MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F225.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F225.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 225 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 14 JUN 25 Station: 42.72,-73.74 Latitude: 42.72 Longitude: -73.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 979 240 24.9 21.6 82 3.3 22.5 262 9 299.9 302.9 296.4 349.0 16.79 2 950 501 22.8 18.3 76 4.5 19.7 262 21 300.4 302.9 294.7 341.6 14.08 3 900 970 19.1 16.1 83 3.0 17.1 260 28 301.2 303.6 294.1 339.0 12.86 4 850 1460 15.7 13.5 86 2.2 14.3 261 31 302.6 304.7 293.5 336.6 11.49 5 800 1973 12.8 9.9 83 2.9 11.0 260 31 304.7 306.5 292.7 333.5 9.61 6 750 2513 9.7 4.7 71 5.0 6.9 259 33 307.1 308.5 291.4 329.0 7.17 7 700 3083 6.5 -1.0 59 7.5 2.7 258 34 309.7 310.6 290.4 325.5 5.09 8 650 3687 2.8 -6.6 50 9.5 -1.4 260 35 312.2 312.9 289.9 323.6 3.58 9 600 4330 -1.1 -10.9 47 9.8 -5.1 262 37 314.8 315.4 289.9 323.8 2.77 10 550 5019 -5.0 -14.4 48 9.3 -8.5 262 41 318.1 318.6 290.5 325.7 2.29 11 500 5762 -9.4 -18.7 47 9.3 -12.5 264 45 321.6 321.9 291.0 327.5 1.75 12 450 6568 -14.5 -23.1 48 8.6 -16.9 265 48 325.0 325.3 291.6 329.7 1.33 13 400 7451 -20.2 -28.6 47 8.5 -22.0 265 51 328.8 329.0 292.3 332.0 0.90 14 350 8425 -27.7 -35.2 49 7.5 -28.9 264 54 331.5 331.6 292.7 333.5 0.55 15 300 9514 -36.0 -43.5 46 7.5 -36.7 263 61 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.6 0.27 16 250 10752 -46.4 -50.5 64 4.0 -46.7 258 67 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.15 17 200 12198 -56.5 -59.9 65 3.5 -56.5 260 63 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.06 18 150 14002 -59.4 -74.3 13 14.9 -59.6 262 50 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.01 19 100 16524 -61.5 -84.6 3 23.1 -61.7 295 24 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.47 m Freezing level: 614.13 mb = 4148.51 m = 13610.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.62 mb = 3469.16 m = 11381.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.87 mb = 659.18 m = 2162.62 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 25.42 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1348.45 m = 4423.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 31.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 941.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.62 mb = 1156.77 m = 3795.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.62 mb = 1604.30 m = 5263.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.62 mb = 11710.68 m = 38420.40 ft B at Equ Level: 937.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.62 mb = 14185.90 m = 46541.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 291.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.4 neg: -1.1 tot: 85.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 26.92 Bulk Shear: 34.97 m/s