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: 44.31,-92.33 Latitude: 44.31 Longitude: -92.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 963 318 28.1 23.6 77 4.5 24.7 193 19 304.4 308.0 299.1 362.2 19.32 2 950 440 27.2 21.5 71 5.7 23.0 195 30 304.8 307.9 297.9 356.1 17.18 3 900 917 22.7 19.7 83 3.0 20.6 199 38 304.9 308.0 297.4 353.6 16.30 4 850 1413 19.1 17.9 93 1.2 18.2 210 44 306.1 309.0 297.1 352.2 15.33 5 800 1933 16.0 15.6 97 0.4 15.7 222 45 308.2 310.9 296.8 350.7 14.04 6 750 2482 14.1 11.5 84 2.6 12.4 224 46 311.9 314.1 296.0 347.1 11.45 7 700 3064 12.3 4.6 59 7.7 7.8 223 50 316.2 317.6 294.4 340.2 7.64 8 650 3681 7.5 -1.0 55 8.5 2.9 220 46 317.5 318.5 293.0 335.0 5.49 9 600 4336 3.7 -3.8 58 7.5 -0.2 219 46 320.4 321.3 293.3 336.0 4.80 10 550 5037 -0.6 -3.8 79 3.2 -2.3 228 54 323.4 324.4 294.4 340.6 5.25 11 500 5793 -5.5 -10.9 66 5.4 -7.8 228 59 326.3 326.9 293.7 337.5 3.32 12 450 6611 -10.5 -30.1 18 19.6 -15.4 229 60 330.0 330.1 292.4 332.6 0.70 13 400 7508 -15.8 -37.7 13 21.9 -20.0 230 64 334.5 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.37 14 350 8500 -22.9 -38.0 24 15.1 -25.4 232 68 337.8 337.9 294.2 339.4 0.41 15 300 9611 -31.0 -44.2 26 13.2 -32.4 237 74 341.7 341.8 295.0 342.7 0.25 16 250 10878 -40.7 -52.0 29 11.3 -41.4 238 68 345.6 345.6 295.8 346.1 0.13 17 200 12357 -52.2 -59.7 40 7.4 -52.5 237 62 350.0 350.1 296.7 350.3 0.06 18 150 14165 -63.2 -73.4 24 10.2 -63.3 243 54 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.01 19 100 16628 -66.1 -84.7 6 18.6 -66.2 232 34 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.08 m Freezing level: 556.76 mb = 4942.41 m = 16215.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.51 mb = 4301.42 m = 14112.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.69 % Est. max temperature: 31.24 C = 88.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.68 mb = 890.35 m = 2921.06 ft T: 22.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 27.15 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1400.91 m = 4596.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1470.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.91 mb = 1261.92 m = 4140.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.91 mb = 1618.26 m = 5309.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 729.91 mb = 2711.08 m = 8894.53 ft B at Equ Level: 17.71 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.0 neg: -11.4 tot: 286.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.56 Bulk Rich Number: 20.99 Bulk Shear: 70.06 m/s