MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 18Z TUE 10 JUN 25 Station: 40.52,-79.98 Latitude: 40.52 Longitude: -79.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 970 324 20.7 19.4 92 1.3 19.8 231 9 296.4 299.1 294.1 339.1 14.80 2 950 505 19.0 16.7 87 2.3 17.5 234 19 296.5 298.8 292.6 333.2 12.72 3 900 968 15.4 14.2 92 1.3 14.6 237 27 297.4 299.5 291.8 330.4 11.36 4 850 1451 11.7 10.9 95 0.8 11.2 239 28 298.4 300.1 290.7 326.5 9.65 5 800 1957 9.7 5.3 74 4.4 7.2 244 31 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.3 6.98 6 750 2491 6.3 3.4 82 2.9 4.7 243 34 303.4 304.6 289.6 323.0 6.52 7 700 3053 2.7 -1.1 76 3.7 0.8 243 39 305.4 306.4 289.0 320.9 5.06 8 650 3649 -0.7 -8.3 56 7.7 -3.9 241 46 308.2 308.8 288.1 318.1 3.13 9 600 4285 -3.6 -12.3 51 8.7 -7.0 237 50 311.9 312.4 288.7 319.9 2.47 10 550 4968 -6.9 -15.9 48 9.1 -10.0 237 52 315.9 316.3 289.5 322.6 2.00 11 500 5706 -10.8 -23.5 35 12.6 -14.3 236 58 319.8 320.1 289.9 323.8 1.15 12 450 6507 -16.6 -30.8 28 14.2 -19.6 229 62 322.4 322.5 290.2 324.7 0.65 13 400 7380 -23.4 -36.8 28 13.4 -25.5 228 61 324.6 324.6 290.6 326.1 0.41 14 350 8342 -30.1 -42.0 30 11.9 -31.4 225 66 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.1 0.27 15 300 9422 -38.2 -44.3 53 6.1 -38.7 221 73 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.5 0.25 16 250 10651 -46.8 -55.9 35 9.1 -47.1 217 80 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 17 200 12103 -54.3 -65.0 26 10.6 -54.6 216 80 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.9 0.03 18 150 13936 -55.4 -80.6 3 25.1 -55.8 228 62 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16501 -58.7 -85.2 2 26.6 -59.0 239 38 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.09 m Freezing level: 660.23 mb = 3527.11 m = 11571.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.66 mb = 3149.43 m = 10332.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.02 % Est. max temperature: 24.48 C = 76.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.98 mb = 487.32 m = 1598.80 ft T: 19.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km ThetaE index: 16.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.48 mb = 1038.76 m = 3407.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.85 C = 71.34 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: 2.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 29.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 343.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.75 mb = 979.60 m = 3213.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.75 mb = 1121.75 m = 3680.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 333.75 mb = 8675.18 m = 28461.54 ft B at Equ Level: 343.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.75 mb = 11670.14 m = 38287.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 5.02 Bulk Shear: 68.38 m/s