MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F156.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F156.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 13 JUN 25 Station: 46.20,-96.97 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -96.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 966 329 28.9 21.6 65 7.3 23.6 195 11 305.0 308.2 297.9 356.0 17.05 2 950 477 28.7 18.9 56 9.8 21.7 201 18 306.3 309.0 296.7 350.2 14.61 3 900 955 24.7 16.5 60 8.2 19.1 215 23 307.0 309.4 296.0 346.9 13.26 4 850 1454 20.2 14.8 71 5.4 16.5 223 25 307.3 309.6 295.5 345.1 12.54 5 800 1974 15.5 13.0 85 2.4 13.8 227 28 307.6 309.8 295.1 343.4 11.86 6 750 2518 11.6 9.1 85 2.5 10.0 232 31 309.2 311.0 294.0 338.8 9.73 7 700 3094 9.7 0.4 52 9.3 4.6 235 30 313.2 314.3 292.0 330.9 5.63 8 650 3705 5.3 -1.9 60 7.2 1.6 233 33 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.3 5.13 9 600 4354 0.6 -4.7 67 5.3 -2.0 231 33 316.8 317.7 292.0 331.3 4.50 10 550 5047 -3.2 -17.1 33 13.9 -8.2 229 29 320.3 320.7 290.7 326.5 1.82 11 500 5796 -7.2 -20.4 34 13.2 -11.5 237 28 324.2 324.5 291.6 329.4 1.50 12 450 6609 -12.2 -32.4 17 20.2 -16.7 261 27 327.8 328.0 291.7 329.9 0.56 13 400 7497 -19.0 -40.9 13 21.8 -22.5 267 25 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.3 0.27 14 350 8475 -27.2 -38.3 34 11.1 -28.7 255 21 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.6 0.40 15 300 9564 -36.3 -48.5 27 12.2 -37.2 253 24 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 16 250 10802 -46.2 -53.7 42 7.5 -46.5 229 31 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.10 17 200 12245 -57.4 -61.4 60 4.0 -57.5 238 28 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 18 150 14035 -62.3 -73.1 22 10.9 -62.4 251 22 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16546 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.1 299 13 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.76 m Freezing level: 591.88 mb = 4466.59 m = 14653.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.59 mb = 3989.52 m = 13088.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.34 C = 88.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.65 mb = 1254.26 m = 4114.97 ft T: 21.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 25.07 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.61 mb = 1977.69 m = 6488.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.46 C = 88.62 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1828.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.23 mb = 1854.04 m = 6082.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.23 mb = 2120.15 m = 6955.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.23 mb = 13032.69 m = 42757.66 ft B at Equ Level: 1801.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.23 mb = 16171.89 m = 53056.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.2 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 260.2 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 118.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 66.60 Bulk Shear: 27.45 m/s