MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F270.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506051800F270.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 270 hour GFS valid 0Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 45.32,-98.78 Latitude: 45.32 Longitude: -98.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 956 438 30.9 24.7 70 6.1 26.2 153 14 307.9 311.9 300.8 371.6 20.95 2 950 496 30.6 23.8 67 6.8 25.5 156 18 308.3 312.0 300.4 368.8 19.94 3 900 979 26.5 21.9 76 4.5 23.1 166 28 308.8 312.3 299.8 365.8 18.74 4 850 1484 25.4 18.2 65 7.1 20.2 203 33 312.7 315.7 299.0 361.2 15.71 5 800 2017 23.9 13.4 52 10.5 16.7 231 35 316.6 318.9 297.6 354.7 12.17 6 750 2579 22.1 -1.8 20 23.9 8.9 247 26 320.6 321.4 293.1 335.1 4.47 7 700 3172 17.9 -11.2 13 29.1 4.4 253 21 322.3 322.8 291.7 330.1 2.32 8 650 3798 12.0 -10.5 20 22.5 1.6 252 22 322.5 323.1 292.1 331.4 2.63 9 600 4460 5.9 -10.0 31 15.8 -1.3 251 27 322.9 323.5 292.5 332.9 2.98 10 550 5164 -0.7 -9.9 50 9.2 -4.7 252 32 323.3 323.9 292.9 334.2 3.28 11 500 5916 -6.6 -26.1 20 19.4 -12.1 262 32 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.2 0.91 12 450 6731 -11.8 -46.7 4 34.9 -17.3 265 35 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.9 0.13 13 400 7621 -18.3 -49.6 5 31.3 -22.2 270 39 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.10 14 350 8603 -25.4 -54.1 5 28.8 -28.1 276 45 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.07 15 300 9704 -32.7 -57.3 7 24.6 -34.4 274 58 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.6 0.06 16 250 10961 -42.7 -58.7 16 16.1 -43.4 275 65 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.06 17 200 12432 -52.7 -61.6 34 8.8 -52.9 274 63 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.05 18 150 14249 -62.3 -77.8 11 15.5 -62.4 271 57 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.8 0.01 19 100 16707 -67.3 -83.3 9 16.1 -67.4 275 32 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5871.30 m Freezing level: 555.19 mb = 5090.79 m = 16701.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.66 mb = 4153.61 m = 13627.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.13 % Est. max temperature: 38.92 C = 102.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.61 mb = 1221.29 m = 4006.80 ft T: 25.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.95 C/km ThetaE index: 41.41 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.14 mb = 3194.82 m = 10481.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.08 C = 113.15 F Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lifted Index: -8.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.36 C Showalter Index: -7.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.92 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 21.21 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 608.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3827.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 87.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 307.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.78 mb = 1652.96 m = 5423.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.78 mb = 3942.21 m = 12933.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 138.78 mb = 14719.91 m = 48293.08 ft B at Equ Level: 3787.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.2 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 269.2 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 394.9 neg: -7.9 tot: 387.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.43 Bulk Rich Number: 28.14 Bulk Shear: 136.01 m/s