MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F306.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060600F306.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 306 hour GFS valid 0Z THU 19 JUN 25 Station: 49.98,-96.5 Latitude: 49.98 Longitude: -96.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 972 257 29.1 24.6 77 4.5 25.7 182 17 304.7 308.5 299.8 365.8 20.41 2 950 460 27.7 23.2 77 4.4 24.4 185 31 305.3 308.8 299.2 362.9 19.23 3 900 938 23.9 21.8 88 2.0 22.4 195 39 306.1 309.6 299.1 362.1 18.60 4 850 1438 21.3 19.1 88 2.1 19.8 222 43 308.4 311.6 298.5 358.9 16.64 5 800 1963 18.3 13.9 76 4.4 15.4 236 46 310.7 313.1 296.5 349.3 12.62 6 750 2515 16.7 5.6 48 11.1 9.9 240 51 314.7 316.1 294.0 338.5 7.61 7 700 3103 17.2 -3.1 25 20.3 6.3 234 56 321.6 322.4 293.3 335.8 4.35 8 650 3731 13.1 -4.8 28 17.9 3.8 228 53 323.8 324.6 293.7 337.5 4.13 9 600 4396 7.6 -8.9 30 16.5 -0.2 234 55 324.9 325.6 293.3 335.8 3.26 10 550 5104 1.3 -9.5 45 10.7 -3.6 233 58 325.6 326.2 293.6 336.9 3.39 11 500 5862 -5.1 -15.1 46 9.9 -8.9 239 56 326.8 327.3 293.0 334.9 2.37 12 450 6680 -11.3 -30.8 18 19.5 -16.0 242 51 329.0 329.2 292.1 331.4 0.65 13 400 7571 -17.9 -42.5 10 24.6 -21.7 246 57 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.6 0.23 14 350 8555 -25.4 -47.7 11 22.3 -27.9 245 60 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.15 15 300 9652 -34.4 -53.0 13 18.6 -35.7 250 61 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.09 16 250 10901 -43.6 -60.1 15 16.5 -44.3 251 64 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.05 17 200 12371 -51.6 -71.1 8 19.5 -52.0 254 78 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14202 -58.7 -80.1 5 21.4 -58.9 254 70 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16723 -62.7 -84.3 4 21.6 -62.9 251 35 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5854.18 m Freezing level: 540.16 mb = 5253.62 m = 17236.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.65 mb = 4359.27 m = 14301.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.96 % Est. max temperature: 34.04 C = 93.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.89 mb = 831.73 m = 2728.74 ft T: 24.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.11 C/km ThetaE index: 30.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1474.30 m = 4836.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.95 C = 91.31 F Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lifted Index: -6.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.45 C Showalter Index: -5.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 25.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 466.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3005.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.27 mb = 1132.19 m = 3714.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.27 mb = 1906.01 m = 6253.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 785.27 mb = 2121.77 m = 6961.12 ft B at Equ Level: 8.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 735.27 mb = 2683.98 m = 8805.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.9 at 50.0 knts Storm direction: 259.9 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 452.5 neg: -20.6 tot: 431.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.23 Bulk Rich Number: 18.63 Bulk Shear: 161.32 m/s