MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 0Z SAT 21 JUN 25 Station: 37.89,-97.21 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -97.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 SFC 954 426 27.8 21.0 66 6.8 22.9 151 15 305.0 308.1 297.7 354.8 16.65 2 950 467 27.8 20.3 64 7.5 22.4 154 19 305.4 308.4 297.3 353.2 15.98 3 900 944 24.5 17.8 67 6.6 19.8 173 29 306.7 309.4 296.7 350.1 14.44 4 850 1444 21.6 15.4 67 6.3 17.3 203 27 308.8 311.3 296.3 348.3 13.02 5 800 1968 17.9 13.1 73 4.8 14.7 228 26 310.3 312.5 295.9 346.7 11.94 6 750 2517 13.1 11.6 91 1.5 12.1 243 28 310.8 312.9 295.7 346.0 11.50 7 700 3098 13.8 2.6 47 11.2 7.3 275 28 317.7 319.0 294.0 338.7 6.60 8 650 3720 11.3 -13.7 16 25.0 0.6 292 30 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.7 2.05 9 600 4381 5.7 -14.0 23 19.8 -2.4 273 32 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.15 10 550 5085 0.3 -21.7 17 22.0 -7.1 259 36 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.7 1.22 11 500 5839 -6.2 -24.3 22 18.1 -11.6 266 38 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.3 1.07 12 450 6654 -12.3 -37.6 10 25.3 -17.2 269 33 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.1 0.34 13 400 7541 -19.4 -43.4 10 24.0 -22.8 264 31 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.6 0.20 14 350 8517 -27.5 -49.3 11 21.8 -29.6 264 32 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.12 15 300 9606 -35.6 -55.4 11 19.8 -36.8 271 34 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.07 16 250 10850 -44.7 -58.3 20 13.6 -45.3 276 37 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.06 17 200 12316 -52.9 -70.0 11 17.2 -53.2 289 53 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 14127 -62.0 -75.4 15 13.4 -62.1 280 44 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 19 100 16625 -62.4 -84.0 4 21.6 -62.6 299 27 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.54 m Freezing level: 548.05 mb = 5114.39 m = 16779.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.06 mb = 3847.43 m = 12622.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.56 % Est. max temperature: 32.88 C = 91.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.62 mb = 1294.82 m = 4248.05 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 26.05 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.66 mb = 2219.79 m = 7282.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.24 C = 91.84 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.96 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.81 C Cross Totals Index: 21.53 C K Index: 31.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1601.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.38 mb = 1771.50 m = 5811.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.38 mb = 2478.69 m = 8132.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 743.38 mb = 2591.56 m = 8502.40 ft B at Equ Level: 12.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 713.38 mb = 2938.22 m = 9639.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.4 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 283.4 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 164.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 376.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 376.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.31 Bulk Shear: 192.87 m/s