MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F279.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F279.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 279 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 18 JUN 25 Station: 43.90,-99.33 Latitude: 43.90 Longitude: -99.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 1 950 429 SFC 941 511 30.3 18.8 50 11.6 22.1 153 20 308.8 311.5 297.3 353.2 14.64 3 900 913 29.0 17.4 50 11.6 20.8 163 43 311.4 314.1 297.6 354.5 14.07 4 850 1422 29.8 11.3 32 18.5 17.4 187 60 317.4 319.3 296.3 348.7 9.93 5 800 1963 29.2 3.5 19 25.7 13.5 207 62 322.3 323.5 294.8 342.2 6.14 6 750 2532 25.0 -1.3 18 26.3 10.1 218 55 323.7 324.7 294.1 339.0 4.64 7 700 3131 20.0 -4.6 19 24.5 6.9 227 52 324.6 325.4 293.7 337.6 3.89 8 650 3762 14.6 -8.8 19 23.4 3.2 240 52 325.4 326.0 293.2 335.6 3.02 9 600 4430 8.4 -10.4 25 18.7 -0.3 246 50 325.8 326.4 293.2 335.6 2.89 10 550 5140 1.6 -11.3 38 12.9 -4.1 253 50 326.0 326.6 293.3 335.9 2.93 11 500 5897 -5.8 -12.5 59 6.7 -8.5 256 49 326.0 326.6 293.3 335.9 2.93 12 450 6711 -13.6 -14.2 95 0.6 -13.8 255 48 326.2 326.7 293.3 335.8 2.84 13 400 7596 -19.4 -30.3 37 11.0 -21.7 255 54 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.6 0.77 14 350 8576 -26.0 -46.3 13 20.3 -28.3 261 57 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.17 15 300 9674 -33.0 -57.0 7 24.0 -34.7 266 57 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.1 0.06 16 250 10935 -41.0 -63.5 7 22.5 -42.0 276 51 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.03 17 200 12416 -51.8 -69.1 11 17.3 -52.1 268 46 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.02 18 150 14239 -60.2 -78.1 8 18.0 -60.3 259 59 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.01 19 100 16732 -67.1 -83.8 8 16.7 -67.2 256 29 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5912.79 m Freezing level: 539.07 mb = 5305.28 m = 17405.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.95 mb = 4375.27 m = 14354.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.12 % Est. max temperature: 43.84 C = 110.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 796.20 mb = 2004.75 m = 6577.18 ft T: 28.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.31 C/km ThetaE index: 18.95 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 612.99 mb = 4251.31 m = 13947.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.99 C = 116.58 F Cap Strength: 10.18 C Lifted Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.78 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 35.60 C Cross Totals Index: 17.05 C K Index: 22.33 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 519.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1411.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 802.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 727.72 mb = 2793.65 m = 9165.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 552.72 mb = 5099.42 m = 16730.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.72 mb = 12650.66 m = 41504.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1401.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.72 mb = 15995.46 m = 52477.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 51.2 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1086.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 1086.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 362.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.3 stream: 13.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.02 Bulk Rich Number: 4.44 Bulk Shear: 317.92 m/s