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: 42.62,-84.42 Latitude: 42.62 Longitude: -84.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 972 274 29.1 23.5 72 5.6 24.9 217 17 304.7 308.2 299.0 361.6 19.04 2 950 472 26.4 21.0 72 5.4 22.5 221 28 304.0 307.1 297.4 353.8 16.75 3 900 947 21.8 19.3 85 2.5 20.0 225 33 304.0 306.9 296.8 351.1 15.82 4 850 1442 18.5 15.8 84 2.7 16.7 237 37 305.5 308.0 295.7 345.7 13.43 5 800 1963 19.1 0.4 29 18.7 8.8 243 39 311.5 312.4 290.8 326.9 4.93 6 750 2514 16.5 -4.1 24 20.6 6.0 248 41 314.5 315.2 290.7 326.5 3.76 7 700 3096 12.1 -5.5 29 17.6 3.4 247 42 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.5 3.62 8 650 3710 7.2 -9.0 30 16.2 -0.1 247 44 317.1 317.7 290.8 326.9 2.98 9 600 4363 2.8 -15.3 25 18.1 -4.3 251 49 319.3 319.7 290.5 325.9 1.94 10 550 5060 -2.0 -22.5 19 20.5 -8.5 254 52 321.8 322.0 290.5 325.7 1.15 11 500 5809 -7.7 -27.3 19 19.6 -12.9 254 52 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.6 0.82 12 450 6618 -14.8 -24.1 45 9.3 -17.3 252 53 324.7 324.9 291.4 328.9 1.21 13 400 7499 -20.0 -20.0 100 0.0 -20.0 260 59 329.0 329.4 293.3 335.7 1.95 14 350 8477 -26.0 -26.3 98 0.3 -26.1 265 45 333.7 333.9 293.9 338.3 1.28 15 300 9577 -33.3 -34.9 85 1.6 -33.6 254 56 338.4 338.6 294.6 340.9 0.65 16 250 10830 -43.4 -45.1 83 1.7 -43.5 260 63 341.6 341.6 295.0 342.6 0.27 17 200 12294 -54.5 -58.5 61 4.0 -54.6 255 53 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.8 0.07 18 150 14092 -61.5 -76.0 13 14.5 -61.7 286 68 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16591 -62.8 -84.0 4 21.2 -63.0 266 32 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.34 m Freezing level: 570.72 mb = 4771.31 m = 15653.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.79 mb = 3687.56 m = 12098.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.92 % Est. max temperature: 33.16 C = 91.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.16 mb = 983.88 m = 3227.91 ft T: 21.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 35.13 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.45 mb = 1376.20 m = 4515.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.68 C = 85.42 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 24.44 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2032.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.77 mb = 1232.62 m = 4043.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.77 mb = 3387.87 m = 11114.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.77 mb = 13101.07 m = 42981.99 ft B at Equ Level: 2013.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.77 mb = 16244.69 m = 53295.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 223.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.64 Bulk Rich Number: 30.88 Bulk Shear: 65.80 m/s