MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F324.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F324.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 13.5 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 48.35,-97.39 Latitude: 48.35 Longitude: -97.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 968 266 29.1 24.9 78 4.1 26.0 157 18 305.0 308.9 300.2 367.9 20.95 2 950 435 28.5 23.9 76 4.6 25.0 161 30 306.1 309.9 299.9 366.3 20.00 3 900 915 24.9 22.2 85 2.7 22.9 168 39 307.1 310.7 299.6 364.7 19.05 4 850 1419 25.6 14.3 50 11.3 17.8 201 41 312.9 315.2 296.7 350.3 12.11 5 800 1951 24.3 4.2 27 20.1 12.2 222 38 317.0 318.3 293.7 337.6 6.49 6 750 2511 20.0 1.1 28 18.9 9.2 217 39 318.3 319.4 293.3 336.0 5.52 7 700 3100 14.9 -2.6 30 17.4 5.6 213 45 319.0 319.9 292.7 333.6 4.53 8 650 3720 9.9 -10.2 23 20.1 0.8 209 51 320.2 320.7 291.5 329.1 2.70 9 600 4378 4.7 -17.1 19 21.9 -3.6 199 50 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.66 10 550 5079 -1.1 -22.1 18 21.0 -7.9 193 48 322.8 323.1 290.9 327.0 1.18 11 500 5832 -5.5 -25.9 18 20.4 -11.4 208 53 326.3 326.5 291.6 329.6 0.92 12 450 6648 -12.4 -16.6 71 4.2 -13.9 217 59 327.6 328.1 293.2 335.6 2.32 13 400 7536 -19.1 -22.1 77 3.0 -19.9 221 53 330.2 330.5 293.3 336.0 1.63 14 350 8515 -26.5 -28.7 82 2.2 -26.9 225 52 333.0 333.2 293.5 336.8 1.02 15 300 9610 -34.8 -36.5 85 1.7 -35.1 223 52 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.4 0.56 16 250 10854 -45.5 -45.8 97 0.3 -45.6 215 53 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.4 0.25 17 200 12304 -55.0 -65.9 25 10.9 -55.2 224 58 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.03 18 150 14134 -58.0 -80.9 4 22.9 -58.3 234 54 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16640 -63.3 -84.0 4 20.7 -63.4 222 33 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.23 m Freezing level: 559.13 mb = 4950.83 m = 16242.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.11 mb = 3833.32 m = 12576.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.51 % Est. max temperature: 39.46 C = 103.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.71 mb = 790.36 m = 2593.02 ft T: 25.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 40.94 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 737.40 mb = 2655.40 m = 8711.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.43 C = 108.37 F Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lifted Index: -7.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.07 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: 27.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3899.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 88.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 262.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.54 mb = 1289.49 m = 4230.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 677.54 mb = 3372.62 m = 11064.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.54 mb = 13822.08 m = 45347.47 ft B at Equ Level: 3874.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.6 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 232.6 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.8 neg: -4.6 tot: 364.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.73 Bulk Rich Number: 34.74 Bulk Shear: 112.24 m/s