MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F255.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F255.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 255 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 16 JUN 25 Station: 46.54,-104.86 Latitude: 46.54 Longitude: -104.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 950 460 SFC 908 858 25.4 18.8 67 6.6 20.7 143 22 306.9 309.8 297.2 352.7 15.20 3 900 934 25.4 18.5 66 6.9 20.5 145 31 307.6 310.5 297.3 353.1 15.06 4 850 1437 25.8 12.9 45 12.9 17.1 172 36 313.2 315.3 296.0 347.3 11.06 5 800 1969 24.4 3.5 26 20.9 11.9 198 29 317.1 318.3 293.5 336.8 6.17 6 750 2530 21.0 -3.0 20 24.0 8.1 216 33 319.4 320.2 292.4 332.7 4.09 7 700 3121 16.2 -5.2 22 21.4 5.2 226 38 320.4 321.2 292.4 332.6 3.70 8 650 3744 10.5 -7.2 28 17.7 2.0 234 44 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.2 3.43 9 600 4402 4.4 -9.2 37 13.5 -1.8 239 49 321.2 321.8 292.2 331.7 3.18 10 550 5102 -1.6 -12.3 44 10.7 -6.0 242 49 322.2 322.7 292.0 331.2 2.69 11 500 5852 -8.1 -16.3 52 8.2 -11.1 245 57 323.1 323.5 291.8 330.4 2.14 12 450 6659 -15.5 -23.9 48 8.4 -17.7 251 57 323.8 324.0 291.2 328.1 1.23 13 400 7536 -21.7 -29.9 47 8.2 -23.4 254 51 326.8 326.9 291.6 329.6 0.80 14 350 8505 -29.5 -36.8 49 7.3 -30.5 255 45 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.7 0.47 15 300 9585 -38.0 -43.6 56 5.6 -38.5 256 45 331.8 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.27 16 250 10812 -48.5 -49.7 87 1.2 -48.6 254 46 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.6 0.16 17 200 12240 -58.9 -60.9 78 2.0 -58.9 275 51 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.05 18 150 14050 -56.3 -79.9 4 23.6 -56.6 264 52 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16607 -57.8 -84.6 2 26.8 -58.2 246 35 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.06 m Freezing level: 563.42 mb = 4914.50 m = 16123.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.96 mb = 4080.09 m = 13385.95 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.73 % Est. max temperature: 37.15 C = 98.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 824.22 mb = 1707.17 m = 5600.89 ft T: 25.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.91 C/km ThetaE index: 25.01 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.40 mb = 3904.61 m = 12810.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.06 C = 102.31 F Cap Strength: 7.21 C Lifted Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.40 C Showalter Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.02 C K Index: 25.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 546.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2054.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 449.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.92 mb = 2892.31 m = 9489.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 583.92 mb = 4620.86 m = 15160.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.92 mb = 12767.34 m = 41887.08 ft B at Equ Level: 2035.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.92 mb = 15784.88 m = 51787.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 472.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 472.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 157.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.18 Bulk Rich Number: 6.97 Bulk Shear: 294.85 m/s