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: 38.03,-97.18 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -97.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 954 434 27.2 21.1 69 6.1 22.8 150 15 304.4 307.5 297.5 354.3 16.71 2 950 467 27.2 20.5 67 6.8 22.3 152 18 304.8 307.8 297.3 353.0 16.13 3 900 944 24.0 18.0 69 6.1 19.8 171 29 306.3 309.0 296.6 350.0 14.56 4 850 1443 21.5 15.3 68 6.1 17.2 203 27 308.7 311.1 296.2 348.1 13.01 5 800 1967 17.9 13.0 73 4.9 14.6 229 26 310.2 312.5 295.8 346.5 11.87 6 750 2516 13.0 11.6 91 1.4 12.1 242 28 310.7 312.8 295.7 345.9 11.52 7 700 3096 13.4 3.2 50 10.2 7.5 274 29 317.3 318.7 294.1 339.3 6.92 8 650 3718 11.2 -13.6 16 24.9 0.5 292 31 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.6 2.05 9 600 4379 5.6 -14.4 22 20.0 -2.6 274 32 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.7 2.09 10 550 5083 0.2 -22.2 17 22.4 -7.3 259 37 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.4 1.17 11 500 5837 -6.2 -24.8 21 18.6 -11.6 265 39 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.1 1.02 12 450 6651 -12.2 -38.6 9 26.4 -17.2 269 34 327.9 327.9 291.4 329.0 0.30 13 400 7538 -19.4 -43.5 10 24.1 -22.8 263 31 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.6 0.20 14 350 8514 -27.5 -48.9 11 21.4 -29.6 263 32 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 15 300 9603 -35.8 -55.1 12 19.3 -37.0 270 34 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.07 16 250 10846 -44.8 -58.2 21 13.4 -45.4 274 37 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.7 0.06 17 200 12311 -52.9 -69.9 11 16.9 -53.2 288 54 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.02 18 150 14123 -61.9 -75.2 15 13.4 -62.0 280 44 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16623 -62.3 -83.9 4 21.7 -62.5 299 26 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.71 m Freezing level: 548.80 mb = 5100.62 m = 16734.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.35 mb = 3828.90 m = 12561.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.13 % Est. max temperature: 32.78 C = 91.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.56 mb = 1214.49 m = 3984.51 ft T: 22.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 25.69 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.42 mb = 2199.74 m = 7216.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.08 C = 91.55 F Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.67 C Showalter Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.54 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1585.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.99 mb = 1711.84 m = 5616.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.99 mb = 2527.49 m = 8292.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 738.99 mb = 2640.49 m = 8662.92 ft B at Equ Level: 13.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 708.99 mb = 2988.92 m = 9806.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.7 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 283.7 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 162.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 390.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 390.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.41 Bulk Rich Number: 7.82 Bulk Shear: 202.86 m/s