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: 47.07,-102.41 Latitude: 47.07 Longitude: -102.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -24 1 950 415 SFC 922 679 23.3 17.4 70 5.9 19.2 161 16 303.4 305.9 295.3 344.0 13.68 3 900 887 23.0 16.9 68 6.1 18.8 166 32 305.2 307.7 295.7 345.7 13.54 4 850 1386 23.6 13.6 54 10.0 16.8 188 51 310.8 313.0 295.8 346.3 11.59 5 800 1916 24.1 6.0 31 18.1 12.9 212 54 316.9 318.3 294.3 340.1 7.34 6 750 2478 22.0 -2.6 19 24.6 8.6 234 52 320.5 321.3 292.9 334.3 4.22 7 700 3071 17.0 -5.6 21 22.7 5.4 245 49 321.3 322.0 292.6 333.2 3.59 8 650 3695 11.0 -8.1 25 19.2 1.8 254 48 321.4 322.1 292.3 332.0 3.18 9 600 4355 4.9 -10.3 32 15.1 -1.9 259 52 321.7 322.3 292.1 331.5 2.92 10 550 5056 -1.2 -12.4 42 11.2 -5.9 254 59 322.6 323.1 292.2 331.6 2.67 11 500 5806 -7.7 -22.2 30 14.4 -12.2 261 65 323.6 323.9 291.2 328.1 1.29 12 450 6615 -14.6 -32.0 21 17.4 -18.3 270 67 324.9 325.0 290.9 327.0 0.58 13 400 7494 -21.8 -37.0 24 15.2 -24.2 267 62 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.2 0.40 14 350 8464 -28.3 -45.7 17 17.4 -30.2 269 73 330.6 330.6 292.1 331.3 0.18 15 300 9550 -36.5 -49.6 24 13.2 -37.4 270 78 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.14 16 250 10787 -45.8 -57.0 27 11.2 -46.3 277 82 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.07 17 200 12240 -55.2 -65.3 27 10.1 -55.4 277 90 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.03 18 150 14051 -58.2 -76.8 8 18.5 -58.5 273 80 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16593 -58.9 -84.4 2 25.5 -59.2 273 52 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.42 m Freezing level: 560.15 mb = 4913.76 m = 16121.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.52 mb = 4011.30 m = 13160.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.98 % Est. max temperature: 38.39 C = 101.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 845.67 mb = 1430.47 m = 4693.07 ft T: 23.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.05 C/km ThetaE index: 14.87 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.26 mb = 3806.48 m = 12488.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.95 C = 105.71 F Cap Strength: 10.12 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.75 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.31 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 22.24 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 546.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1274.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 656.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 765.15 mb = 2303.93 m = 7558.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.15 mb = 4908.81 m = 16104.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.15 mb = 12235.58 m = 40142.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1265.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.15 mb = 14941.23 m = 49019.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1029.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 1029.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 343.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.3 stream: 12.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.90 Bulk Rich Number: 3.29 Bulk Shear: 387.56 m/s