MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506041200F345.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506041200F345.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 345 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 46.68,-99.35 Latitude: 46.68 Longitude: -99.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -55 1 950 387 SFC 930 578 33.2 22.0 52 11.2 24.8 160 20 312.7 316.2 300.4 368.8 18.18 3 900 873 30.0 18.7 51 11.3 21.8 164 36 312.4 315.3 298.5 359.3 15.23 4 850 1380 25.2 16.5 59 8.7 19.1 169 43 312.5 315.2 297.8 355.7 14.02 5 800 1910 20.5 14.1 67 6.4 16.1 176 49 313.0 315.4 297.1 352.2 12.71 6 750 2465 17.5 9.1 58 8.5 12.1 192 50 315.6 317.5 295.7 345.9 9.70 7 700 3053 15.5 0.5 36 15.0 7.0 206 38 319.6 320.7 293.8 337.8 5.66 8 650 3676 10.6 -3.7 36 14.3 3.2 206 29 321.0 321.8 293.2 335.6 4.48 9 600 4336 5.2 -8.1 37 13.3 -1.1 206 23 322.1 322.8 292.7 333.5 3.45 10 550 5038 -0.9 -12.9 40 11.9 -5.8 206 24 323.0 323.5 292.2 331.6 2.58 11 500 5790 -7.4 -17.2 46 9.7 -10.9 215 28 324.0 324.4 291.9 330.8 1.99 12 450 6599 -14.2 -25.7 37 11.5 -17.2 211 30 325.4 325.6 291.5 329.1 1.05 13 400 7481 -20.4 -41.4 14 21.0 -23.5 208 31 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.5 0.26 14 350 8455 -27.4 -52.0 8 24.6 -29.7 206 32 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.09 15 300 9546 -36.0 -53.5 15 17.6 -37.1 209 33 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.0 0.09 16 250 10785 -45.3 -62.8 12 17.4 -45.9 209 36 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 12241 -53.9 -67.4 18 13.5 -54.2 216 38 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 14071 -56.1 -78.7 4 22.6 -56.4 222 46 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.01 19 100 16614 -62.3 -83.7 4 21.3 -62.6 207 26 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5844.99 m Freezing level: 557.70 mb = 4930.11 m = 16174.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.78 mb = 4162.12 m = 13655.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.58 % Est. max temperature: 34.43 C = 93.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 792.30 mb = 1992.72 m = 6537.73 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.37 C/km ThetaE index: 39.76 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.40 mb = 3205.63 m = 10517.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.24 C = 104.43 F Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lifted Index: -7.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: -6.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.56 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 34.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 578.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3145.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 760.70 mb = 2342.94 m = 7686.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.70 mb = 3859.32 m = 12661.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.70 mb = 13065.09 m = 42863.94 ft B at Equ Level: 3140.43 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.6 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 224.6 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.3 neg: -15.8 tot: 367.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.18 Bulk Rich Number: 77.71 Bulk Shear: 40.48 m/s