MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050600F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 44.92,-93.45 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -93.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 965 294 33.0 23.2 56 9.8 25.6 247 14 309.3 312.9 299.9 366.7 18.84 2 950 427 31.1 21.2 55 10.0 23.8 249 24 308.8 312.0 298.7 360.0 16.86 3 900 910 26.3 19.0 64 7.2 21.1 249 31 308.6 311.5 297.8 355.8 15.59 4 850 1411 21.4 17.2 77 4.2 18.5 248 35 308.6 311.4 297.3 353.2 14.71 5 800 1934 16.9 15.0 88 1.9 15.6 244 40 309.2 311.7 296.7 350.2 13.49 6 750 2484 16.9 5.5 47 11.4 10.0 253 49 314.9 316.4 294.0 338.7 7.58 7 700 3071 14.9 0.9 39 14.0 6.9 254 56 319.0 320.1 293.7 337.7 5.84 8 650 3694 10.8 -2.6 39 13.4 3.7 255 55 321.2 322.2 293.6 337.0 4.87 9 600 4355 5.8 -8.5 35 14.3 -0.9 253 53 322.8 323.5 292.8 334.0 3.36 10 550 5059 -0.2 -14.6 33 14.4 -5.9 253 52 323.9 324.3 292.1 331.5 2.25 11 500 5812 -7.2 -15.1 54 7.8 -10.2 256 50 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.3 2.38 12 450 6621 -14.8 -17.4 81 2.6 -15.6 263 49 324.7 325.1 292.3 332.1 2.18 13 400 7499 -22.5 -23.3 93 0.8 -22.7 270 52 325.7 326.0 291.9 330.8 1.46 14 350 8468 -28.3 -41.7 27 13.4 -29.9 262 54 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.28 15 300 9553 -36.8 -48.4 29 11.6 -37.7 268 65 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.1 0.16 16 250 10789 -46.2 -55.5 34 9.3 -46.6 274 78 337.4 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.08 17 200 12241 -55.3 -66.2 25 10.9 -55.5 280 86 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 18 150 14049 -58.4 -77.4 7 19.0 -58.6 283 78 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 19 100 16580 -61.2 -84.2 3 23.0 -61.4 261 34 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5835.96 m Freezing level: 551.41 mb = 5038.91 m = 16531.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.04 mb = 4217.68 m = 13837.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.78 % Est. max temperature: 32.68 C = 90.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.68 mb = 1536.97 m = 5042.48 ft T: 20.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.08 C/km ThetaE index: 35.21 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.84 mb = 1817.83 m = 5963.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.72 C = 90.89 F Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lifted Index: -6.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.33 C Showalter Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 31.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3219.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.95 mb = 1774.20 m = 5820.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.95 mb = 1934.40 m = 6346.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.95 mb = 2150.39 m = 7054.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 769.95 mb = 2260.47 m = 7416.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.0 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 283.0 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.2 neg: -0.5 tot: 242.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.55 Bulk Rich Number: 51.99 Bulk Shear: 61.92 m/s