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: 46.38,-98.58 Latitude: 46.38 Longitude: -98.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 954 463 29.4 24.3 74 5.2 25.5 161 13 306.7 310.5 300.2 368.2 20.39 2 950 498 29.3 23.4 70 5.9 24.9 164 17 306.9 310.6 299.8 365.5 19.40 3 900 979 25.0 21.5 81 3.5 22.5 173 25 307.3 310.7 299.1 362.3 18.22 4 850 1480 22.2 19.6 85 2.6 20.3 206 26 309.4 312.6 299.0 361.5 17.11 5 800 2008 21.3 15.6 70 5.7 17.3 241 32 313.8 316.5 298.2 357.3 14.06 6 750 2568 21.8 -5.4 16 27.2 7.7 257 25 320.2 320.9 292.1 331.4 3.40 7 700 3160 17.3 -11.2 13 28.5 4.1 258 22 321.7 322.1 291.6 329.5 2.32 8 650 3785 11.6 -13.7 16 25.3 0.7 253 24 322.1 322.5 291.4 329.0 2.04 9 600 4445 5.3 -15.4 21 20.8 -3.0 254 27 322.3 322.6 291.4 328.8 1.91 10 550 5147 -1.0 -17.4 28 16.3 -7.0 251 34 322.8 323.2 291.4 328.9 1.78 11 500 5899 -6.4 -37.1 7 30.7 -13.0 256 40 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.5 0.32 12 450 6713 -12.4 -47.1 4 34.7 -17.7 261 42 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.12 13 400 7600 -19.1 -50.0 5 30.9 -22.8 265 44 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.10 14 350 8579 -26.4 -49.2 10 22.8 -28.7 272 48 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 15 300 9676 -33.4 -57.7 7 24.3 -35.0 275 64 338.3 338.3 294.0 338.5 0.05 16 250 10931 -42.9 -58.4 17 15.4 -43.6 274 74 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.5 0.06 17 200 12403 -52.0 -66.5 16 14.5 -52.3 275 70 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.03 18 150 14226 -61.7 -78.6 9 16.9 -61.9 268 64 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 19 100 16691 -65.9 -83.9 6 17.9 -66.1 281 30 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5850.03 m Freezing level: 558.24 mb = 5031.50 m = 16507.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.21 mb = 3910.11 m = 12828.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.91 % Est. max temperature: 36.12 C = 97.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.48 mb = 1121.29 m = 3678.72 ft T: 24.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.65 C/km ThetaE index: 39.45 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.52 mb = 3117.10 m = 10226.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.09 C = 111.36 F Cap Strength: 5.46 C Lifted Index: -7.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.42 C Showalter Index: -7.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.94 C K Index: 19.57 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 557.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3387.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 251.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.26 mb = 1456.66 m = 4779.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.26 mb = 3948.24 m = 12953.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.26 mb = 14337.98 m = 47040.05 ft B at Equ Level: 3356.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.2 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 274.2 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.3 neg: -4.9 tot: 289.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.21 Bulk Rich Number: 26.90 Bulk Shear: 125.93 m/s