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: 50.52,-96.74 Latitude: 50.52 Longitude: -96.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 974 233 27.9 23.2 76 4.6 24.5 182 18 303.3 306.8 298.5 359.0 18.72 2 950 449 27.7 22.8 74 5.0 24.0 188 32 305.3 308.8 299.0 361.3 18.67 3 900 927 23.7 21.3 86 2.4 22.0 198 39 306.0 309.3 298.7 360.2 18.04 4 850 1426 20.7 19.0 90 1.6 19.5 219 43 307.8 310.9 298.2 357.8 16.54 5 800 1949 17.9 12.4 70 5.5 14.2 231 43 310.2 312.3 295.5 344.8 11.35 6 750 2501 18.3 -7.9 16 26.2 5.6 236 49 316.5 317.0 290.5 325.6 2.80 7 700 3089 15.8 -5.8 22 21.6 4.9 235 56 320.0 320.7 292.2 331.6 3.54 8 650 3713 12.0 -5.1 30 17.1 3.2 230 60 322.6 323.4 293.3 335.9 4.03 9 600 4376 6.7 -9.7 30 16.5 -0.9 234 61 323.9 324.5 292.8 334.1 3.04 10 550 5083 1.3 -14.9 29 16.3 -5.2 234 62 325.7 326.1 292.6 333.1 2.18 11 500 5841 -5.0 -18.9 33 13.9 -9.9 238 63 326.9 327.3 292.5 332.9 1.72 12 450 6659 -11.0 -34.0 13 23.0 -16.1 241 59 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.2 0.48 13 400 7552 -17.5 -43.2 9 25.7 -21.5 243 65 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.1 0.21 14 350 8536 -25.5 -47.4 11 21.9 -28.0 244 65 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.15 15 300 9633 -34.2 -53.1 13 18.9 -35.6 244 63 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.09 16 250 10882 -43.9 -58.1 19 14.2 -44.5 247 67 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.1 0.06 17 200 12349 -52.2 -68.6 12 16.5 -52.5 254 74 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 14183 -57.6 -79.8 4 22.2 -57.9 249 71 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16714 -62.0 -84.5 3 22.5 -62.2 250 37 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5843.72 m Freezing level: 539.53 mb = 5241.89 m = 17197.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.47 mb = 4232.98 m = 13887.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.98 % Est. max temperature: 33.53 C = 92.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.45 mb = 824.87 m = 2706.25 ft T: 24.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.55 C/km ThetaE index: 35.66 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1442.07 m = 4731.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.37 C = 90.26 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.52 C Showalter Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 23.12 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2666.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 147.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.77 mb = 1155.41 m = 3790.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 611.77 mb = 4215.46 m = 13830.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.77 mb = 13319.13 m = 43697.42 ft B at Equ Level: 2654.92 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.6 neg: -1.0 tot: 427.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.47 Bulk Rich Number: 16.25 Bulk Shear: 164.04 m/s