MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F303.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F303.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 303 hour GFS valid 15Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 48.43,-95.4 Latitude: 48.43 Longitude: -95.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -119 1 950 321 SFC 945 367 27.3 20.3 65 7.1 22.2 189 17 305.4 308.4 297.4 353.4 16.04 3 900 797 22.4 18.2 77 4.2 19.5 195 39 304.6 307.3 296.3 348.6 14.77 4 850 1292 18.3 16.7 90 1.6 17.2 204 47 305.3 307.9 296.1 347.7 14.18 5 800 1812 18.0 11.0 64 7.0 13.4 233 54 310.3 312.3 294.8 342.0 10.37 6 750 2363 16.0 6.8 54 9.2 10.3 235 40 313.9 315.5 294.3 339.8 8.30 7 700 2949 14.4 2.0 43 12.5 7.2 226 44 318.5 319.7 294.0 338.6 6.31 8 650 3570 9.8 -1.3 46 11.0 3.8 228 50 320.0 321.1 293.7 337.4 5.37 9 600 4228 4.5 -5.5 48 10.0 -0.4 231 51 321.4 322.2 293.1 335.2 4.22 10 550 4930 -1.4 -11.8 45 10.4 -5.8 233 55 322.4 323.0 292.2 331.8 2.81 11 500 5679 -8.1 -23.3 28 15.2 -12.6 239 58 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.3 1.17 12 450 6489 -12.6 -41.1 7 28.5 -17.6 237 56 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.2 0.23 13 400 7378 -18.6 -46.8 6 28.2 -22.4 235 58 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.14 14 350 8357 -26.4 -47.5 12 21.1 -28.7 238 74 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.15 15 300 9452 -34.6 -50.4 19 15.8 -35.8 233 86 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.2 0.13 16 250 10703 -42.9 -56.1 22 13.2 -43.6 234 96 342.2 342.3 294.9 342.6 0.08 17 200 12171 -52.8 -66.1 18 13.4 -53.1 239 99 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.03 18 150 14006 -57.1 -80.4 4 23.2 -57.4 243 69 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16544 -59.6 -84.6 2 25.0 -59.9 229 24 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.43 m Freezing level: 561.85 mb = 4763.34 m = 15627.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.32 mb = 4155.65 m = 13633.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.50 % Est. max temperature: 32.52 C = 90.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.95 mb = 1261.68 m = 4139.34 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.24 C/km ThetaE index: 26.09 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.83 mb = 2962.73 m = 9720.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.26 C = 104.47 F Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.99 C Showalter Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.73 C K Index: 30.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1280.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 240.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.93 mb = 1363.36 m = 4472.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 597.93 mb = 4256.11 m = 13963.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.93 mb = 12237.37 m = 40148.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1266.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.93 mb = 15002.17 m = 49219.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.1 at 48.9 knts Storm direction: 258.1 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.9 neg: -42.6 tot: 476.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.97 Bulk Rich Number: 11.12 Bulk Shear: 115.15 m/s