MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F378.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F378.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 378 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 40.66,-97.37 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -97.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 1 950 454 SFC 948 477 31.4 18.3 46 13.1 22.1 227 9 309.3 312.0 297.1 352.2 14.12 3 900 934 25.1 16.4 58 8.7 19.1 235 13 307.4 309.8 296.0 346.9 13.11 4 850 1433 20.4 15.2 72 5.1 16.8 242 14 307.5 309.9 295.8 346.5 12.92 5 800 1953 15.8 13.6 87 2.2 14.4 248 16 308.0 310.3 295.6 345.4 12.35 6 750 2502 16.0 2.5 40 13.6 8.3 257 22 314.0 315.2 292.6 333.2 6.10 7 700 3084 12.2 -0.6 41 12.8 5.2 258 21 316.0 317.0 292.4 332.6 5.24 8 650 3700 7.9 -5.4 39 13.2 1.4 254 22 317.9 318.6 291.9 330.6 3.94 9 600 4355 2.9 -9.3 40 12.2 -2.5 249 21 319.5 320.1 291.7 329.9 3.15 10 550 5052 -3.1 -4.6 90 1.5 -3.8 250 23 320.4 321.3 293.4 336.4 4.95 11 500 5799 -8.9 -12.1 78 3.1 -10.2 253 32 322.1 322.7 292.3 332.2 3.04 12 450 6608 -13.4 -34.0 16 20.6 -17.7 257 40 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.2 0.48 13 400 7493 -19.5 -40.8 13 21.3 -22.8 256 41 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.27 14 350 8469 -27.3 -47.1 13 19.9 -29.4 257 46 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.6 0.16 15 300 9559 -36.2 -51.9 18 15.7 -37.2 257 45 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.11 16 250 10797 -46.0 -56.2 31 10.2 -46.4 261 39 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.9 0.08 17 200 12251 -54.6 -63.6 32 9.0 -54.8 265 39 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.04 18 150 14070 -57.5 -76.4 7 18.9 -57.8 257 27 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.01 19 100 16605 -59.8 -84.4 3 24.6 -60.2 310 9 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.11 m Freezing level: 575.79 mb = 4692.01 m = 15393.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.32 mb = 3925.78 m = 12879.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.24 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.00 mb = 2125.03 m = 6971.79 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.78 C/km ThetaE index: 22.31 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.79 mb = 2979.18 m = 9774.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.64 C = 99.75 F Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lifted Index: -5.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.13 C Showalter Index: -4.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 31.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1587.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 132.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 789.24 mb = 2068.33 m = 6785.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 624.24 mb = 4030.91 m = 13224.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.24 mb = 12435.52 m = 40798.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1577.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.24 mb = 15247.83 m = 50025.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.5 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 281.5 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.1 neg: -0.7 tot: 37.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 88.09 Bulk Shear: 18.02 m/s