MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F237.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F237.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 237 hour GFS valid 3Z MON 16 JUN 25 Station: 46.47,-103.27 Latitude: 46.47 Longitude: -103.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 447 SFC 908 843 25.6 17.6 61 8.0 20.0 145 19 307.1 309.7 296.5 349.5 14.08 3 900 921 26.0 17.3 59 8.7 19.9 146 28 308.3 311.0 296.8 350.7 13.98 4 850 1424 24.8 14.3 52 10.5 17.6 162 46 312.1 314.4 296.5 349.4 12.13 5 800 1955 23.4 8.5 38 15.0 13.8 185 44 316.1 317.8 295.1 343.5 8.72 6 750 2514 19.4 3.9 36 15.5 10.1 197 40 317.6 318.9 294.1 339.1 6.76 7 700 3103 14.8 -1.1 33 16.0 6.1 216 41 318.9 319.9 293.1 335.2 5.04 8 650 3723 9.5 -4.1 38 13.6 2.5 226 45 319.7 320.5 292.7 333.8 4.34 9 600 4380 3.7 -7.6 43 11.3 -1.6 236 49 320.4 321.1 292.3 332.2 3.60 10 550 5079 -2.7 -10.9 53 8.2 -6.1 238 58 320.9 321.5 292.0 330.9 3.03 11 500 5825 -8.6 -18.2 46 9.6 -11.8 243 49 322.6 322.9 291.4 328.8 1.83 12 450 6633 -14.8 -24.1 45 9.3 -17.3 256 51 324.6 324.8 291.4 328.8 1.21 13 400 7514 -20.1 -39.6 16 19.5 -23.2 256 56 328.8 328.9 291.7 330.0 0.31 14 350 8490 -27.1 -46.1 15 19.0 -29.2 260 57 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.17 15 300 9581 -35.9 -48.1 27 12.2 -36.8 264 64 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.16 16 250 10822 -45.3 -58.7 21 13.5 -45.8 272 66 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.06 17 200 12276 -55.4 -66.9 23 11.5 -55.6 276 76 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 14092 -57.4 -77.8 6 20.4 -57.6 260 67 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.01 19 100 16625 -61.1 -84.2 3 23.1 -61.4 247 47 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.27 m Freezing level: 571.15 mb = 4783.34 m = 15693.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.48 mb = 4118.14 m = 13510.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.69 % Est. max temperature: 35.59 C = 96.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.96 mb = 1868.57 m = 6130.42 ft T: 23.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.60 C/km ThetaE index: 21.84 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 657.81 mb = 3623.42 m = 11887.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.72 C = 99.90 F Cap Strength: 5.92 C Lifted Index: -5.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.62 C Showalter Index: -5.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 31.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 604.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1706.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 330.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.59 mb = 2703.08 m = 8868.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 608.59 mb = 4263.64 m = 13988.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.59 mb = 12646.56 m = 41490.84 ft B at Equ Level: 1688.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.59 mb = 15559.49 m = 51047.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 671.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 671.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 223.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.30 Bulk Rich Number: 5.88 Bulk Shear: 290.07 m/s