MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F006.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F006.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 hour GFS valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.12,-87.51 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -87.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 118 SFC 990 211 29.1 22.2 66 6.9 24.0 251 9 303.1 306.3 297.5 354.2 17.23 2 950 572 25.3 18.4 66 6.9 20.4 252 15 302.8 305.4 295.4 344.6 14.12 3 900 1045 20.8 17.2 80 3.6 18.4 252 16 303.0 305.5 295.3 344.1 13.89 4 850 1537 16.6 15.7 94 1.0 16.0 253 18 303.6 306.0 295.0 343.0 13.28 5 800 2053 14.3 10.6 78 3.7 11.9 258 21 306.4 308.2 293.5 336.7 10.06 6 750 2595 10.8 6.7 76 4.0 8.3 253 22 308.3 309.8 292.6 333.4 8.25 7 700 3167 7.2 3.0 75 4.1 4.8 249 21 310.4 311.7 292.1 331.4 6.81 8 650 3773 3.3 -1.2 73 4.5 1.0 247 22 312.7 313.7 291.6 329.6 5.40 9 600 4418 -0.9 -3.1 85 2.2 -2.0 258 25 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.1 5.06 10 550 5109 -4.7 -7.4 81 2.8 -5.9 265 27 318.6 319.3 292.1 331.5 3.98 11 500 5853 -8.6 -11.0 83 2.4 -9.6 268 33 322.5 323.2 292.7 333.5 3.30 12 450 6665 -12.3 -15.5 77 3.3 -13.5 270 43 327.8 328.3 293.4 336.5 2.54 13 400 7555 -18.6 -19.0 96 0.4 -18.7 274 35 330.8 331.3 293.9 338.2 2.12 14 350 8538 -25.0 -26.3 89 1.3 -25.3 270 37 335.0 335.3 294.2 339.7 1.28 15 300 9642 -32.6 -35.9 72 3.3 -33.0 270 31 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.7 0.59 16 250 10897 -43.4 -43.4 100 0.0 -43.4 273 38 341.5 341.6 295.0 342.8 0.33 17 200 12357 -55.1 -56.7 82 1.6 -55.2 283 60 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.8 0.09 18 150 14159 -58.5 -77.4 7 18.9 -58.7 232 28 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.01 19 100 16611 -69.6 -83.9 11 14.3 -69.6 267 28 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.12 m Freezing level: 611.19 mb = 4273.82 m = 14021.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.98 mb = 3974.39 m = 13039.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.81 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.63 mb = 1086.71 m = 3565.29 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 24.58 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.71 mb = 1459.10 m = 4787.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 36.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1117.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.83 mb = 1387.99 m = 4553.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.83 mb = 1538.62 m = 5047.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.83 mb = 12362.86 m = 40560.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1113.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.83 mb = 15032.10 m = 49317.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.6 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 287.6 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.4 neg: -5.2 tot: 28.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 88.03 Bulk Shear: 12.70 m/s