MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F360.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F360.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 day GFS valid 6Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 40.86,-93.43 Latitude: 40.86 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 978 306 17.8 17.4 98 0.4 17.5 103 5 292.8 295.1 291.6 329.5 12.91 2 950 554 16.7 15.4 92 1.4 15.8 117 15 294.2 296.2 291.0 327.4 11.63 3 900 1014 14.7 13.0 89 1.7 13.6 126 14 296.7 298.6 290.9 327.1 10.51 4 850 1497 13.2 11.5 89 1.7 12.1 186 9 299.9 301.8 291.6 329.4 10.05 5 800 2008 12.1 10.0 87 2.1 10.8 233 14 304.0 305.8 292.5 333.0 9.70 6 750 2547 9.8 7.6 87 2.1 8.5 239 14 307.2 308.8 292.7 333.8 8.79 7 700 3119 7.3 5.4 88 1.8 6.2 270 12 310.5 312.0 293.2 335.4 8.09 8 650 3726 3.4 1.0 84 2.5 2.1 291 14 312.8 314.0 292.4 332.6 6.32 9 600 4373 0.0 -5.3 67 5.3 -2.5 288 22 316.1 316.9 291.7 329.9 4.30 10 550 5064 -4.9 -7.5 82 2.6 -6.0 280 26 318.3 319.1 292.0 331.2 3.96 11 500 5809 -9.1 -11.2 85 2.1 -9.9 280 39 322.0 322.6 292.4 332.8 3.26 12 450 6617 -14.1 -15.8 87 1.7 -14.7 279 51 325.5 326.0 292.8 334.0 2.48 13 400 7503 -18.8 -19.3 95 0.6 -19.0 262 54 330.6 331.0 293.8 337.8 2.07 14 350 8486 -25.5 -25.5 100 0.0 -25.5 243 50 334.4 334.7 294.1 339.3 1.37 15 300 9585 -33.7 -33.7 100 -0.0 -33.7 236 51 337.8 338.0 294.4 340.6 0.74 16 250 10835 -44.0 -44.0 100 -0.0 -44.0 237 60 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.8 0.31 17 200 12291 -56.5 -56.5 99 0.1 -56.5 237 72 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.8 0.09 18 150 14065 -61.8 -67.5 47 5.7 -61.9 262 96 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.7 0.03 19 100 16608 -61.8 -84.3 3 22.5 -62.0 275 33 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.32 m Freezing level: 599.99 mb = 4373.24 m = 14347.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.35 mb = 4013.04 m = 13165.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.38 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.79 mb = 350.96 m = 1151.44 ft T: 17.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 2.36 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1528.22 m = 5013.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.19 F Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lifted Index: 3.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.78 C Showalter Index: 2.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.75 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.22 C Cross Totals Index: 20.53 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6467.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.07 mb = 937.96 m = 3077.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.1 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 299.1 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.1 neg: -2.5 tot: 139.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 131.61 m/s