MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F240.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F240.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 10 day GFS valid 6Z MON 16 JUN 25 Station: 46.20,-102.72 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -102.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 1 950 441 SFC 910 813 24.3 18.4 70 5.9 20.2 160 20 305.6 308.3 296.6 350.0 14.83 3 900 914 24.3 18.2 69 6.1 20.0 161 31 306.6 309.3 296.8 351.0 14.76 4 850 1414 24.6 15.5 57 9.1 18.2 177 52 311.9 314.4 297.1 352.3 13.15 5 800 1947 25.0 4.7 27 20.3 12.6 203 51 317.8 319.1 294.1 339.1 6.72 6 750 2509 21.1 -0.5 24 21.6 9.0 222 48 319.4 320.4 293.2 335.4 4.92 7 700 3100 16.4 -6.4 20 22.8 4.9 241 47 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.38 8 650 3723 10.8 -11.6 19 22.4 0.8 248 49 321.2 321.6 291.5 329.2 2.42 9 600 4382 4.6 -13.9 25 18.5 -3.0 253 51 321.4 321.8 291.3 328.7 2.17 10 550 5081 -2.0 -15.8 34 13.7 -7.2 250 55 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.5 2.03 11 500 5829 -8.6 -22.9 30 14.3 -12.8 254 56 322.6 322.8 290.8 326.8 1.21 12 450 6637 -13.9 -36.0 14 22.1 -18.2 256 61 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.2 0.39 13 400 7522 -19.0 -40.5 13 21.5 -22.4 258 59 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.28 14 350 8502 -26.1 -44.8 15 18.8 -28.3 262 54 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.4 0.20 15 300 9599 -34.0 -53.2 13 19.2 -35.4 271 56 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.09 16 250 10849 -43.5 -61.0 13 17.5 -44.2 276 53 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.04 17 200 12316 -53.4 -67.6 16 14.2 -53.7 274 63 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14126 -61.9 -75.8 14 13.9 -62.0 262 68 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.01 19 100 16623 -64.5 -83.9 5 19.4 -64.7 248 53 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.58 m Freezing level: 565.46 mb = 4865.17 m = 15961.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.14 mb = 3861.63 m = 12669.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.62 % Est. max temperature: 37.50 C = 99.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.20 mb = 1568.64 m = 5146.38 ft T: 24.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.16 C/km ThetaE index: 25.45 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 650.10 mb = 3721.66 m = 12210.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.50 C = 103.10 F Cap Strength: 7.88 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.99 C Showalter Index: -6.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 25.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 656.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1444.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 467.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 746.92 mb = 2544.02 m = 8346.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 591.92 mb = 4490.86 m = 14733.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.92 mb = 12575.33 m = 41257.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1433.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.92 mb = 15929.86 m = 52262.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 51.1 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 901.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 901.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 300.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.7 stream: 12.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.64 Bulk Rich Number: 4.16 Bulk Shear: 347.48 m/s