MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F018.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F018.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 18 hour GFS valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.27,-98.94 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -98.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 1 950 524 SFC 950 527 25.8 20.7 74 5.0 22.2 60 9 303.4 306.4 297.1 352.2 16.44 3 900 998 21.4 19.0 86 2.5 19.7 78 11 303.6 306.5 296.5 349.7 15.52 4 850 1492 19.3 16.8 86 2.4 17.6 168 8 306.3 309.0 296.5 349.4 14.35 5 800 2014 17.1 13.9 82 3.2 15.0 209 23 309.4 311.8 296.1 347.8 12.61 6 750 2562 13.7 9.8 77 3.9 11.2 226 26 311.4 313.4 295.0 342.9 10.22 7 700 3142 11.2 0.2 47 11.0 5.2 257 27 314.9 315.9 292.3 332.4 5.54 8 650 3756 7.5 -9.0 30 16.5 -0.0 265 35 317.4 318.0 290.9 327.1 2.97 9 600 4409 2.3 -11.0 37 13.3 -3.4 259 41 318.8 319.3 291.1 327.8 2.75 10 550 5104 -3.4 -16.0 37 12.6 -8.0 259 43 320.1 320.5 290.8 326.8 1.99 11 500 5850 -8.5 -26.0 23 17.5 -13.3 262 43 322.6 322.8 290.5 325.9 0.92 12 450 6659 -13.9 -30.4 23 16.6 -17.6 260 53 325.8 326.0 291.2 328.3 0.68 13 400 7542 -20.4 -35.3 25 14.9 -23.1 260 62 328.5 328.6 291.7 330.2 0.47 14 350 8516 -27.5 -42.3 23 14.8 -29.3 262 67 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.26 15 300 9604 -36.5 -45.8 38 9.3 -37.3 261 70 333.9 334.0 293.0 334.8 0.21 16 250 10845 -44.3 -57.7 21 13.4 -44.9 262 79 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.06 17 200 12308 -53.7 -64.1 27 10.5 -53.9 263 86 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.03 18 150 14124 -60.3 -78.2 8 17.8 -60.5 261 69 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16603 -69.4 -83.8 11 14.3 -69.5 256 38 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.60 m Freezing level: 579.76 mb = 4690.55 m = 15388.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.37 mb = 3751.70 m = 12308.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.92 % Est. max temperature: 31.73 C = 89.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.65 mb = 1166.10 m = 3825.74 ft T: 20.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 25.06 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.05 mb = 2034.62 m = 6675.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.80 C = 89.24 F Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lifted Index: -5.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.37 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1901.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.45 mb = 1396.72 m = 4582.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.45 mb = 3574.11 m = 11725.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.45 mb = 12818.95 m = 42056.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1872.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.2 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 283.2 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 367.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.63 Bulk Rich Number: 8.65 Bulk Shear: 219.75 m/s