MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F276.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F276.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 11.5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 44.01,-100.86 Latitude: 44.01 Longitude: -100.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -27 1 950 417 SFC 927 641 36.8 16.0 29 20.7 22.1 160 18 316.7 319.1 297.8 355.7 12.46 3 900 907 35.0 13.7 28 21.3 20.3 167 31 317.6 319.7 297.1 352.3 11.02 4 850 1422 30.5 11.9 32 18.5 17.9 176 36 318.1 320.1 296.8 350.8 10.38 5 800 1960 26.5 9.3 34 17.2 15.2 194 41 319.4 321.2 296.3 348.6 9.21 6 750 2526 23.2 4.1 29 19.1 11.5 214 45 321.7 323.1 295.2 343.8 6.84 7 700 3122 18.9 -6.0 18 24.9 6.1 222 40 323.4 324.1 293.1 335.1 3.50 8 650 3751 13.7 -12.1 15 25.9 2.0 230 37 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.4 2.32 9 600 4417 7.8 -12.5 22 20.3 -1.1 241 41 325.2 325.7 292.6 333.5 2.44 10 550 5126 1.5 -14.2 30 15.7 -4.9 246 47 325.9 326.4 292.7 333.8 2.32 11 500 5883 -5.6 -15.6 45 10.0 -9.4 248 52 326.2 326.7 292.8 334.0 2.27 12 450 6698 -13.1 -17.0 72 3.9 -14.5 248 54 326.7 327.2 292.9 334.4 2.24 13 400 7586 -18.6 -29.8 37 11.2 -21.1 250 58 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.81 14 350 8567 -25.9 -41.6 22 15.7 -28.0 251 63 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.9 0.28 15 300 9663 -34.2 -47.9 24 13.7 -35.4 250 66 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.17 16 250 10917 -42.0 -63.0 8 21.0 -42.9 251 67 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 17 200 12397 -51.5 -69.6 10 18.1 -51.9 257 65 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.02 18 150 14220 -60.6 -78.4 8 17.8 -60.7 254 65 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16717 -67.0 -83.8 8 16.8 -67.1 260 31 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5910.61 m Freezing level: 539.24 mb = 5288.78 m = 17351.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.61 mb = 4176.51 m = 13702.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.15 % Est. max temperature: 40.40 C = 104.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 688.29 mb = 3265.10 m = 10712.15 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.88 C/km ThetaE index: 23.32 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 595.12 mb = 4483.75 m = 14710.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.12 C = 113.22 F Cap Strength: 5.82 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.11 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.05 C Cross Totals Index: 17.51 C K Index: 23.11 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 501.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1379.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 390.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 657.51 mb = 3653.53 m = 11986.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 552.51 mb = 5088.76 m = 16695.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.51 mb = 12639.18 m = 41466.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1363.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.51 mb = 15991.25 m = 52464.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 469.0 neg: -0.3 tot: 468.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.99 Bulk Rich Number: 7.52 Bulk Shear: 183.35 m/s