MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F009.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F009.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 hour GFS valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.12,-87.64 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -87.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 990 194 26.2 24.2 88 2.1 24.7 242 6 300.2 303.8 298.2 357.5 19.51 2 950 558 23.7 19.3 76 4.4 20.6 249 14 301.3 304.0 295.6 345.4 14.99 3 900 1029 20.4 16.8 80 3.6 17.9 250 19 302.5 305.0 294.8 342.3 13.47 4 850 1522 17.5 13.8 79 3.6 15.1 250 23 304.4 306.6 294.2 339.6 11.79 5 800 2038 14.3 11.1 81 3.1 12.3 248 26 306.4 308.3 293.8 337.8 10.46 6 750 2581 10.9 7.4 79 3.5 8.8 244 29 308.4 310.1 293.0 334.8 8.67 7 700 3154 7.5 3.1 74 4.3 5.0 240 32 310.7 312.0 292.2 331.9 6.85 8 650 3760 3.4 -0.2 77 3.6 1.5 240 34 312.8 313.9 292.0 331.0 5.80 9 600 4405 -0.6 -2.2 89 1.6 -1.4 245 36 315.5 316.5 292.4 332.7 5.44 10 550 5097 -4.0 -4.9 94 0.8 -4.5 252 41 319.3 320.2 293.0 334.9 4.84 11 500 5845 -7.7 -8.7 93 0.9 -8.2 266 45 323.6 324.4 293.5 336.8 3.98 12 450 6659 -11.5 -13.8 83 2.3 -12.4 271 39 328.8 329.4 294.0 338.8 2.93 13 400 7552 -17.5 -19.8 83 2.2 -18.2 290 33 332.2 332.6 294.1 339.2 1.99 14 350 8539 -24.1 -24.2 99 0.1 -24.1 266 28 336.3 336.6 294.8 341.9 1.54 15 300 9644 -32.4 -32.9 95 0.5 -32.5 260 33 339.7 339.8 295.0 342.7 0.80 16 250 10902 -42.6 -44.0 85 1.5 -42.7 274 40 342.8 342.9 295.3 344.0 0.31 17 200 12369 -54.6 -55.5 89 1.0 -54.6 279 57 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.8 0.10 18 150 14161 -63.5 -75.5 18 12.0 -63.6 291 57 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16605 -69.7 -83.8 11 14.1 -69.7 268 30 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.92 m Freezing level: 607.05 mb = 4314.48 m = 14154.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.15 mb = 4087.42 m = 13410.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.82 % Est. max temperature: 30.80 C = 87.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.39 mb = 453.47 m = 1487.74 ft T: 24.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 26.56 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1423.24 m = 4669.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.04 C = 86.07 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 34.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 954.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.63 mb = 1109.77 m = 3640.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.63 mb = 1862.69 m = 6111.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.63 mb = 12474.80 m = 40927.32 ft B at Equ Level: 944.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.63 mb = 15181.78 m = 49808.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.9 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 279.9 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 72.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 18.48 Bulk Shear: 51.66 m/s