MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 118 SFC 967 405 18.9 18.3 96 0.6 18.5 97 4 294.9 297.4 292.9 334.6 13.85 2 950 559 19.4 17.8 90 1.7 18.3 98 8 296.9 299.3 293.3 336.2 13.59 3 900 1025 18.3 14.7 80 3.6 16.0 138 3 300.4 302.5 293.0 334.9 11.79 4 850 1514 15.7 11.3 75 4.4 12.9 327 3 302.6 304.4 292.3 332.2 9.97 5 800 2027 12.5 9.5 82 3.0 10.7 309 6 304.5 306.3 292.4 332.6 9.37 6 750 2567 9.8 7.7 87 2.0 8.5 250 11 307.2 308.8 292.8 333.9 8.84 7 700 3138 6.1 4.5 89 1.6 5.2 234 19 309.2 310.7 292.4 332.4 7.56 8 650 3742 2.6 1.9 95 0.8 2.2 243 25 311.9 313.2 292.5 332.9 6.75 9 600 4386 -1.4 -2.2 95 0.7 -1.8 248 30 314.5 315.5 292.2 331.7 5.44 10 550 5075 -5.5 -7.8 83 2.4 -6.5 245 39 317.6 318.3 291.7 330.1 3.85 11 500 5817 -9.4 -14.3 68 4.9 -11.2 246 44 321.5 322.0 291.7 330.0 2.53 12 450 6625 -13.2 -20.1 56 6.9 -15.4 256 51 326.6 327.0 292.4 332.6 1.72 13 400 7512 -18.9 -24.5 61 5.7 -20.4 260 56 330.5 330.7 293.1 335.1 1.31 14 350 8493 -25.7 -30.3 66 4.6 -26.6 259 60 334.1 334.3 293.6 337.3 0.88 15 300 9591 -34.2 -37.8 70 3.5 -34.7 256 59 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.0 0.49 16 250 10841 -43.5 -45.1 84 1.6 -43.6 248 69 341.4 341.4 294.9 342.5 0.27 17 200 12307 -53.5 -60.3 43 6.8 -53.7 244 86 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.06 18 150 14104 -64.9 -75.0 24 10.1 -65.0 249 89 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16575 -64.4 -84.2 5 19.8 -64.6 277 15 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.44 m Freezing level: 617.64 mb = 4158.65 m = 13643.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.55 mb = 4089.11 m = 13415.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.81 C = 82.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.14 mb = 477.06 m = 1565.13 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 3.98 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.02 mb = 1776.60 m = 5828.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.55 C = 81.58 F Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: 0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 20.78 C K Index: 34.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 186.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.91 mb = 1218.42 m = 3997.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.91 mb = 3197.03 m = 10488.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 474.91 mb = 6211.90 m = 20380.01 ft B at Equ Level: 91.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 364.91 mb = 8186.89 m = 26859.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.7 neg: -36.0 tot: 26.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.91 Bulk Shear: 101.16 m/s