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: 46.45,-101.26 Latitude: 46.45 Longitude: -101.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 1 950 436 SFC 929 634 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 146 15 301.3 304.2 296.1 347.7 15.78 3 900 907 21.4 19.1 87 2.2 19.8 156 32 303.5 306.4 296.7 350.0 15.66 4 850 1406 23.1 13.9 56 9.2 16.9 187 43 310.4 312.6 295.8 346.5 11.83 5 800 1935 23.6 6.2 33 17.4 12.9 214 46 316.3 317.8 294.3 339.9 7.47 6 750 2496 21.7 -3.0 19 24.7 8.4 236 49 320.2 321.0 292.7 333.5 4.10 7 700 3088 17.0 -5.9 20 22.8 5.4 245 48 321.3 321.9 292.5 332.9 3.52 8 650 3713 11.4 -7.5 26 18.9 2.2 254 45 321.9 322.5 292.5 333.0 3.36 9 600 4374 5.5 -10.4 31 16.0 -1.6 265 47 322.5 323.1 292.3 332.1 2.88 10 550 5077 -0.7 -14.9 33 14.2 -6.2 271 55 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.7 2.19 11 500 5828 -7.5 -22.4 29 14.9 -12.1 270 59 323.9 324.1 291.2 328.3 1.27 12 450 6638 -13.9 -33.1 18 19.2 -17.9 275 55 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.7 0.52 13 400 7519 -21.2 -36.2 25 15.0 -23.7 277 54 327.5 327.5 291.5 329.1 0.43 14 350 8489 -28.7 -41.5 28 12.7 -30.3 278 62 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.1 0.29 15 300 9575 -36.4 -50.4 22 14.1 -37.4 276 72 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.6 0.13 16 250 10814 -45.7 -56.6 28 11.0 -46.2 280 75 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.07 17 200 12267 -54.8 -65.8 24 11.0 -55.1 278 85 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.1 0.03 18 150 14075 -60.5 -77.5 9 17.0 -60.7 269 86 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16602 -58.3 -84.5 2 26.2 -58.6 288 40 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.04 m Freezing level: 555.39 mb = 5001.08 m = 16407.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.96 mb = 4090.52 m = 13420.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.97 % Est. max temperature: 38.13 C = 100.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.95 mb = 897.48 m = 2944.46 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.92 C/km ThetaE index: 17.18 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.76 mb = 3638.65 m = 11937.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.92 C = 107.46 F Cap Strength: 9.13 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.97 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.62 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 21.71 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 521.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1576.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 635.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.43 mb = 1865.09 m = 6118.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 561.43 mb = 4910.83 m = 16111.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.43 mb = 12542.73 m = 41150.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1562.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.43 mb = 15392.08 m = 50498.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.1 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 279.1 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 974.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 974.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 324.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.3 stream: 12.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.76 Bulk Shear: 419.89 m/s