MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F348.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506031200F348.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 14.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 46.11,-93.47 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -93.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 967 371 29.5 24.1 73 5.4 25.4 172 12 305.6 309.3 299.7 365.4 19.90 2 950 529 29.7 22.5 66 7.1 24.4 175 23 307.3 310.7 299.2 362.9 18.40 3 900 1010 25.7 20.5 73 5.1 21.9 182 30 308.0 311.2 298.7 359.8 17.15 4 850 1512 22.5 17.0 71 5.5 18.6 207 31 309.7 312.4 297.4 353.6 14.45 5 800 2038 19.6 10.5 55 9.2 13.7 226 30 312.1 314.0 295.0 342.9 10.00 6 750 2592 18.4 -11.2 12 29.6 5.0 222 35 316.6 317.0 289.9 323.7 2.16 7 700 3177 13.6 -11.4 17 24.9 2.5 216 38 317.5 317.9 290.3 325.1 2.29 8 650 3794 7.8 -12.9 21 20.7 -0.9 213 37 317.8 318.2 290.3 325.0 2.17 9 600 4446 2.4 -21.4 15 23.8 -5.6 216 33 318.9 319.1 289.6 322.8 1.15 10 550 5142 -1.7 -33.1 7 31.4 -9.5 213 29 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.6 0.43 11 500 5893 -6.5 -38.7 6 32.1 -13.2 213 28 325.1 325.1 290.6 326.1 0.27 12 450 6705 -13.3 -37.2 11 23.9 -17.9 217 26 326.5 326.6 291.1 327.8 0.35 13 400 7588 -20.6 -43.6 11 23.0 -23.7 222 28 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.0 0.20 14 350 8563 -26.6 -33.9 50 7.3 -27.8 218 34 332.9 333.0 293.1 335.2 0.62 15 300 9660 -34.1 -34.3 99 0.1 -34.1 220 35 337.2 337.4 294.3 339.9 0.70 16 250 10911 -43.4 -44.1 93 0.7 -43.5 224 33 341.5 341.6 295.0 342.7 0.30 17 200 12379 -51.2 -71.5 7 20.3 -51.7 258 40 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14228 -58.7 -76.7 8 18.0 -58.9 282 47 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.01 19 100 16720 -65.6 -83.8 6 18.2 -65.8 259 23 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.61 m Freezing level: 571.10 mb = 4848.34 m = 15906.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.86 mb = 3630.49 m = 11910.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.20 % Est. max temperature: 35.13 C = 95.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.21 mb = 1067.00 m = 3500.63 ft T: 25.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 41.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.26 mb = 2668.59 m = 8755.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.54 C = 104.97 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -7.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.24 C Showalter Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 21.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3165.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.96 mb = 1594.41 m = 5230.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.96 mb = 3333.35 m = 10936.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.96 mb = 13539.27 m = 44419.64 ft B at Equ Level: 3142.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.9 neg: -12.0 tot: 185.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.90 Bulk Rich Number: 73.19 Bulk Shear: 43.25 m/s