MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F339.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F339.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 339 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 55.31,-118.47 Latitude: 55.31 Longitude: -118.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 502 SFC 930 686 22.3 18.3 78 4.1 19.5 42 5 301.7 304.3 295.3 343.9 14.33 3 900 974 23.1 13.5 55 9.6 16.7 68 16 305.3 307.3 293.7 337.8 10.84 4 850 1471 21.2 7.0 40 14.1 12.6 109 16 308.3 309.7 292.0 331.0 7.42 5 800 1992 17.4 1.9 35 15.5 8.8 139 17 309.7 310.8 290.8 326.8 5.50 6 750 2538 13.2 1.2 44 12.0 6.6 164 24 310.9 311.9 291.2 328.2 5.57 7 700 3114 8.5 -2.8 45 11.3 2.8 181 24 311.9 312.7 290.5 325.9 4.45 8 650 3721 3.7 -6.6 47 10.3 -1.0 199 27 313.2 313.8 290.2 324.6 3.60 9 600 4365 -1.5 -10.9 49 9.4 -5.3 202 33 314.4 314.9 289.8 323.4 2.77 10 550 5051 -5.6 -20.7 29 15.1 -10.4 230 30 317.4 317.7 289.3 321.9 1.34 11 500 5791 -11.0 -24.2 33 13.1 -14.6 238 41 319.6 319.8 289.8 323.3 1.08 12 450 6590 -17.3 -30.0 32 12.7 -20.0 236 48 321.5 321.6 290.0 324.0 0.70 13 400 7461 -24.0 -33.0 43 9.0 -25.5 235 54 323.8 323.9 290.6 325.9 0.60 14 350 8421 -31.3 -35.0 69 3.8 -31.8 238 55 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.6 0.56 15 300 9493 -39.7 -45.5 54 5.8 -40.2 240 71 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.2 0.22 16 250 10715 -48.5 -53.8 54 5.3 -48.7 237 96 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.10 17 200 12158 -53.7 -66.7 19 13.0 -54.0 243 66 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 14010 -53.1 -79.6 3 26.5 -53.6 225 52 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.5 0.00 19 100 16619 -56.0 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.5 229 14 419.5 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.16 m Freezing level: 614.28 mb = 4180.73 m = 13716.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.59 mb = 3551.27 m = 11651.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.50 % Est. max temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.26 mb = 1206.03 m = 3956.74 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 17.07 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.75 mb = 3187.08 m = 10456.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.50 C = 90.50 F Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.32 C Showalter Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.21 C Cross Totals Index: 18.07 C K Index: 27.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 696.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 223.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.34 mb = 2512.04 m = 8241.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.34 mb = 4006.21 m = 13143.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.34 mb = 10783.80 m = 35379.48 ft B at Equ Level: 695.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.34 mb = 12932.18 m = 42427.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.8 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 236.8 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 346.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 3.50 Bulk Shear: 198.76 m/s