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: 47.15,-100.7 Latitude: 47.15 Longitude: -100.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 1 950 460 SFC 936 587 23.1 18.4 75 4.7 19.8 153 19 301.8 304.5 295.3 344.2 14.37 3 900 932 21.3 17.6 79 3.7 18.7 158 39 303.5 306.1 295.6 345.5 14.17 4 850 1428 20.7 16.2 75 4.6 17.6 177 54 307.9 310.4 296.5 349.3 13.72 5 800 1953 20.1 13.4 65 6.7 15.6 193 49 312.6 314.9 296.7 350.2 12.20 6 750 2509 18.9 5.1 40 13.8 10.5 217 47 317.1 318.6 294.4 340.5 7.38 7 700 3097 14.3 1.6 42 12.7 7.0 225 45 318.3 319.5 293.8 337.9 6.15 8 650 3717 9.2 -1.5 47 10.7 3.5 240 46 319.4 320.4 293.4 336.4 5.29 9 600 4374 3.7 -7.8 43 11.4 -1.7 251 50 320.4 321.1 292.3 332.0 3.55 10 550 5072 -2.5 -14.2 40 11.7 -7.1 256 54 321.1 321.5 291.4 328.8 2.31 11 500 5820 -8.3 -19.4 40 11.1 -11.9 253 43 322.9 323.2 291.3 328.5 1.64 12 450 6627 -15.1 -25.8 40 10.7 -17.8 257 45 324.3 324.5 291.1 327.9 1.04 13 400 7507 -20.4 -39.7 16 19.3 -23.4 256 52 328.4 328.5 291.6 329.6 0.30 14 350 8481 -27.8 -41.5 26 13.7 -29.5 261 57 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.3 0.29 15 300 9568 -36.6 -43.4 49 6.8 -37.2 265 58 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.9 0.27 16 250 10806 -45.3 -46.1 92 0.8 -45.3 264 56 338.7 338.8 294.3 339.7 0.25 17 200 12260 -56.0 -56.2 97 0.2 -56.0 286 50 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.5 0.09 18 150 14067 -58.6 -75.0 10 16.5 -58.8 267 71 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.01 19 100 16614 -56.9 -84.5 2 27.6 -57.3 288 25 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5800.88 m Freezing level: 570.41 mb = 4787.31 m = 15706.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.29 mb = 4154.32 m = 13629.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.53 % Est. max temperature: 34.82 C = 94.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.48 mb = 1181.48 m = 3876.20 ft T: 21.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 22.28 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 689.36 mb = 3225.36 m = 10581.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.44 C = 103.00 F Cap Strength: 6.62 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.56 C Showalter Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 32.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 581.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1505.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 410.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.18 mb = 1621.64 m = 5320.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 596.18 mb = 4425.38 m = 14518.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.18 mb = 12709.84 m = 41698.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1471.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.18 mb = 15153.13 m = 49714.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 835.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 835.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 278.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.8 stream: 11.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.35 Bulk Rich Number: 5.09 Bulk Shear: 295.73 m/s