MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F285.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F285.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 285 hour GFS valid 21Z TUE 17 JUN 25 Station: 46.8,-99.18 Latitude: 46.80 Longitude: -99.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -41 1 950 403 SFC 934 553 32.9 19.3 45 13.6 23.0 198 10 312.0 314.9 298.5 358.9 15.25 3 900 887 29.3 16.0 45 13.3 20.0 205 16 311.7 314.1 296.8 351.1 12.83 4 850 1393 24.5 15.0 56 9.5 17.9 210 18 311.8 314.2 296.8 351.0 12.74 5 800 1921 20.0 13.0 64 7.0 15.3 220 21 312.5 314.7 296.4 349.0 11.84 6 750 2478 20.8 -4.9 17 25.7 7.5 244 31 319.1 319.8 291.9 330.7 3.54 7 700 3069 16.6 -7.0 19 23.6 4.9 249 39 320.8 321.5 292.1 331.5 3.23 8 650 3693 11.6 -12.6 17 24.2 1.0 252 37 322.1 322.5 291.6 329.6 2.24 9 600 4354 5.6 -17.0 18 22.7 -3.1 248 37 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.3 1.67 10 550 5056 -1.1 -17.8 27 16.8 -7.1 245 40 322.8 323.2 291.3 328.7 1.71 11 500 5806 -8.2 -18.2 44 10.1 -11.6 242 43 323.1 323.4 291.5 329.3 1.82 12 450 6613 -15.3 -25.5 42 10.2 -17.9 243 42 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.07 13 400 7491 -21.8 -32.5 37 10.7 -23.8 251 49 326.6 326.7 291.4 328.9 0.62 14 350 8462 -27.5 -48.2 12 20.7 -29.6 258 60 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.14 15 300 9553 -35.0 -54.1 13 19.1 -36.3 265 73 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.08 16 250 10803 -42.4 -60.2 13 17.8 -43.1 268 88 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.05 17 200 12277 -53.0 -62.7 30 9.7 -53.2 275 103 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.04 18 150 14082 -62.0 -78.6 9 16.6 -62.1 276 87 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.01 19 100 16592 -61.7 -84.1 4 22.4 -61.9 244 31 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.00 m Freezing level: 557.90 mb = 4945.47 m = 16225.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.33 mb = 3842.96 m = 12607.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.12 % Est. max temperature: 35.30 C = 95.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 767.96 mb = 2273.99 m = 7460.51 ft T: 20.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.04 C/km ThetaE index: 28.24 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 648.05 mb = 3718.22 m = 12198.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.76 C = 108.97 F Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lifted Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.37 C Showalter Index: -5.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.88 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 24.14 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1950.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 327.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.24 mb = 2532.99 m = 8310.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 590.24 mb = 4486.65 m = 14719.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.24 mb = 12930.07 m = 42420.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1928.95 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.7 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 271.7 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 25.72 Bulk Shear: 75.83 m/s