MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F333.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040600F333.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 333 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 47.21,-97.52 Latitude: 47.21 Longitude: -97.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 963 342 26.0 20.8 73 5.2 22.2 148 17 302.4 305.4 296.7 350.4 16.24 2 950 459 25.7 20.4 73 5.2 21.9 152 28 303.3 306.2 296.8 351.1 16.12 3 900 934 21.9 19.5 86 2.4 20.2 161 38 304.1 307.1 297.0 351.8 16.02 4 850 1430 19.2 17.7 91 1.5 18.2 181 37 306.3 309.1 297.0 351.9 15.18 5 800 1951 17.2 12.1 72 5.1 13.8 189 33 309.4 311.5 295.1 343.4 11.15 6 750 2502 17.6 -4.2 22 21.8 6.4 181 30 315.7 316.4 291.1 327.8 3.74 7 700 3087 14.7 -10.7 16 25.4 3.2 173 29 318.8 319.3 290.8 326.8 2.42 8 650 3708 9.8 -6.5 31 16.3 1.8 166 24 320.1 320.8 292.3 332.0 3.63 9 600 4366 4.6 -10.9 32 15.4 -2.2 171 17 321.4 321.9 291.9 330.7 2.78 10 550 5067 -1.5 -11.0 48 9.5 -5.5 173 13 322.4 322.9 292.3 332.4 3.01 11 500 5817 -8.0 -16.3 51 8.3 -10.9 173 11 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.6 2.14 12 450 6626 -13.4 -30.4 22 17.0 -17.3 184 23 326.4 326.5 291.4 328.8 0.67 13 400 7514 -18.5 -43.0 10 24.5 -22.2 206 36 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.21 14 350 8495 -26.2 -41.2 23 15.0 -28.2 214 46 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.5 0.30 15 300 9594 -32.5 -33.3 93 0.8 -32.7 234 56 339.5 339.7 294.9 342.4 0.77 16 250 10859 -40.1 -40.5 96 0.4 -40.1 256 73 346.5 346.6 296.3 348.3 0.45 17 200 12347 -50.6 -50.8 98 0.2 -50.6 253 79 352.7 352.7 297.4 353.4 0.18 18 150 14173 -60.2 -63.5 65 3.3 -60.3 242 53 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.6 0.05 19 100 16663 -63.2 -83.8 5 20.6 -63.4 251 27 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5804.64 m Freezing level: 562.09 mb = 4897.63 m = 16068.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.29 mb = 4000.50 m = 13124.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.03 % Est. max temperature: 32.13 C = 89.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.29 mb = 1008.38 m = 3308.28 ft T: 21.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.33 C/km ThetaE index: 25.02 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.80 mb = 1772.05 m = 5813.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.89 C = 89.39 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: -5.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.71 C Showalter Index: -5.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.20 C Cross Totals Index: 25.71 C K Index: 19.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1306.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 232.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.50 mb = 1242.89 m = 4077.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 603.50 mb = 4318.42 m = 14167.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.50 mb = 11911.95 m = 39080.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1302.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.50 mb = 15366.96 m = 50415.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.1 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 203.1 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.3 neg: -46.3 tot: 151.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 93.82 Bulk Shear: 13.92 m/s