MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F279.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F279.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 279 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 46.06,-102.25 Latitude: 46.06 Longitude: -102.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 1 950 424 SFC 913 772 23.4 17.3 69 6.1 19.2 79 7 304.4 306.9 295.6 345.3 13.73 3 900 896 25.9 16.4 56 9.5 19.3 100 15 308.2 310.6 296.1 347.9 13.12 4 850 1400 25.6 13.0 46 12.6 17.1 144 23 313.0 315.1 296.1 347.5 11.18 5 800 1931 22.9 8.9 41 13.9 13.9 172 29 315.5 317.2 295.2 343.7 8.99 6 750 2490 19.6 4.1 36 15.5 10.3 192 33 317.9 319.2 294.2 339.6 6.85 7 700 3079 15.3 -0.6 34 16.0 6.5 213 37 319.4 320.5 293.4 336.3 5.22 8 650 3702 10.4 -4.7 34 15.1 2.7 229 42 320.8 321.6 292.9 334.3 4.14 9 600 4362 5.1 -7.8 39 12.9 -1.0 241 41 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.8 3.55 10 550 5064 -1.0 -10.6 48 9.7 -5.1 250 39 322.9 323.6 292.6 333.3 3.09 11 500 5815 -7.6 -14.9 56 7.3 -10.4 253 45 323.7 324.2 292.2 331.9 2.41 12 450 6625 -14.0 -19.6 63 5.6 -15.8 253 52 325.6 325.9 292.2 331.8 1.80 13 400 7508 -20.7 -23.0 82 2.3 -21.3 243 61 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.50 14 350 8483 -27.2 -28.0 93 0.8 -27.3 234 68 332.1 332.3 293.3 336.1 1.09 15 300 9572 -36.8 -37.4 95 0.5 -36.9 233 69 333.5 333.6 293.2 335.4 0.51 16 250 10803 -47.7 -47.7 100 0.0 -47.7 243 83 335.2 335.3 293.3 336.0 0.21 17 200 12239 -57.7 -58.8 87 1.1 -57.7 253 99 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.8 0.07 18 150 14042 -58.0 -78.2 6 20.2 -58.2 256 65 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.01 19 100 16609 -61.6 -84.1 3 22.5 -61.9 235 29 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.34 m Freezing level: 557.92 mb = 4952.65 m = 16248.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.22 mb = 4181.79 m = 13719.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.23 % Est. max temperature: 35.93 C = 96.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.42 mb = 1562.35 m = 5125.76 ft T: 24.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 16.07 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 639.26 mb = 3839.02 m = 12595.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.61 C = 103.30 F Cap Strength: 6.56 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.57 C Showalter Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.25 C Cross Totals Index: 20.69 C K Index: 30.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1632.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 427.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 729.28 mb = 2729.36 m = 8954.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 564.28 mb = 4857.04 m = 15934.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.28 mb = 12752.29 m = 41837.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1605.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.28 mb = 15232.89 m = 49976.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.0 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 259.0 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 655.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 655.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 218.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.42 Bulk Rich Number: 5.78 Bulk Shear: 282.61 m/s