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: 42.21,-87.92 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -87.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 980 219 25.7 22.2 81 3.5 23.1 213 12 300.5 303.7 297.0 351.6 17.40 2 950 493 26.0 22.3 80 3.8 23.3 216 28 303.6 307.0 298.2 357.4 18.07 3 900 970 23.8 21.6 88 2.1 22.2 237 39 306.0 309.4 299.0 361.2 18.38 4 850 1470 21.2 18.8 86 2.4 19.5 249 38 308.3 311.4 298.2 357.6 16.27 5 800 1994 18.7 15.3 80 3.5 16.4 259 38 311.1 313.7 297.3 353.3 13.78 6 750 2548 16.6 10.2 66 6.3 12.4 261 39 314.6 316.6 296.0 347.3 10.51 7 700 3133 13.5 5.1 57 8.4 8.4 264 40 317.4 318.9 294.9 342.4 7.91 8 650 3753 9.6 -1.0 48 10.5 3.8 267 44 319.8 320.9 293.7 337.5 5.49 9 600 4411 4.2 -4.5 53 8.7 -0.2 265 45 321.0 321.9 293.3 335.9 4.57 10 550 5113 -1.2 -8.9 56 7.7 -4.7 263 41 322.6 323.3 292.9 334.3 3.54 11 500 5863 -7.9 -11.5 76 3.5 -9.4 268 42 323.4 324.0 292.8 334.0 3.18 12 450 6675 -12.9 -14.1 90 1.3 -13.3 283 44 327.1 327.6 293.5 336.8 2.85 13 400 7563 -19.1 -19.4 97 0.3 -19.2 291 47 330.2 330.6 293.7 337.4 2.06 14 350 8544 -25.5 -26.1 95 0.6 -25.6 298 47 334.3 334.6 294.1 339.0 1.30 15 300 9645 -32.8 -32.9 100 0.0 -32.9 295 35 339.1 339.3 294.8 342.1 0.80 16 250 10901 -42.7 -43.5 92 0.8 -42.8 278 31 342.6 342.6 295.3 343.9 0.33 17 200 12373 -52.3 -56.7 59 4.4 -52.4 264 39 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.4 0.09 18 150 14197 -60.7 -63.5 70 2.7 -60.8 278 42 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.7 0.05 19 100 16688 -64.8 -84.3 5 19.5 -64.9 268 17 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.73 m Freezing level: 561.37 mb = 4953.00 m = 16249.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.96 mb = 4384.37 m = 14384.25 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.79 % Est. max temperature: 34.48 C = 94.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.47 mb = 666.76 m = 2187.52 ft T: 25.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.84 C/km ThetaE index: 27.26 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.22 mb = 1736.22 m = 5696.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.81 C = 94.65 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: -7.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -7.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.09 C Cross Totals Index: 26.73 C K Index: 39.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 545.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2583.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.65 mb = 1071.09 m = 3514.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.65 mb = 3566.52 m = 11701.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.65 mb = 13606.17 m = 44639.11 ft B at Equ Level: 2556.53 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.0 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 289.0 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 340.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 340.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.20 Bulk Rich Number: 28.85 Bulk Shear: 89.52 m/s