MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F276.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F276.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 42.15,-98.08 Latitude: 42.15 Longitude: -98.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 493 SFC 943 564 32.4 20.2 49 12.2 23.5 157 17 310.7 313.8 298.6 359.6 15.98 3 900 979 29.8 17.5 48 12.3 21.0 164 33 312.2 314.9 297.8 355.5 14.08 4 850 1487 26.5 14.7 48 11.8 18.4 183 40 313.9 316.3 297.2 352.7 12.51 5 800 2020 24.0 10.2 42 13.8 15.0 206 46 316.8 318.7 296.1 347.7 9.84 6 750 2582 22.5 -3.5 17 26.1 8.5 223 39 321.0 321.8 292.7 333.9 3.92 7 700 3177 18.2 -3.1 23 21.3 6.6 231 34 322.6 323.5 293.5 336.9 4.34 8 650 3805 13.2 -7.4 23 20.5 3.0 246 32 323.8 324.5 293.1 335.1 3.38 9 600 4470 7.5 -11.8 24 19.2 -1.1 251 30 324.7 325.3 292.7 333.5 2.59 10 550 5178 1.1 -14.4 30 15.5 -5.2 255 26 325.4 325.9 292.6 333.2 2.28 11 500 5934 -6.0 -16.3 44 10.2 -9.8 258 24 325.7 326.1 292.6 333.1 2.15 12 450 6748 -12.1 -32.5 17 20.4 -16.7 255 30 328.1 328.2 291.7 330.1 0.56 13 400 7640 -17.3 -48.9 5 31.5 -21.5 247 37 332.4 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 14 350 8627 -24.5 -51.1 7 26.6 -27.3 257 37 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.10 15 300 9727 -33.8 -57.1 8 23.4 -35.3 259 36 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.0 0.06 16 250 10983 -41.4 -62.1 9 20.7 -42.2 271 38 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.04 17 200 12459 -51.9 -69.6 10 17.7 -52.3 267 40 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14277 -61.7 -78.7 9 17.0 -61.8 260 46 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16740 -67.7 -83.5 9 15.9 -67.8 259 22 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5888.66 m Freezing level: 542.12 mb = 5296.99 m = 17378.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.33 mb = 4287.49 m = 14066.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.38 % Est. max temperature: 38.90 C = 102.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.47 mb = 2124.83 m = 6971.16 ft T: 23.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.77 C/km ThetaE index: 25.70 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 639.65 mb = 3938.30 m = 12920.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.45 C = 113.81 F Cap Strength: 7.93 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.14 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.76 C K Index: 25.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 511.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1747.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 479.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 748.06 mb = 2604.68 m = 8545.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 573.06 mb = 4843.79 m = 15891.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.06 mb = 13373.23 m = 43874.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1725.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 523.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 523.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.50 Bulk Rich Number: 13.12 Bulk Shear: 133.23 m/s