MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F234.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F234.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 234 hour GFS valid 0Z MON 16 JUN 25 Station: 48.24,-104.35 Latitude: 48.24 Longitude: -104.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 1 950 453 SFC 929 649 28.3 16.6 49 11.7 20.2 144 18 307.9 310.3 295.9 346.8 12.87 3 900 931 26.5 14.3 47 12.2 18.2 147 33 308.8 311.0 295.2 343.7 11.48 4 850 1432 22.1 12.9 56 9.2 16.0 157 38 309.3 311.4 295.0 343.1 11.08 5 800 1956 18.0 11.6 66 6.5 13.8 174 40 310.4 312.4 295.1 343.3 10.76 6 750 2505 13.8 9.9 78 3.8 11.3 192 41 311.5 313.5 295.1 343.2 10.30 7 700 3084 9.4 7.4 87 2.0 8.2 209 44 312.9 314.7 294.7 341.5 9.25 8 650 3695 5.8 0.6 69 5.2 2.9 226 46 315.5 316.7 293.0 335.0 6.17 9 600 4345 1.0 -5.8 60 6.8 -2.2 236 47 317.3 318.1 291.9 330.6 4.13 10 550 5037 -4.7 -11.9 57 7.2 -7.5 244 49 318.6 319.1 291.1 327.8 2.80 11 500 5779 -10.5 -18.0 54 7.5 -13.0 249 55 320.2 320.6 290.7 326.5 1.85 12 450 6581 -15.5 -27.8 34 12.3 -18.4 256 55 323.8 324.0 290.8 326.9 0.86 13 400 7461 -20.5 -39.1 17 18.5 -23.5 253 56 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.5 0.32 14 350 8435 -28.0 -40.0 31 12.0 -29.6 257 57 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.34 15 300 9521 -36.6 -44.6 44 7.9 -37.4 266 59 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.7 0.24 16 250 10757 -46.3 -52.7 48 6.4 -46.6 268 61 337.2 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.12 17 200 12205 -56.1 -60.7 56 4.6 -56.2 274 55 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.05 18 150 14014 -56.8 -79.6 4 22.7 -57.1 256 62 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16590 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 246 36 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.13 m Freezing level: 591.01 mb = 4469.55 m = 14663.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.40 mb = 4060.58 m = 13321.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.24 C = 88.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.27 mb = 2135.68 m = 7006.73 ft T: 16.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.38 C/km ThetaE index: 16.77 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.92 mb = 2895.14 m = 9498.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.82 C = 91.08 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -5.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.03 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 43.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 576.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1263.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.54 mb = 2487.85 m = 8162.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.54 mb = 3738.53 m = 12265.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.54 mb = 12314.38 m = 40401.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1241.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.54 mb = 14611.22 m = 47936.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 628.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 628.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 209.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.95 Bulk Rich Number: 4.45 Bulk Shear: 283.77 m/s