength: 4.25 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.25 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.46 C Cross Totals Index: 19.27 C K Index: 21.58 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 682.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 213.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.21 mb = 2903.46 m = 9525.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 556.21 mb = 5045.87 m = 16554.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.21 mb = 12522.50 m = 41083.83 ft B at Equ Level: 675.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.21 mb = 15226.71 m = 49955.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 0.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 7.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.1 neg: -2.5 tot: 17.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 124.87 Bulk Shear: 5.47 m/s