MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 42.01,-88.39 Latitude: 42.01 Longitude: -88.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 976 260 26.2 23.9 87 2.3 24.5 217 11 301.5 305.0 298.5 359.1 19.51 2 950 496 25.8 23.7 88 2.1 24.3 221 26 303.4 307.1 299.1 362.4 19.81 3 900 973 23.9 21.8 88 2.1 22.4 242 37 306.1 309.6 299.1 362.1 18.61 4 850 1472 20.8 19.2 91 1.5 19.6 255 37 307.9 311.0 298.4 358.5 16.74 5 800 1997 18.6 15.9 84 2.7 16.7 265 37 311.0 313.7 297.7 354.9 14.35 6 750 2550 16.6 11.3 71 5.3 13.1 268 37 314.6 316.7 296.5 349.6 11.28 7 700 3136 13.4 6.0 61 7.4 8.9 269 40 317.4 319.0 295.3 343.9 8.41 8 650 3756 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 4.4 268 44 319.5 320.7 294.1 339.0 6.06 9 600 4414 4.0 -3.7 57 7.7 0.1 266 45 320.8 321.7 293.4 336.6 4.86 10 550 5114 -2.6 -6.5 74 4.0 -4.4 264 43 321.0 321.9 293.0 335.0 4.27 11 500 5863 -8.0 -9.3 90 1.3 -8.5 267 43 323.3 324.1 293.3 335.9 3.79 12 450 6676 -12.1 -12.7 95 0.6 -12.3 283 45 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.9 3.20 13 400 7567 -18.2 -18.3 99 0.1 -18.2 293 47 331.4 331.8 294.1 339.3 2.26 14 350 8550 -25.3 -25.4 99 0.2 -25.3 295 45 334.7 334.9 294.2 339.6 1.38 15 300 9650 -33.4 -33.4 100 0.0 -33.4 296 39 338.3 338.4 294.6 341.1 0.76 16 250 10905 -42.9 -42.9 100 0.0 -42.9 285 34 342.3 342.3 295.2 343.6 0.35 17 200 12372 -53.5 -54.9 85 1.3 -53.6 273 34 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.5 0.11 18 150 14196 -60.1 -63.3 66 3.2 -60.2 274 46 366.5 366.6 300.0 366.8 0.05 19 100 16692 -64.2 -84.4 5 20.3 -64.3 271 16 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.19 m Freezing level: 569.53 mb = 4840.69 m = 15881.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.13 mb = 4425.78 m = 14520.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.74 % Est. max temperature: 34.05 C = 93.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.51 mb = 546.71 m = 1793.66 ft T: 25.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.85 C/km ThetaE index: 27.39 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.11 mb = 1348.76 m = 4425.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.16 C = 89.89 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -8.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -7.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.92 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.72 C Cross Totals Index: 27.20 C K Index: 40.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3271.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.74 mb = 994.88 m = 3264.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.74 mb = 3102.69 m = 10179.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.74 mb = 14081.43 m = 46198.35 ft B at Equ Level: 3226.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 314.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.13 Bulk Rich Number: 38.60 Bulk Shear: 84.75 m/s