MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F030.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F030.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 30 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.53,-71.45 Latitude: 42.53 Longitude: -71.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 81 24.0 21.5 86 2.5 22.2 9 2 296.9 299.9 295.3 344.0 16.28 1 1000 105 24.0 19.3 75 4.7 20.7 14 2 297.1 299.7 293.9 338.1 14.19 2 950 552 20.5 15.6 74 4.9 17.3 159 2 298.0 300.1 292.3 332.4 11.84 3 900 1017 16.6 14.3 86 2.3 15.1 180 6 298.7 300.8 292.3 332.1 11.49 4 850 1502 13.8 12.5 92 1.3 13.0 205 10 300.6 302.5 292.3 332.3 10.78 5 800 2012 11.2 7.2 77 4.0 8.9 230 15 303.1 304.6 290.9 327.0 8.01 6 750 2548 7.5 2.7 72 4.8 4.9 240 15 304.7 305.8 289.8 323.4 6.19 7 700 3113 3.3 0.1 79 3.2 1.7 249 22 306.2 307.2 289.7 323.1 5.52 8 650 3710 -0.5 -2.2 88 1.7 -1.3 244 29 308.4 309.4 290.0 324.0 5.02 9 600 4347 -3.7 -4.6 94 0.9 -4.1 241 33 311.8 312.7 290.6 326.1 4.54 10 550 5031 -6.5 -7.0 96 0.5 -6.7 244 30 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.6 4.11 11 500 5772 -10.0 -10.5 96 0.5 -10.2 253 25 320.9 321.5 292.3 332.2 3.44 12 450 6578 -14.6 -14.9 98 0.3 -14.7 259 21 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.9 2.67 13 400 7460 -20.4 -20.4 100 0.0 -20.4 257 23 328.4 328.8 293.0 335.0 1.88 14 350 8434 -27.7 -27.7 100 -0.0 -27.8 253 27 331.4 331.6 293.2 335.4 1.12 15 300 9521 -37.1 -37.1 100 0.0 -37.1 245 31 333.1 333.2 293.1 335.1 0.53 16 250 10751 -48.0 -48.1 99 0.1 -48.0 259 31 334.6 334.7 293.2 335.4 0.20 17 200 12181 -59.9 -60.2 97 0.3 -60.0 239 31 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.1 0.06 18 150 13966 -60.4 -74.9 13 14.5 -60.6 263 34 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.1 0.01 19 100 16502 -59.4 -85.0 2 25.6 -59.7 268 18 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.06 m Freezing level: 656.13 mb = 3636.92 m = 11932.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.22 mb = 3439.23 m = 11283.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.41 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.90 mb = 398.31 m = 1306.76 ft T: 21.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 11.83 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1286.49 m = 4220.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.81 C = 80.25 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 33.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 271.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.26 mb = 1061.69 m = 3483.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.26 mb = 2113.98 m = 6935.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 450.26 mb = 6573.26 m = 21565.55 ft B at Equ Level: 271.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.26 mb = 12490.63 m = 40979.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 4.44 Bulk Shear: 61.18 m/s