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: 46.47,-101.30 Latitude: 46.47 Longitude: -101.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 1 950 435 SFC 928 637 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 147 15 301.3 304.2 296.1 347.8 15.77 3 900 906 21.3 19.1 87 2.2 19.8 156 32 303.5 306.4 296.6 350.0 15.66 4 850 1405 23.1 13.9 56 9.2 16.9 187 44 310.4 312.6 295.8 346.5 11.82 5 800 1934 23.7 6.2 32 17.6 12.9 214 47 316.5 317.9 294.3 339.9 7.44 6 750 2496 21.8 -3.1 19 24.9 8.3 236 50 320.2 321.0 292.6 333.4 4.05 7 700 3088 17.0 -5.9 20 22.8 5.4 245 48 321.3 322.0 292.5 332.9 3.52 8 650 3712 11.4 -7.4 26 18.9 2.2 254 46 321.9 322.6 292.5 333.0 3.36 9 600 4373 5.5 -10.4 31 16.0 -1.6 265 47 322.5 323.1 292.3 332.1 2.88 10 550 5076 -0.7 -14.5 34 13.8 -6.1 270 55 323.3 323.7 292.0 330.9 2.26 11 500 5828 -7.5 -21.8 31 14.2 -11.9 269 59 323.9 324.1 291.3 328.5 1.34 12 450 6637 -13.8 -33.2 18 19.4 -17.9 275 55 325.8 326.0 291.0 327.7 0.52 13 400 7519 -21.2 -36.2 24 15.1 -23.7 277 55 327.5 327.6 291.5 329.1 0.43 14 350 8489 -28.7 -41.8 27 13.1 -30.2 278 63 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.2 0.28 15 300 9575 -36.4 -50.6 22 14.2 -37.4 276 71 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.12 16 250 10814 -45.7 -56.8 27 11.1 -46.1 280 75 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.5 0.07 17 200 12268 -54.8 -65.8 24 11.0 -55.0 278 85 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.03 18 150 14074 -60.7 -77.3 10 16.6 -60.9 269 86 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.01 19 100 16601 -58.1 -84.5 2 26.4 -58.5 289 40 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.26 m Freezing level: 555.62 mb = 4997.20 m = 16394.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.96 mb = 4089.89 m = 13418.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.15 % Est. max temperature: 38.21 C = 100.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.24 mb = 903.46 m = 2964.07 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.94 C/km ThetaE index: 17.14 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.08 mb = 3646.79 m = 11964.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.91 C = 107.43 F Cap Strength: 9.22 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.98 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.67 C Cross Totals Index: 21.43 C K Index: 21.74 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 523.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1564.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 638.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 805.22 mb = 1877.19 m = 6158.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.22 mb = 4927.46 m = 16165.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.22 mb = 12582.37 m = 41280.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1546.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.22 mb = 15453.27 m = 50699.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.8 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 278.8 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 985.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 985.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 328.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.4 stream: 12.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.23 Bulk Rich Number: 3.72 Bulk Shear: 421.23 m/s