MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F261.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F261.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 261 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 16 JUN 25 Station: 50.54,-109.51 Latitude: 50.54 Longitude: -109.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 1 950 538 SFC 930 719 22.1 15.1 65 7.0 17.4 39 10 301.4 303.5 293.3 335.8 11.69 3 900 1009 21.4 13.4 60 8.0 16.1 48 17 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.78 4 850 1502 18.4 10.7 61 7.8 13.5 88 4 305.5 307.2 292.8 334.1 9.54 5 800 2019 14.5 7.5 63 7.0 10.3 227 6 306.6 308.1 292.1 331.3 8.17 6 750 2560 9.7 5.5 75 4.2 7.2 231 10 307.1 308.5 291.7 330.0 7.55 7 700 3129 5.7 -4.7 47 10.4 0.8 268 19 308.8 309.5 289.0 320.9 3.85 8 650 3730 1.0 -6.9 56 7.9 -2.5 270 28 310.1 310.8 289.1 321.2 3.51 9 600 4368 -3.9 -8.3 72 4.4 -5.7 264 37 311.6 312.3 289.5 322.5 3.42 10 550 5049 -8.5 -14.7 61 6.2 -10.6 258 37 314.0 314.5 289.2 321.3 2.23 11 500 5782 -12.9 -23.1 42 10.2 -15.6 257 39 317.3 317.5 289.2 321.4 1.19 12 450 6577 -17.8 -32.9 26 15.1 -20.7 253 44 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.7 0.53 13 400 7446 -24.4 -32.0 49 7.7 -25.7 259 48 323.3 323.4 290.5 325.7 0.65 14 350 8404 -31.9 -32.0 99 0.1 -31.9 255 57 325.8 325.9 291.3 328.5 0.75 15 300 9475 -40.2 -40.2 100 -0.0 -40.2 256 68 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.2 0.39 16 250 10689 -50.8 -50.8 100 0.0 -50.8 256 72 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.14 17 200 12113 -56.4 -65.2 32 8.8 -56.6 264 78 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 13966 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 260 50 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 19 100 16578 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.4 258 30 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.04 m Freezing level: 639.49 mb = 3864.30 m = 12678.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.09 mb = 3268.17 m = 10722.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.55 mb = 1607.29 m = 5273.21 ft T: 17.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 14.97 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 753.52 mb = 2520.84 m = 8270.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.61 C = 81.70 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.29 C Showalter Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 31.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.82 mb = 2179.36 m = 7150.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 709.82 mb = 3014.09 m = 9888.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.82 mb = 11226.44 m = 36831.71 ft B at Equ Level: 995.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.82 mb = 13557.35 m = 44478.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.0 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 290.0 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 147.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.1 neg: -16.8 tot: 186.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 5.22 Bulk Shear: 192.38 m/s