MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F171.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F171.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 171 hour GFS valid 21Z THU 12 JUN 25 Station: 46.47,-96.19 Latitude: 46.47 Longitude: -96.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 962 370 27.7 20.0 63 7.8 22.2 182 16 304.3 307.1 296.7 350.3 15.45 2 950 477 26.4 17.6 59 8.8 20.3 184 23 303.9 306.4 295.3 343.9 13.44 3 900 950 21.6 15.4 68 6.2 17.4 187 31 303.8 306.1 294.4 340.4 12.31 4 850 1443 16.9 14.0 83 2.9 15.0 192 34 303.9 306.1 294.1 339.3 11.90 5 800 1958 13.8 11.3 85 2.5 12.2 206 37 305.9 307.8 293.7 337.6 10.55 6 750 2504 13.9 5.0 55 8.8 8.6 219 36 311.6 313.0 292.9 334.3 7.32 7 700 3082 10.1 2.9 61 7.2 6.0 226 38 313.6 314.9 293.0 334.8 6.75 8 650 3694 5.6 0.9 72 4.7 3.0 228 38 315.3 316.5 293.1 335.1 6.29 9 600 4344 0.5 -1.9 84 2.4 -0.7 232 41 316.7 317.8 292.9 334.5 5.56 10 550 5036 -4.7 -11.6 59 6.8 -7.5 236 41 318.5 319.0 291.1 327.9 2.87 11 500 5779 -9.4 -21.2 38 11.8 -13.0 244 38 321.6 321.8 290.7 326.4 1.41 12 450 6586 -13.6 -27.6 30 14.1 -17.0 254 38 326.2 326.4 291.5 329.3 0.88 13 400 7471 -20.0 -35.0 25 15.0 -22.7 251 38 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.8 0.49 14 350 8445 -27.3 -44.8 17 17.5 -29.3 250 34 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.7 0.20 15 300 9535 -35.9 -48.0 28 12.0 -36.9 240 33 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.4 0.17 16 250 10773 -46.3 -51.0 59 4.7 -46.6 231 34 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.7 0.14 17 200 12217 -58.1 -58.3 98 0.2 -58.1 226 34 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.1 0.07 18 150 14002 -60.7 -71.4 23 10.7 -60.9 252 23 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.02 19 100 16528 -61.4 -84.8 3 23.3 -61.7 292 18 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.94 m Freezing level: 594.91 mb = 4414.26 m = 14482.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.58 mb = 4215.28 m = 13829.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.86 C = 83.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.02 mb = 1352.05 m = 4435.80 ft T: 17.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 15.95 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.03 mb = 1883.56 m = 6179.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.04 C = 84.28 F Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.82 C Showalter Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 33.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 836.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.92 mb = 1676.84 m = 5501.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.92 mb = 3795.86 m = 12453.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.92 mb = 12472.68 m = 40920.35 ft B at Equ Level: 812.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.92 mb = 14347.17 m = 47070.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 11.84 Bulk Shear: 70.67 m/s