MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F069.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F069.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 69 hour GFS valid 3Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 36.89,-87.17 Latitude: 36.89 Longitude: -87.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 988 180 21.6 21.1 97 0.5 21.3 202 7 295.8 298.7 294.8 342.2 16.15 2 950 521 22.5 18.8 80 3.7 19.9 235 23 300.0 302.6 294.9 342.3 14.48 3 900 991 20.2 14.3 69 5.9 16.3 247 24 302.3 304.4 293.4 336.2 11.45 4 850 1483 17.7 11.5 67 6.2 13.7 253 26 304.7 306.6 293.0 334.8 10.06 5 800 1999 14.5 10.6 77 3.9 12.0 255 25 306.6 308.5 293.6 337.0 10.06 6 750 2543 11.0 9.4 90 1.6 10.0 259 23 308.5 310.4 294.0 338.7 9.94 7 700 3116 7.5 6.1 91 1.4 6.7 273 21 310.8 312.4 293.6 336.9 8.49 8 650 3724 3.8 2.1 88 1.7 2.8 290 23 313.3 314.6 293.0 334.7 6.87 9 600 4370 -0.4 -2.7 84 2.3 -1.6 298 30 315.7 316.7 292.3 332.3 5.23 10 550 5060 -5.1 -9.2 72 4.2 -6.8 300 36 318.1 318.7 291.5 329.3 3.45 11 500 5802 -10.4 -13.7 76 3.4 -11.6 296 35 320.4 320.9 291.5 329.2 2.65 12 450 6607 -14.9 -17.7 80 2.7 -15.8 285 33 324.5 324.9 292.2 331.7 2.12 13 400 7489 -20.1 -21.0 92 0.9 -20.3 275 37 328.9 329.3 293.1 335.2 1.79 14 350 8467 -26.2 -26.3 99 0.1 -26.2 270 50 333.5 333.7 293.9 338.1 1.27 15 300 9565 -34.1 -34.1 100 -0.0 -34.1 262 61 337.3 337.4 294.3 339.9 0.71 16 250 10816 -43.4 -43.5 99 0.1 -43.4 257 74 341.6 341.7 295.0 342.9 0.33 17 200 12274 -55.8 -58.4 72 2.6 -55.8 248 85 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.07 18 150 14085 -61.1 -69.8 31 8.7 -61.2 272 63 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.02 19 100 16565 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 277 29 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.73 m Freezing level: 604.58 mb = 4310.72 m = 14142.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.78 mb = 4134.21 m = 13563.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.94 C = 87.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.07 mb = 240.83 m = 790.13 ft T: 21.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 9.49 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.09 mb = 1861.01 m = 6105.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.89 C = 89.40 F Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lifted Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 38.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.89 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 493.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.48 mb = 1130.90 m = 3710.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.48 mb = 2992.45 m = 9817.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 290.48 mb = 9785.77 m = 32105.15 ft B at Equ Level: 490.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.48 mb = 13279.41 m = 43567.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.1 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 308.1 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.9 neg: -6.0 tot: 158.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 9.60 Bulk Shear: 51.38 m/s