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: 43.03,-76.81 Latitude: 43.03 Longitude: -76.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 986 172 29.2 23.4 71 5.8 24.9 216 6 303.6 307.1 298.5 359.3 18.72 2 950 498 27.3 18.9 60 8.4 21.3 220 14 304.9 307.6 296.3 348.5 14.63 3 900 974 23.0 17.2 70 5.8 18.9 221 18 305.2 307.8 295.8 346.5 13.81 4 850 1470 18.7 15.3 80 3.4 16.4 221 22 305.7 308.1 295.4 344.5 12.94 5 800 1988 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.7 229 28 307.2 309.4 295.0 342.8 11.81 6 750 2533 12.7 4.3 57 8.4 7.8 245 32 310.4 311.7 292.2 331.9 6.96 7 700 3110 10.3 -4.1 36 14.3 3.1 260 30 313.8 314.6 290.8 326.7 4.05 8 650 3721 5.7 -9.5 32 15.2 -1.0 260 28 315.4 316.0 290.2 324.7 2.86 9 600 4371 1.5 -19.2 20 20.8 -5.7 259 35 317.9 318.1 289.5 322.6 1.39 10 550 5065 -2.9 -24.7 17 21.8 -9.4 257 43 320.7 320.9 290.0 324.0 0.94 11 500 5812 -8.2 -30.4 15 22.1 -13.6 257 49 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.2 0.61 12 450 6620 -14.4 -34.2 17 19.7 -18.4 263 52 325.1 325.2 290.8 326.8 0.47 13 400 7501 -20.5 -28.4 49 8.0 -22.2 261 50 328.4 328.6 292.2 331.7 0.92 14 350 8479 -25.7 -32.7 52 7.0 -26.9 245 51 334.1 334.3 293.5 336.8 0.70 15 300 9580 -33.1 -35.9 76 2.8 -33.4 263 44 338.8 338.9 294.6 341.1 0.60 16 250 10835 -43.2 -43.8 94 0.6 -43.3 267 47 341.8 341.8 295.0 343.0 0.31 17 200 12300 -53.7 -57.4 65 3.6 -53.9 276 43 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.08 18 150 14096 -63.9 -74.3 23 10.4 -64.0 289 38 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16583 -62.5 -84.2 4 21.7 -62.7 273 40 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.85 m Freezing level: 582.73 mb = 4610.43 m = 15125.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.90 mb = 3571.83 m = 11718.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.51 % Est. max temperature: 31.72 C = 89.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.86 mb = 907.40 m = 2976.99 ft T: 23.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 36.73 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.32 mb = 1690.88 m = 5547.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 27.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1556.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.98 mb = 1500.31 m = 4922.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.98 mb = 1861.24 m = 6106.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.98 mb = 12555.58 m = 41192.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1553.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.98 mb = 15888.84 m = 52128.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 190.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.39 Bulk Rich Number: 23.65 Bulk Shear: 65.84 m/s