MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F288.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F288.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12 day GFS valid 6Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 46.33,-102.01 Latitude: 46.33 Longitude: -102.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -13 1 950 426 SFC 918 729 23.3 17.7 71 5.6 19.4 163 17 303.8 306.4 295.6 345.4 13.99 3 900 898 23.4 17.1 67 6.4 19.0 167 31 305.6 308.2 295.9 346.7 13.72 4 850 1399 25.2 12.5 45 12.7 16.7 192 49 312.5 314.6 295.7 345.7 10.77 5 800 1931 25.3 3.4 24 21.9 12.2 217 52 318.1 319.3 293.7 337.7 6.13 6 750 2494 22.2 -3.9 17 26.1 8.3 232 53 320.6 321.4 292.6 333.2 3.81 7 700 3087 17.3 -6.0 20 23.3 5.4 241 49 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.1 3.47 8 650 3712 11.6 -7.4 26 19.1 2.3 248 47 322.1 322.8 292.6 333.3 3.36 9 600 4374 5.5 -8.9 34 14.5 -1.2 259 45 322.5 323.1 292.6 333.3 3.24 10 550 5077 -0.7 -11.7 43 11.0 -5.4 267 57 323.2 323.8 292.4 332.8 2.84 11 500 5828 -7.5 -18.7 40 11.1 -11.3 265 61 323.9 324.2 291.7 329.9 1.75 12 450 6637 -14.2 -31.1 22 16.9 -17.9 269 60 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.7 0.63 13 400 7519 -20.8 -36.5 23 15.7 -23.4 277 59 328.0 328.1 291.6 329.6 0.42 14 350 8491 -28.1 -41.8 26 13.7 -29.7 278 61 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.0 0.28 15 300 9581 -35.0 -51.5 17 16.4 -36.2 278 67 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.11 16 250 10826 -44.4 -58.6 19 14.2 -45.0 276 72 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.06 17 200 12288 -54.0 -66.8 19 12.8 -54.2 277 81 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 14094 -62.4 -75.9 15 13.4 -62.6 268 76 362.5 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.01 19 100 16595 -57.8 -84.5 2 26.7 -58.2 280 48 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5841.85 m Freezing level: 555.80 mb = 4995.19 m = 16388.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.94 mb = 4143.66 m = 13594.53 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.12 % Est. max temperature: 38.83 C = 101.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.97 mb = 1451.17 m = 4761.00 ft T: 25.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.05 C/km ThetaE index: 13.65 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 626.76 mb = 4013.26 m = 13166.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.34 C = 106.41 F Cap Strength: 9.85 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.05 C Showalter Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.02 C K Index: 21.87 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 527.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1013.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 685.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.86 mb = 2611.45 m = 8567.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 544.86 mb = 5150.80 m = 16898.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.86 mb = 11818.86 m = 38775.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1009.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.86 mb = 14750.53 m = 48393.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 933.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 933.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 311.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.76 Bulk Rich Number: 2.86 Bulk Shear: 354.24 m/s