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: 46.53,-102.72 Latitude: 46.53 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 -4 1 950 436 SFC 911 801 24.3 18.3 69 6.0 20.1 166 21 305.5 308.2 296.5 349.4 14.68 3 900 908 24.2 18.1 68 6.2 19.9 166 34 306.5 309.2 296.7 350.5 14.63 4 850 1409 24.6 15.5 57 9.1 18.3 179 56 312.0 314.5 297.1 352.3 13.14 5 800 1942 24.9 4.9 27 20.0 12.7 203 53 317.7 319.0 294.1 339.3 6.80 6 750 2503 20.9 -0.5 24 21.4 8.9 221 50 319.3 320.2 293.1 335.2 4.92 7 700 3094 16.3 -6.1 21 22.4 5.0 240 49 320.5 321.2 292.2 331.9 3.47 8 650 3717 10.6 -11.1 21 21.7 0.9 248 50 320.9 321.4 291.5 329.4 2.53 9 600 4375 4.3 -12.7 28 16.9 -2.9 252 51 321.1 321.5 291.5 329.1 2.41 10 550 5074 -2.4 -14.6 39 12.2 -7.1 251 52 321.2 321.7 291.3 328.7 2.24 11 500 5820 -9.2 -18.1 48 8.9 -12.2 251 53 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.0 1.84 12 450 6626 -14.5 -33.7 18 19.2 -18.4 255 63 325.0 325.1 290.8 326.8 0.49 13 400 7509 -19.9 -40.1 15 20.3 -23.0 258 65 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.3 0.29 14 350 8486 -26.3 -45.1 15 18.8 -28.5 259 59 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.1 0.20 15 300 9583 -33.7 -57.4 7 23.8 -35.2 271 55 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.05 16 250 10836 -43.1 -62.9 9 19.9 -43.8 278 49 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.03 17 200 12304 -53.4 -67.3 17 13.9 -53.7 276 61 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14115 -61.6 -75.9 13 14.3 -61.8 261 68 363.9 363.9 299.5 363.9 0.01 19 100 16617 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.0 248 52 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5824.10 m Freezing level: 568.10 mb = 4820.91 m = 15816.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.32 mb = 3865.75 m = 12682.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.50 % Est. max temperature: 37.40 C = 99.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.69 mb = 1568.55 m = 5146.11 ft T: 24.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.37 C/km ThetaE index: 25.50 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 652.05 mb = 3690.11 m = 12106.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.35 C = 102.82 F Cap Strength: 7.78 C Lifted Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.84 C Showalter Index: -7.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.89 C Cross Totals Index: 24.74 C K Index: 27.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 688.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1488.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 457.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 747.73 mb = 2528.93 m = 8296.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.73 mb = 4337.51 m = 14230.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.73 mb = 12536.58 m = 41130.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1478.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.73 mb = 15877.05 m = 52089.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 51.8 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 914.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 914.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 305.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.2 stream: 12.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.93 Bulk Rich Number: 4.58 Bulk Shear: 325.39 m/s