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: 42.30,-74.44 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -74.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 1 950 511 SFC 944 570 18.3 17.8 97 0.6 18.0 128 6 296.4 298.9 293.3 335.9 13.71 3 900 973 15.5 15.3 99 0.2 15.4 151 18 297.5 299.7 292.5 333.0 12.27 4 850 1459 14.3 12.2 87 2.1 13.0 178 31 301.1 303.1 292.3 332.2 10.55 5 800 1969 11.1 9.3 88 1.9 10.0 193 33 303.0 304.7 291.8 330.4 9.20 6 750 2506 7.7 6.2 90 1.5 6.8 202 35 304.9 306.4 291.4 328.9 7.96 7 700 3071 3.7 2.3 90 1.4 2.9 205 38 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.4 6.47 8 650 3669 -0.3 -0.6 98 0.3 -0.4 204 43 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.1 5.66 9 600 4309 -1.9 -2.1 99 0.2 -2.0 217 53 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.2 5.49 10 550 4998 -5.1 -5.4 97 0.3 -5.3 223 49 318.1 319.0 292.5 333.0 4.65 11 500 5742 -8.8 -9.3 96 0.6 -9.0 223 51 322.3 323.1 293.0 334.8 3.77 12 450 6552 -13.3 -13.9 96 0.5 -13.5 220 58 326.5 327.1 293.4 336.3 2.91 13 400 7439 -19.2 -19.3 100 0.0 -19.2 222 62 330.0 330.4 293.6 337.3 2.08 14 350 8419 -26.3 -26.3 100 0.0 -26.3 223 65 333.3 333.6 293.8 337.9 1.27 15 300 9513 -35.1 -35.1 99 0.1 -35.1 224 70 336.0 336.1 293.9 338.4 0.64 16 250 10758 -44.9 -45.0 100 0.0 -44.9 228 86 339.3 339.3 294.4 340.4 0.28 17 200 12211 -56.4 -56.5 99 0.1 -56.4 217 97 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.8 0.09 18 150 13992 -62.4 -73.7 21 11.3 -62.5 228 76 362.6 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 19 100 16518 -60.0 -84.9 2 24.9 -60.3 243 39 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.94 m Freezing level: 653.51 mb = 3627.30 m = 11900.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.61 mb = 3587.68 m = 11770.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.16 % Est. max temperature: 25.13 C = 77.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.09 mb = 637.46 m = 2091.37 ft T: 17.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.80 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1493.60 m = 4900.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.13 C = 73.64 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: 0.87 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: 1.40 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.07 C Cross Totals Index: 20.96 C K Index: 33.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 146.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.56 mb = 1149.14 m = 3770.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.56 mb = 2216.31 m = 7271.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 546.56 mb = 5046.74 m = 16557.35 ft B at Equ Level: 146.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 376.56 mb = 7882.26 m = 25860.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.8 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 239.8 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 380.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 380.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 179.07 m/s