MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F264.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F264.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 45.45,-103.19 Latitude: 45.45 Longitude: -103.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 477 SFC 905 905 29.8 16.5 45 13.4 20.4 139 17 311.7 314.2 297.1 352.0 13.12 3 900 954 29.7 15.1 41 14.6 19.6 141 21 312.1 314.4 296.4 349.1 12.06 4 850 1461 25.2 12.6 45 12.6 16.8 151 30 312.6 314.6 295.7 346.0 10.85 5 800 1990 21.8 10.1 47 11.7 14.2 176 25 314.4 316.2 295.4 344.7 9.77 6 750 2549 20.9 -3.3 19 24.3 8.0 251 18 319.3 320.1 292.3 332.2 3.98 7 700 3139 16.1 -5.8 22 21.9 5.0 257 23 320.3 321.0 292.3 332.0 3.55 8 650 3762 10.6 -5.9 31 16.5 2.4 256 29 320.9 321.7 292.6 333.4 3.79 9 600 4422 4.6 -7.9 40 12.5 -1.3 255 35 321.4 322.1 292.5 333.0 3.51 10 550 5122 -1.5 -14.0 38 12.5 -6.4 258 35 322.4 322.8 291.8 330.3 2.36 11 500 5874 -6.6 -28.7 15 22.1 -12.4 257 27 325.0 325.2 291.0 327.6 0.71 12 450 6688 -12.2 -34.2 14 22.0 -16.9 260 29 327.9 328.0 291.6 329.6 0.47 13 400 7575 -19.6 -36.7 20 17.2 -22.5 268 37 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.1 0.41 14 350 8551 -27.4 -44.4 18 17.0 -29.4 271 47 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.6 0.21 15 300 9642 -34.9 -47.2 27 12.3 -35.9 277 64 336.2 336.3 293.6 337.0 0.18 16 250 10891 -43.7 -54.3 30 10.5 -44.2 287 86 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.5 0.10 17 200 12353 -54.4 -63.5 32 9.1 -54.6 288 99 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.04 18 150 14154 -63.0 -77.1 13 14.1 -63.1 287 87 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16645 -62.0 -84.3 4 22.3 -62.3 272 32 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5838.57 m Freezing level: 562.02 mb = 4953.82 m = 16252.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.47 mb = 4185.18 m = 13730.74 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.36 % Est. max temperature: 36.65 C = 97.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 745.35 mb = 2602.16 m = 8537.17 ft T: 20.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 20.00 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 630.76 mb = 4009.77 m = 13155.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.96 C = 102.13 F Cap Strength: 6.72 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.43 C Showalter Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.78 C Cross Totals Index: 19.18 C K Index: 22.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1018.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 376.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 706.45 mb = 3060.93 m = 10042.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 571.45 mb = 4814.19 m = 15794.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.45 mb = 12305.69 m = 40372.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1014.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.45 mb = 14965.27 m = 49098.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.6 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 272.6 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.3 neg: -2.5 tot: 276.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 4.97 Bulk Shear: 205.10 m/s