MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F300.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F300.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 12.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 43.08,-96.81 Latitude: 43.08 Longitude: -96.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 958 401 32.9 22.8 55 10.1 25.3 167 13 309.9 313.4 299.9 366.4 18.51 2 950 473 32.8 21.6 52 11.2 24.5 169 19 310.4 313.7 299.4 363.3 17.30 3 900 959 28.5 19.6 58 9.0 22.1 178 27 310.9 314.0 298.8 360.3 16.15 4 850 1465 24.1 17.9 68 6.2 19.6 188 31 311.4 314.3 298.4 358.4 15.36 5 800 1994 20.9 14.7 68 6.2 16.6 213 30 313.4 315.9 297.5 354.4 13.27 6 750 2550 18.7 8.6 52 10.1 12.2 236 36 316.9 318.7 295.8 346.5 9.41 7 700 3141 16.8 -0.3 31 17.1 7.2 245 28 321.1 322.1 293.9 338.5 5.35 8 650 3767 12.0 -4.6 31 16.6 3.4 259 22 322.5 323.3 293.4 336.2 4.17 9 600 4429 6.3 -11.0 28 17.3 -1.4 268 24 323.4 323.9 292.4 332.6 2.74 10 550 5134 -0.1 -13.5 36 13.4 -5.6 269 24 323.9 324.4 292.3 332.2 2.45 11 500 5887 -6.9 -18.0 41 11.0 -10.8 280 27 324.6 325.0 292.0 331.0 1.86 12 450 6700 -12.6 -26.1 31 13.5 -16.2 262 39 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.0 1.01 13 400 7589 -17.5 -42.1 10 24.5 -21.4 267 45 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.2 0.24 14 350 8576 -24.4 -49.3 8 25.0 -27.2 274 48 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.4 0.12 15 300 9678 -33.3 -53.5 11 20.2 -34.8 277 50 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.09 16 250 10930 -44.0 -57.5 21 13.5 -44.6 276 52 340.6 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.06 17 200 12389 -54.8 -63.0 36 8.2 -55.0 280 61 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.2 0.04 18 150 14183 -64.1 -75.2 20 11.1 -64.2 282 66 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.01 19 100 16653 -64.0 -84.1 5 20.1 -64.1 277 25 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5865.46 m Freezing level: 551.04 mb = 5119.33 m = 16795.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.95 mb = 4225.56 m = 13863.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.55 % Est. max temperature: 36.08 C = 96.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.91 mb = 1694.44 m = 5559.12 ft T: 22.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.64 C/km ThetaE index: 35.39 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 686.91 mb = 3299.96 m = 10826.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.38 C = 111.88 F Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lifted Index: -7.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.37 C Showalter Index: -6.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 31.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 590.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3190.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 199.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 794.65 mb = 2051.48 m = 6730.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 619.65 mb = 4162.46 m = 13656.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 139.65 mb = 14618.14 m = 47959.19 ft B at Equ Level: 3118.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.0 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 271.0 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.6 neg: -1.8 tot: 324.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.03 Bulk Rich Number: 31.09 Bulk Shear: 102.62 m/s