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: 46.13,-98.86 Latitude: 46.13 Longitude: -98.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 1 950 495 SFC 944 550 29.7 24.1 72 5.6 25.4 161 13 307.9 311.7 300.5 369.8 20.39 3 900 977 26.1 21.5 76 4.6 22.7 170 23 308.4 311.9 299.4 363.7 18.23 4 850 1480 23.5 19.3 77 4.2 20.4 204 26 310.7 313.9 299.1 362.1 16.80 5 800 2010 22.0 15.4 66 6.6 17.4 235 33 314.6 317.3 298.2 357.8 13.90 6 750 2570 21.7 -3.4 18 25.1 8.2 251 26 320.1 320.9 292.5 333.0 3.95 7 700 3163 17.5 -12.2 12 29.7 4.0 255 23 321.9 322.3 291.5 329.1 2.14 8 650 3787 11.6 -14.4 15 26.0 0.6 256 24 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.7 1.93 9 600 4448 5.4 -14.2 23 19.6 -2.7 256 28 322.3 322.8 291.6 329.5 2.12 10 550 5150 -0.6 -17.8 26 17.1 -6.9 251 36 323.3 323.7 291.5 329.2 1.72 11 500 5903 -6.1 -38.5 6 32.4 -12.9 256 37 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.6 0.28 12 450 6717 -12.2 -46.6 4 34.3 -17.6 260 41 327.8 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.13 13 400 7605 -19.1 -49.9 5 30.8 -22.8 265 44 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.10 14 350 8584 -26.1 -52.4 7 26.2 -28.6 272 47 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.09 15 300 9683 -33.2 -58.2 6 25.0 -34.8 274 63 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.05 16 250 10938 -42.9 -58.4 17 15.5 -43.6 273 72 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.06 17 200 12410 -52.1 -64.2 22 12.1 -52.4 273 68 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.03 18 150 14231 -61.9 -78.0 10 16.1 -62.1 267 62 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16695 -66.0 -83.8 7 17.8 -66.2 283 30 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.38 m Freezing level: 555.28 mb = 5076.18 m = 16653.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.77 mb = 3905.46 m = 12813.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.86 % Est. max temperature: 36.96 C = 98.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.45 mb = 1270.48 m = 4168.19 ft T: 24.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.61 C/km ThetaE index: 41.07 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.71 mb = 3166.06 m = 10387.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.48 C = 110.26 F Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lifted Index: -7.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Showalter Index: -7.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.38 C K Index: 19.13 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 564.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3610.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 248.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.64 mb = 1639.16 m = 5377.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.64 mb = 3919.97 m = 12860.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 139.64 mb = 14665.29 m = 48113.88 ft B at Equ Level: 3549.85 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.4 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 274.4 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 293.9 neg: -4.9 tot: 289.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.61 Bulk Rich Number: 28.76 Bulk Shear: 125.52 m/s