MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F327.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F327.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 327 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 42.23,-83.42 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -83.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 977 226 30.2 22.6 64 7.6 24.6 222 16 305.4 308.7 298.5 359.3 17.99 2 950 472 28.0 20.4 64 7.5 22.5 223 30 305.6 308.6 297.4 353.8 16.12 3 900 949 23.3 18.7 75 4.6 20.0 225 35 305.5 308.4 296.8 351.1 15.23 4 850 1446 19.7 15.2 76 4.4 16.7 232 38 306.7 309.2 295.7 345.6 12.93 5 800 1967 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 11.8 244 38 309.7 311.3 293.4 336.2 8.66 6 750 2516 15.1 -0.9 33 16.0 6.5 248 39 313.0 313.9 291.2 328.1 4.78 7 700 3096 11.5 -5.5 30 17.1 3.2 252 40 315.3 316.0 290.8 326.9 3.62 8 650 3710 7.4 -8.8 31 16.1 0.0 255 42 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.2 3.03 9 600 4363 3.1 -13.1 29 16.2 -3.6 257 47 319.7 320.1 291.0 327.4 2.32 10 550 5061 -2.2 -16.2 33 14.0 -7.4 257 49 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.0 1.96 11 500 5809 -8.2 -19.9 39 11.6 -12.0 252 50 323.0 323.3 291.3 328.4 1.58 12 450 6618 -14.1 -22.1 51 8.0 -16.4 252 53 325.5 325.8 291.9 330.6 1.45 13 400 7502 -19.3 -20.2 93 0.9 -19.6 256 57 329.9 330.3 293.5 336.7 1.93 14 350 8484 -25.1 -25.5 97 0.4 -25.2 263 58 334.9 335.2 294.3 339.9 1.38 15 300 9587 -32.6 -35.5 75 3.0 -33.0 268 61 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10844 -42.9 -45.2 77 2.4 -43.0 267 63 342.3 342.4 295.1 343.4 0.27 17 200 12308 -54.7 -55.5 91 0.7 -54.8 270 68 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.5 0.10 18 150 14105 -62.8 -70.1 37 7.2 -62.9 283 70 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.9 0.02 19 100 16603 -63.8 -84.0 5 20.2 -64.0 272 42 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.78 m Freezing level: 571.10 mb = 4766.72 m = 15638.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.72 mb = 3713.70 m = 12183.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.28 % Est. max temperature: 32.86 C = 91.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.94 mb = 1184.85 m = 3887.27 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 32.38 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.39 mb = 1962.74 m = 6439.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.42 C = 93.96 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -6.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.15 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 26.07 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1949.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.60 mb = 1470.40 m = 4824.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.60 mb = 3184.01 m = 10446.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.60 mb = 13228.29 m = 43399.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1934.28 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.1 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 278.1 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.54 Bulk Rich Number: 34.31 Bulk Shear: 56.82 m/s