MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F276.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F276.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11.5 day GFS valid 18Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 41.23,-86.27 Latitude: 41.23 Longitude: -86.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 983 239 31.4 24.8 68 6.6 26.4 246 16 306.0 309.8 300.1 367.5 20.41 2 950 545 27.8 22.4 72 5.4 23.8 249 27 305.4 308.8 298.7 360.0 18.21 3 900 1023 23.4 21.3 88 2.1 21.9 253 28 305.6 309.0 298.6 359.6 18.01 4 850 1521 19.4 19.4 100 0.1 19.4 258 27 306.5 309.7 298.2 357.3 16.89 5 800 2043 18.6 14.1 75 4.5 15.5 278 28 311.0 313.4 296.6 350.0 12.75 6 750 2596 16.6 6.6 52 9.9 10.4 288 28 314.5 316.1 294.4 340.2 8.20 7 700 3180 12.8 0.0 41 12.8 5.8 292 29 316.7 317.7 292.9 334.2 5.49 8 650 3797 8.2 -4.4 41 12.6 1.9 301 32 318.3 319.1 292.3 332.0 4.25 9 600 4452 3.5 -14.1 26 17.6 -3.6 297 34 320.1 320.5 290.9 327.3 2.14 10 550 5151 -1.6 -27.5 12 25.9 -9.0 298 36 322.1 322.3 290.2 324.7 0.73 11 500 5901 -6.8 -32.3 11 25.4 -12.9 305 39 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.6 0.51 12 450 6716 -10.6 -37.3 9 26.7 -16.1 293 47 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.34 13 400 7611 -16.8 -38.7 13 21.9 -20.7 286 49 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.5 0.34 14 350 8599 -23.7 -46.4 11 22.7 -26.6 293 51 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.17 15 300 9706 -32.2 -53.9 10 21.7 -33.9 298 55 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.3 0.08 16 250 10970 -40.2 -64.1 6 23.9 -41.3 290 56 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.03 17 200 12457 -50.4 -71.7 6 21.3 -50.8 283 41 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 14282 -62.1 -78.7 9 16.6 -62.3 286 43 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16744 -68.8 -83.7 10 14.9 -68.8 275 13 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.58 m Freezing level: 566.04 mb = 4926.60 m = 16163.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.80 mb = 4016.82 m = 13178.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.11 % Est. max temperature: 33.32 C = 91.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.81 mb = 1083.27 m = 3554.01 ft T: 22.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 42.75 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1297.72 m = 4257.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.49 C = 88.67 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -7.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -6.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.20 C K Index: 32.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2591.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.57 mb = 1233.01 m = 4045.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.57 mb = 1382.97 m = 4537.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 813.57 mb = 1898.37 m = 6228.16 ft B at Equ Level: 8.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.57 mb = 2442.68 m = 8013.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.4 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 317.4 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.05 Bulk Rich Number: 50.93 Bulk Shear: 50.89 m/s