MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F285.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F285.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 285 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 46.87,-102.88 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -102.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 1 950 448 SFC 915 778 23.1 17.5 71 5.6 19.2 142 16 303.9 306.5 295.6 345.1 13.87 3 900 919 23.2 17.0 68 6.1 18.9 144 28 305.4 307.9 295.8 346.4 13.70 4 850 1419 23.5 12.8 51 10.7 16.4 172 41 310.8 312.9 295.4 344.5 10.99 5 800 1947 22.6 5.7 33 16.9 12.3 202 36 315.3 316.6 293.8 337.8 7.18 6 750 2506 20.8 -3.9 19 24.7 7.8 224 42 319.1 319.9 292.2 331.5 3.81 7 700 3097 16.2 -7.7 19 23.9 4.5 236 46 320.5 321.1 291.9 330.6 3.06 8 650 3720 11.0 -8.7 24 19.7 1.7 246 52 321.4 322.0 292.1 331.5 3.05 9 600 4380 4.9 -9.5 34 14.4 -1.6 252 54 321.8 322.4 292.3 332.1 3.11 10 550 5081 -1.5 -11.3 47 9.8 -5.7 260 55 322.3 322.9 292.3 332.0 2.93 11 500 5831 -7.6 -20.2 36 12.6 -11.6 270 66 323.8 324.1 291.5 329.1 1.54 12 450 6641 -13.9 -27.4 31 13.5 -17.2 272 58 325.8 326.0 291.5 329.0 0.90 13 400 7523 -20.8 -33.4 32 12.5 -23.2 274 63 327.9 328.0 291.7 330.0 0.57 14 350 8494 -28.7 -39.6 34 10.9 -30.0 275 70 330.1 330.2 292.1 331.5 0.35 15 300 9580 -36.1 -49.5 24 13.4 -37.1 275 81 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.14 16 250 10820 -45.3 -56.3 28 11.1 -45.7 278 88 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.1 0.07 17 200 12277 -53.9 -67.0 18 13.2 -54.1 279 92 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14094 -60.5 -79.6 6 19.1 -60.7 269 84 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16606 -60.1 -84.3 3 24.2 -60.4 253 48 411.5 411.5 306.7 411.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.05 m Freezing level: 561.80 mb = 4915.47 m = 16126.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.70 mb = 4047.16 m = 13277.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.57 % Est. max temperature: 36.80 C = 98.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.28 mb = 1498.13 m = 4915.06 ft T: 23.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.70 C/km ThetaE index: 15.79 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 634.08 mb = 3924.26 m = 12874.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.29 C = 104.52 F Cap Strength: 9.14 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.25 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.36 C K Index: 19.99 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 499.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1015.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 594.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 750.33 mb = 2502.42 m = 8209.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 555.33 mb = 5003.24 m = 16414.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.33 mb = 11795.28 m = 38697.94 ft B at Equ Level: 1007.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.33 mb = 14732.17 m = 48333.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.1 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 275.1 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 864.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 864.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 288.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: 12.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.77 Bulk Rich Number: 2.24 Bulk Shear: 454.37 m/s