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: 46.41,-102.59 Latitude: 46.41 Longitude: -102.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 439 SFC 912 794 24.3 18.4 70 5.9 20.1 164 22 305.4 308.1 296.5 349.5 14.74 3 900 911 24.2 18.1 69 6.1 19.9 164 35 306.4 309.2 296.8 350.6 14.70 4 850 1411 24.9 15.5 56 9.4 18.4 178 55 312.2 314.7 297.2 352.8 13.18 5 800 1945 24.8 5.4 29 19.5 12.9 202 53 317.6 319.0 294.3 340.0 7.03 6 750 2506 20.7 0.2 25 20.5 9.1 218 50 319.1 320.1 293.3 335.8 5.19 7 700 3096 16.2 -5.1 23 21.4 5.3 239 48 320.5 321.2 292.4 332.7 3.73 8 650 3719 10.7 -11.4 20 22.1 0.8 248 50 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.2 2.46 9 600 4378 4.4 -13.4 26 17.8 -3.0 253 51 321.2 321.7 291.4 328.9 2.27 10 550 5077 -2.3 -15.4 36 13.1 -7.2 252 53 321.4 321.8 291.3 328.5 2.09 11 500 5824 -8.9 -20.8 37 11.9 -12.6 252 55 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.2 1.46 12 450 6631 -14.3 -34.5 16 20.3 -18.3 256 62 325.3 325.4 290.9 326.9 0.45 13 400 7514 -19.5 -40.4 14 20.9 -22.7 259 62 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.28 14 350 8493 -26.2 -45.0 15 18.8 -28.5 261 57 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.2 0.20 15 300 9590 -33.7 -56.6 8 23.0 -35.2 272 55 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.06 16 250 10842 -43.1 -62.6 10 19.4 -43.9 278 49 341.9 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.03 17 200 12309 -53.6 -67.5 17 13.9 -53.8 277 62 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 14119 -62.0 -75.8 14 13.8 -62.1 262 70 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 19 100 16619 -64.0 -83.9 5 19.9 -64.1 251 52 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.48 m Freezing level: 566.95 mb = 4840.08 m = 15879.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.97 mb = 3860.10 m = 12664.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.35 % Est. max temperature: 37.32 C = 99.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.60 mb = 1551.19 m = 5089.13 ft T: 24.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.21 C/km ThetaE index: 25.82 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 653.12 mb = 3678.99 m = 12070.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.52 C = 103.13 F Cap Strength: 7.58 C Lifted Index: -5.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.68 C Showalter Index: -6.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 27.95 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 681.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1522.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 450.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 749.84 mb = 2507.69 m = 8227.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 594.84 mb = 4447.33 m = 14590.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.84 mb = 12805.18 m = 42011.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1498.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.84 mb = 15765.80 m = 51724.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 914.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 914.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 304.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.0 stream: 12.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.05 Bulk Rich Number: 4.47 Bulk Shear: 340.63 m/s