MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F309.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F309.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 309 hour GFS valid 21Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 43.43,-93.19 Latitude: 43.43 Longitude: -93.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 958 370 28.1 22.4 71 5.7 23.9 187 19 305.0 308.3 298.5 359.0 18.08 2 950 440 28.0 21.4 67 6.6 23.2 189 28 305.6 308.8 298.1 357.0 17.15 3 900 918 23.9 19.8 78 4.0 21.0 194 39 306.1 309.2 297.8 355.3 16.40 4 850 1416 19.8 18.0 90 1.7 18.5 203 43 306.9 309.8 297.4 353.5 15.50 5 800 1938 16.6 15.3 92 1.3 15.7 216 45 308.9 311.5 296.8 350.8 13.82 6 750 2486 13.9 12.3 90 1.6 12.9 219 47 311.6 313.9 296.3 348.7 12.06 7 700 3068 12.3 3.4 55 8.9 7.1 220 53 316.2 317.5 293.9 338.3 7.02 8 650 3685 8.7 0.2 55 8.5 3.9 222 52 318.8 319.9 293.8 337.9 5.97 9 600 4344 5.1 -0.3 68 5.3 2.1 225 54 322.0 323.2 294.8 342.3 6.27 10 550 5049 0.1 -3.5 76 3.7 -1.7 229 55 324.2 325.3 294.8 341.9 5.37 11 500 5805 -5.4 -14.0 51 8.6 -8.8 227 57 326.5 327.0 293.1 335.2 2.58 12 450 6623 -10.4 -33.2 14 22.8 -15.6 229 62 330.2 330.3 292.3 332.1 0.52 13 400 7522 -15.3 -45.1 6 29.8 -20.0 233 66 335.1 335.1 293.3 335.8 0.17 14 350 8516 -22.6 -45.7 10 23.2 -25.6 235 65 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.18 15 300 9627 -31.2 -55.4 7 24.2 -33.1 235 69 341.3 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.07 16 250 10892 -40.8 -59.3 12 18.5 -41.7 236 67 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.05 17 200 12372 -51.9 -61.6 30 9.7 -52.2 235 58 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.8 0.05 18 150 14180 -63.5 -76.7 15 13.1 -63.6 239 52 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16637 -66.1 -83.9 7 17.8 -66.2 226 32 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.64 m Freezing level: 548.75 mb = 5067.84 m = 16626.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 572.47 mb = 4724.43 m = 15499.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.34 % Est. max temperature: 31.61 C = 88.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.38 mb = 1090.40 m = 3577.38 ft T: 22.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 21.13 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.81 mb = 1591.85 m = 5222.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.61 C = 87.10 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 34.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 436.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1511.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.71 mb = 1408.87 m = 4622.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.71 mb = 1876.44 m = 6156.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.71 mb = 2999.22 m = 9839.83 ft B at Equ Level: 19.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.71 mb = 16300.48 m = 53478.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 49.8 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 37.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 348.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 348.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.91 Bulk Rich Number: 16.17 Bulk Shear: 93.50 m/s