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: 42.48,-85.08 Latitude: 42.48 Longitude: -85.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 280 29.6 23.3 69 6.3 24.9 220 16 305.3 308.8 299.0 361.7 18.82 2 950 471 26.9 20.9 70 5.9 22.6 222 28 304.5 307.5 297.5 354.1 16.63 3 900 947 22.2 19.2 83 3.0 20.1 225 34 304.4 307.3 296.9 351.3 15.74 4 850 1442 18.6 15.8 83 2.8 16.7 234 37 305.7 308.1 295.7 345.7 13.38 5 800 1963 18.8 1.3 31 17.5 9.1 240 38 311.2 312.2 291.0 327.6 5.26 6 750 2514 16.4 -5.5 22 22.0 5.5 249 38 314.4 315.1 290.3 325.3 3.37 7 700 3095 12.0 -5.9 28 17.9 3.3 249 41 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.2 3.52 8 650 3710 7.0 -9.0 31 16.0 -0.2 247 44 316.8 317.4 290.7 326.6 2.98 9 600 4362 3.1 -15.1 25 18.2 -4.0 252 50 319.8 320.1 290.7 326.4 1.97 10 550 5061 -1.6 -22.5 19 20.9 -8.3 259 53 322.2 322.4 290.6 326.1 1.14 11 500 5810 -8.5 -22.0 33 13.5 -12.6 256 54 322.7 322.9 290.9 327.2 1.32 12 450 6615 -15.2 -16.4 90 1.2 -15.6 252 56 324.2 324.6 292.3 332.2 2.36 13 400 7500 -19.3 -19.4 99 0.1 -19.4 277 56 329.9 330.3 293.6 337.0 2.05 14 350 8480 -25.6 -25.7 99 0.2 -25.6 266 47 334.3 334.6 294.1 339.1 1.34 15 300 9580 -33.4 -33.9 95 0.5 -33.5 265 56 338.3 338.4 294.6 341.0 0.72 16 250 10835 -43.2 -45.2 81 2.0 -43.3 260 63 341.8 341.9 295.0 342.9 0.27 17 200 12298 -54.9 -57.5 72 2.7 -54.9 256 58 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.08 18 150 14098 -60.9 -76.9 10 16.0 -61.0 285 72 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 19 100 16595 -63.2 -83.9 4 20.7 -63.4 263 36 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.31 m Freezing level: 567.00 mb = 4823.45 m = 15824.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.08 mb = 3670.49 m = 12042.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.25 % Est. max temperature: 33.09 C = 91.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.42 mb = 1078.66 m = 3538.86 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 36.41 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1428.14 m = 4685.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.90 C = 85.83 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: -6.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.70 C Showalter Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 25.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2044.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.89 mb = 1301.63 m = 4270.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 678.89 mb = 3349.19 m = 10988.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.89 mb = 12996.22 m = 42638.01 ft B at Equ Level: 2036.66 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.7 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 277.7 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.55 Bulk Rich Number: 31.40 Bulk Shear: 65.11 m/s