MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F216.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F216.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 9 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 13 JUN 25 Station: 46.87,-97.13 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -97.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 972 299 26.6 19.6 65 7.0 21.6 175 16 302.2 304.9 295.8 346.2 14.90 2 950 499 25.9 17.5 60 8.4 20.1 179 29 303.4 305.9 295.0 343.0 13.34 3 900 972 21.9 15.7 68 6.1 17.7 186 35 304.0 306.4 294.7 341.4 12.57 4 850 1466 18.1 13.7 75 4.4 15.2 201 40 305.1 307.3 294.3 340.0 11.67 5 800 1984 15.2 10.6 74 4.6 12.2 224 41 307.3 309.2 293.7 337.7 10.06 6 750 2528 11.4 10.0 91 1.4 10.5 240 38 308.9 310.9 294.4 340.3 10.32 7 700 3105 10.3 3.0 61 7.2 6.1 239 27 313.8 315.1 293.1 335.2 6.81 8 650 3718 6.2 -0.1 64 6.3 2.8 240 26 316.0 317.1 292.9 334.6 5.85 9 600 4368 1.1 -2.4 77 3.5 -0.7 243 26 317.4 318.4 292.9 334.5 5.34 10 550 5062 -4.1 -6.5 83 2.4 -5.2 244 28 319.2 320.0 292.6 333.1 4.27 11 500 5808 -8.6 -14.7 61 6.1 -10.9 255 30 322.5 323.0 291.9 330.7 2.44 12 450 6616 -14.1 -19.5 64 5.4 -15.8 255 29 325.5 325.9 292.2 331.8 1.82 13 400 7499 -20.2 -24.6 67 4.5 -21.3 254 20 328.8 329.0 292.6 333.4 1.30 14 350 8475 -27.6 -28.4 93 0.8 -27.8 236 27 331.6 331.8 293.2 335.4 1.05 15 300 9563 -36.5 -36.5 100 -0.0 -36.5 235 27 334.0 334.1 293.3 336.1 0.56 16 250 10798 -47.1 -47.7 94 0.6 -47.1 236 30 336.0 336.1 293.5 336.9 0.21 17 200 12237 -58.3 -60.1 80 1.8 -58.3 225 31 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.06 18 150 14017 -62.2 -73.4 21 11.1 -62.3 270 27 362.9 362.9 299.2 363.0 0.01 19 100 16525 -60.8 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.1 302 16 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.36 m Freezing level: 589.27 mb = 4517.29 m = 14820.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.88 mb = 4235.60 m = 13896.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.42 mb = 1191.95 m = 3910.56 ft T: 20.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 9.57 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.33 mb = 2129.25 m = 6985.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.78 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.73 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 987.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.55 mb = 1643.35 m = 5391.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.55 mb = 4003.37 m = 13134.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.55 mb = 12634.34 m = 41450.74 ft B at Equ Level: 957.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.55 mb = 14552.82 m = 47744.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.8 neg: -24.4 tot: 382.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.42 Bulk Rich Number: 11.99 Bulk Shear: 82.34 m/s