MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F192.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F192.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 8 day GFS valid 12Z FRI 13 JUN 25 Station: 39.32,-77.27 Latitude: 39.32 Longitude: -77.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 154 SFC 999 165 20.4 19.3 93 1.2 19.6 196 2 293.7 296.2 292.9 334.2 14.21 2 950 598 20.5 15.5 73 5.0 17.2 247 6 298.0 300.1 292.3 332.1 11.74 3 900 1065 19.2 12.8 66 6.4 15.0 250 9 301.3 303.2 292.2 331.8 10.34 4 850 1555 16.0 11.3 74 4.7 13.0 244 11 302.9 304.8 292.4 332.5 9.95 5 800 2068 12.5 9.2 80 3.3 10.5 245 14 304.5 306.2 292.3 332.1 9.20 6 750 2607 9.2 7.1 87 2.1 7.9 256 17 306.6 308.1 292.3 332.1 8.45 7 700 3177 5.9 3.3 83 2.7 4.4 269 22 309.0 310.4 291.8 330.3 6.93 8 650 3780 1.9 1.1 94 0.8 1.5 258 22 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.0 6.40 9 600 4422 -1.8 -2.3 96 0.6 -2.0 242 21 314.1 315.1 292.0 331.1 5.38 10 550 5112 -4.5 -6.5 86 2.0 -5.4 235 22 318.8 319.6 292.4 332.7 4.29 11 500 5858 -8.4 -10.6 84 2.2 -9.3 242 31 322.8 323.5 292.9 334.2 3.42 12 450 6669 -12.7 -15.1 82 2.4 -13.6 244 33 327.3 327.8 293.4 336.3 2.63 13 400 7559 -18.2 -20.0 86 1.8 -18.8 244 33 331.3 331.7 293.9 338.2 1.96 14 350 8543 -25.0 -25.9 93 0.8 -25.2 246 36 335.0 335.3 294.3 339.8 1.33 15 300 9644 -33.8 -34.0 97 0.3 -33.8 247 39 337.8 337.9 294.4 340.5 0.71 16 250 10894 -44.4 -44.7 96 0.3 -44.4 254 37 340.1 340.2 294.6 341.2 0.29 17 200 12345 -57.3 -57.4 99 0.1 -57.3 255 35 342.1 342.1 294.9 342.4 0.08 18 150 14102 -70.3 -70.8 93 0.5 -70.4 265 37 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.02 19 100 16545 -65.1 -85.0 5 19.9 -65.2 276 16 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.29 m Freezing level: 623.79 mb = 4116.65 m = 13505.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.89 mb = 4044.98 m = 13270.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.95 mb = 311.99 m = 1023.58 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 2.39 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.13 mb = 1950.87 m = 6400.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.92 C = 87.65 F Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lifted Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 19.67 C K Index: 33.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 176.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.91 mb = 1181.12 m = 3875.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.91 mb = 3743.67 m = 12282.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 582.91 mb = 4651.15 m = 15259.49 ft B at Equ Level: 35.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 512.91 mb = 5658.12 m = 18563.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.8 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 277.8 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 42.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.45 Bulk Shear: 24.48 m/s