MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F345.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F345.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 345 hour GFS valid 9Z THU 19 JUN 25 Station: 38.95,-77.3 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -77.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -142 SFC 973 96 22.6 22.1 97 0.6 22.2 91 19 298.1 301.3 296.4 348.8 17.42 2 950 300 21.8 21.1 95 0.8 21.3 100 40 299.3 302.4 296.3 348.3 16.77 3 900 769 19.2 19.2 100 -0.0 19.2 108 53 301.3 304.2 296.1 347.8 15.79 4 850 1261 17.1 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 118 62 304.1 306.8 296.1 347.5 14.60 5 800 1778 14.9 14.8 100 0.0 14.8 132 65 307.0 309.5 296.0 347.3 13.39 6 750 2324 12.5 12.4 100 0.0 12.4 134 56 310.1 312.4 296.0 347.3 12.19 7 700 2903 10.1 10.0 99 0.1 10.0 134 49 313.7 315.8 296.2 348.1 11.10 8 650 3519 7.7 7.5 99 0.1 7.6 137 44 317.6 319.6 296.5 349.4 10.09 9 600 4177 4.5 4.5 99 0.1 4.5 141 43 321.4 323.1 296.5 349.6 8.82 10 550 4883 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 147 50 325.3 326.7 296.5 349.7 7.49 11 500 5646 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.3 150 55 330.4 331.7 297.0 351.9 6.44 12 450 6479 -6.0 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.2 151 59 335.7 336.8 297.4 353.6 5.24 13 400 7394 -10.9 -11.4 96 0.5 -11.1 151 58 340.9 341.7 297.7 355.0 4.02 14 350 8409 -16.7 -16.9 99 0.1 -16.8 154 57 346.2 346.8 298.1 356.8 2.92 15 300 9550 -24.1 -24.1 100 0.0 -24.1 154 52 351.4 351.8 298.4 358.2 1.81 16 250 10854 -34.0 -34.0 100 -0.0 -34.0 158 48 355.5 355.7 298.5 359.0 0.86 17 200 12375 -46.7 -46.8 98 0.1 -46.7 179 43 358.9 358.9 298.7 360.0 0.28 18 150 14212 -61.7 -62.4 91 0.7 -61.7 189 57 363.8 363.8 299.5 364.0 0.06 19 100 16662 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 195 22 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.92 m Freezing level: 534.16 mb = 5124.62 m = 16812.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 535.15 mb = 5102.04 m = 16738.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.25 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.90 mb = 165.65 m = 543.48 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.46 C/km ThetaE index: 1.46 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.09 mb = 643.61 m = 2111.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.50 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: 1.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.24 C Cross Totals Index: 19.25 C K Index: 36.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.70 mb = 599.86 m = 1968.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.70 mb = 742.86 m = 2437.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 702.70 mb = 2870.60 m = 9417.88 ft B at Equ Level: 28.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 552.70 mb = 4842.90 m = 15888.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 133.7 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 163.7 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 691.7 neg: -70.3 tot: 621.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 207.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 103.68 m/s