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: 46.40,-101.54 Latitude: 46.40 Longitude: -101.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 432 SFC 925 668 22.1 19.4 85 2.7 20.2 153 16 301.9 304.8 296.1 347.8 15.53 3 900 902 21.9 18.8 82 3.2 19.7 159 32 304.1 306.9 296.5 349.6 15.31 4 850 1402 23.8 13.4 52 10.3 16.8 188 46 311.1 313.2 295.8 346.2 11.47 5 800 1933 24.6 5.4 29 19.2 12.8 217 49 317.4 318.7 294.3 339.8 7.07 6 750 2495 22.0 -3.8 17 25.9 8.2 237 51 320.5 321.3 292.6 333.1 3.84 7 700 3088 17.1 -6.0 20 23.1 5.4 244 50 321.4 322.1 292.5 333.0 3.49 8 650 3713 11.6 -7.6 25 19.2 2.3 254 47 322.1 322.7 292.6 333.1 3.33 9 600 4374 5.7 -10.6 30 16.2 -1.6 266 48 322.7 323.2 292.3 332.2 2.85 10 550 5077 -0.6 -13.1 38 12.5 -5.7 268 56 323.3 323.8 292.2 331.8 2.53 11 500 5829 -7.5 -20.0 36 12.6 -11.6 267 59 323.9 324.2 291.5 329.3 1.56 12 450 6638 -13.7 -33.6 17 20.0 -17.9 273 56 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.8 0.50 13 400 7521 -20.9 -36.7 23 15.8 -23.5 277 55 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.3 0.41 14 350 8492 -28.3 -42.9 23 14.6 -30.0 279 63 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.25 15 300 9579 -36.1 -50.5 21 14.4 -37.1 276 68 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.0 0.12 16 250 10820 -45.4 -57.2 25 11.8 -45.9 280 72 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.07 17 200 12277 -54.5 -66.2 22 11.7 -54.8 278 83 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.03 18 150 14081 -61.6 -76.8 12 15.2 -61.7 268 84 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16597 -57.6 -84.6 2 27.0 -58.0 287 41 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5837.24 m Freezing level: 555.04 mb = 5006.29 m = 16424.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.58 mb = 4095.43 m = 13436.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.37 % Est. max temperature: 38.71 C = 101.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.37 mb = 1006.18 m = 3301.08 ft T: 22.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.96 C/km ThetaE index: 16.68 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 646.29 mb = 3759.92 m = 12335.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.83 C = 107.30 F Cap Strength: 9.70 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.31 C Showalter Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.25 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 21.59 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 522.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1419.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 668.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.66 mb = 2090.33 m = 6857.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.66 mb = 4922.11 m = 16148.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.66 mb = 12576.70 m = 41261.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1396.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.66 mb = 15432.12 m = 50629.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.5 at 49.9 knts Storm direction: 278.5 at 37.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1005.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 1005.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 335.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: 12.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.60 Bulk Rich Number: 3.43 Bulk Shear: 414.27 m/s