MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051200F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 45.59,-106.97 Latitude: 45.59 Longitude: -106.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -66 1 950 371 2 900 837 SFC 868 1148 22.0 15.3 66 6.7 17.5 69 10 307.3 309.7 295.7 345.7 12.72 4 850 1335 23.4 14.6 58 8.8 17.4 78 21 310.6 313.0 296.3 348.5 12.39 5 800 1864 22.2 10.6 48 11.6 14.6 115 21 314.8 316.7 295.8 346.1 10.06 6 750 2423 20.8 1.6 28 19.2 9.7 187 14 319.2 320.3 293.7 337.6 5.75 7 700 3014 15.6 -1.4 31 17.1 6.3 209 15 319.8 320.8 293.3 335.8 4.93 8 650 3637 10.8 -8.1 26 18.8 1.8 231 24 321.2 321.8 292.2 331.7 3.20 9 600 4296 5.4 -16.7 19 22.1 -3.2 236 37 322.3 322.7 291.2 328.2 1.72 10 550 4999 -0.8 -19.5 23 18.7 -7.3 230 56 323.2 323.5 291.2 328.3 1.49 11 500 5750 -7.1 -21.0 32 14.0 -11.5 219 60 324.4 324.7 291.5 329.4 1.43 12 450 6561 -13.8 -30.8 22 17.1 -17.6 220 63 325.9 326.1 291.2 328.3 0.65 13 400 7444 -20.5 -38.6 18 18.1 -23.4 219 66 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.6 0.34 14 350 8416 -28.4 -40.7 30 12.3 -30.0 221 64 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.31 15 300 9501 -37.0 -46.1 38 9.2 -37.7 222 76 333.2 333.3 292.8 334.0 0.20 16 250 10737 -45.8 -55.8 31 10.0 -46.2 225 92 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.08 17 200 12193 -54.2 -66.1 22 12.0 -54.4 223 94 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 14029 -54.9 -78.6 4 23.6 -55.3 240 69 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.5 0.01 19 100 16583 -60.6 -84.8 3 24.2 -60.9 233 32 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.42 m Freezing level: 556.16 mb = 4912.11 m = 16115.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.15 mb = 3866.02 m = 12683.64 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.28 % Est. max temperature: 33.79 C = 92.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 786.83 mb = 2007.58 m = 6586.46 ft T: 21.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.31 C/km ThetaE index: 20.25 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 619.34 mb = 4034.91 m = 13237.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.01 C = 96.82 F Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.98 C Showalter Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 27.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1266.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 382.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 696.52 mb = 3055.81 m = 10025.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 551.52 mb = 4976.34 m = 16326.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.52 mb = 12143.38 m = 39840.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1251.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.52 mb = 14396.13 m = 47230.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 332.8 neg: -7.7 tot: 325.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.34 Bulk Rich Number: 3.28 Bulk Shear: 386.15 m/s