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: 46.46,-101.18 Latitude: 46.46 Longitude: -101.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -2 1 950 438 SFC 930 623 21.8 19.8 88 2.0 20.4 144 15 301.1 304.0 296.1 347.6 15.79 3 900 908 21.2 19.2 88 2.1 19.8 155 32 303.4 306.3 296.7 350.1 15.72 4 850 1407 23.0 14.0 57 8.9 16.9 186 42 310.2 312.5 295.8 346.6 11.92 5 800 1936 23.3 6.4 34 16.9 12.9 213 45 316.0 317.5 294.3 339.8 7.56 6 750 2497 21.6 -2.6 20 24.2 8.5 235 49 320.0 320.8 292.7 333.7 4.20 7 700 3089 16.9 -5.8 21 22.7 5.3 245 47 321.2 321.9 292.5 332.8 3.53 8 650 3713 11.4 -7.4 26 18.8 2.2 254 45 321.8 322.5 292.5 332.9 3.36 9 600 4374 5.5 -10.4 31 15.9 -1.6 265 46 322.5 323.0 292.3 332.1 2.89 10 550 5077 -0.7 -15.6 31 14.9 -6.4 272 54 323.3 323.7 291.8 330.3 2.07 11 500 5828 -7.5 -23.4 27 15.9 -12.2 271 59 323.9 324.1 291.1 327.9 1.16 12 450 6638 -14.0 -32.9 19 18.9 -18.0 275 55 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.6 0.53 13 400 7519 -21.3 -36.1 25 14.8 -23.8 277 54 327.4 327.4 291.5 329.0 0.44 14 350 8488 -28.9 -41.0 30 12.1 -30.3 278 62 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.30 15 300 9574 -36.4 -50.4 22 14.0 -37.4 277 73 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 16 250 10812 -45.8 -56.5 29 10.7 -46.2 280 76 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.07 17 200 12265 -54.9 -65.7 25 10.8 -55.1 278 86 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 14073 -60.2 -77.8 8 17.7 -60.3 269 86 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16604 -58.5 -84.4 2 25.9 -58.9 288 39 414.6 414.6 307.1 414.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.55 m Freezing level: 555.46 mb = 5000.18 m = 16404.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.28 mb = 4086.39 m = 13406.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.02 % Est. max temperature: 37.91 C = 100.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.08 mb = 878.37 m = 2881.76 ft T: 21.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.91 C/km ThetaE index: 17.22 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 658.01 mb = 3610.09 m = 11843.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.97 C = 107.54 F Cap Strength: 8.98 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.93 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.47 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 21.74 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 520.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1613.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 628.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.64 mb = 1809.75 m = 5937.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 566.64 mb = 4836.17 m = 15866.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.64 mb = 12699.34 m = 41664.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1584.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.64 mb = 15643.01 m = 51321.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.3 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 279.3 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 962.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 962.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 320.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 12.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.26 Bulk Rich Number: 3.84 Bulk Shear: 419.92 m/s