MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F324.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F324.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 13.5 day GFS valid 18Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 41.92,-88.13 Latitude: 41.92 Longitude: -88.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 977 231 28.8 23.1 71 5.7 24.6 237 14 304.0 307.4 298.5 359.1 18.50 2 950 476 25.8 21.3 76 4.6 22.5 238 27 303.4 306.5 297.4 353.8 16.99 3 900 950 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.3 236 32 304.0 307.0 297.1 352.4 16.27 4 850 1445 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 235 34 305.4 308.2 296.8 350.8 15.18 5 800 1965 16.9 13.2 79 3.7 14.4 240 37 309.2 311.4 295.7 345.7 12.01 6 750 2514 14.0 8.0 67 6.1 10.3 246 39 311.8 313.5 294.2 339.5 8.99 7 700 3093 10.7 2.3 56 8.4 5.9 252 42 314.3 315.5 292.9 334.6 6.44 8 650 3707 7.1 -0.0 60 7.1 3.2 257 50 317.0 318.1 293.3 335.7 5.88 9 600 4361 3.2 -4.4 57 7.6 -0.6 258 56 319.8 320.7 293.0 334.7 4.59 10 550 5062 -1.9 -7.6 65 5.7 -4.6 264 57 321.9 322.6 293.0 334.7 3.92 11 500 5812 -7.5 -13.9 60 6.4 -10.0 269 57 323.8 324.4 292.4 332.6 2.61 12 450 6621 -14.1 -17.6 75 3.5 -15.3 273 59 325.5 325.9 292.4 332.7 2.13 13 400 7509 -18.2 -18.5 97 0.3 -18.3 256 59 331.3 331.8 294.1 339.1 2.22 14 350 8493 -24.9 -25.5 95 0.5 -25.1 256 61 335.1 335.4 294.3 340.1 1.38 15 300 9594 -33.3 -33.4 99 0.1 -33.3 262 60 338.4 338.6 294.6 341.3 0.76 16 250 10847 -43.1 -46.9 66 3.8 -43.3 264 67 342.0 342.1 295.0 342.9 0.22 17 200 12315 -53.1 -63.7 27 10.6 -53.4 269 65 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.8 0.04 18 150 14126 -61.7 -76.2 13 14.4 -61.9 280 75 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.8 0.01 19 100 16614 -64.7 -84.0 5 19.3 -64.9 268 35 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.29 m Freezing level: 568.45 mb = 4803.25 m = 15758.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.14 mb = 4251.33 m = 13947.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.07 % Est. max temperature: 31.91 C = 89.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.12 mb = 958.68 m = 3145.24 ft T: 21.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 24.57 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.97 mb = 1264.16 m = 4147.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.69 C = 85.44 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -5.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -4.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 35.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 476.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2003.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.26 mb = 1132.50 m = 3715.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.26 mb = 1381.81 m = 4533.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.26 mb = 1688.32 m = 5539.05 ft B at Equ Level: 4.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 786.26 mb = 2112.68 m = 6931.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.8 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 284.8 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 227.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.13 Bulk Rich Number: 29.10 Bulk Shear: 68.85 m/s