MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F324.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506061200F324.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 13.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 20 JUN 25 Station: 46.47,-96.89 Latitude: 46.47 Longitude: -96.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 SFC 964 309 31.4 23.1 62 8.3 25.2 155 14 307.8 311.3 299.6 364.8 18.82 2 950 438 32.4 20.8 51 11.6 23.9 160 26 310.1 313.2 298.8 360.5 16.53 3 900 925 31.0 15.9 40 15.2 20.4 179 38 313.5 315.9 297.2 352.7 12.69 4 850 1435 28.7 11.7 35 17.0 17.3 206 40 316.2 318.2 296.3 348.3 10.24 5 800 1972 26.6 7.3 29 19.2 14.3 229 42 319.5 321.1 295.6 345.2 8.07 6 750 2537 22.6 1.9 25 20.7 10.4 234 32 321.1 322.3 294.3 340.0 5.85 7 700 3132 17.8 -2.5 25 20.3 6.7 245 26 322.2 323.1 293.6 337.0 4.53 8 650 3758 12.2 -4.4 31 16.6 3.5 259 29 322.7 323.5 293.5 336.7 4.24 9 600 4421 5.9 -5.6 43 11.5 0.1 256 30 322.9 323.8 293.5 336.7 4.19 10 550 5125 -0.6 -6.9 62 6.3 -3.6 244 33 323.4 324.2 293.6 337.1 4.14 11 500 5879 -6.9 -10.0 78 3.1 -8.2 255 42 324.7 325.4 293.4 336.6 3.58 12 450 6692 -12.8 -14.9 84 2.1 -13.5 273 44 327.2 327.7 293.4 336.3 2.68 13 400 7580 -18.5 -27.5 45 9.0 -20.7 268 47 331.0 331.2 292.9 334.6 1.00 14 350 8563 -25.4 -30.1 64 4.7 -26.3 265 44 334.5 334.7 293.8 337.8 0.89 15 300 9662 -34.4 -39.1 62 4.8 -34.9 267 57 337.0 337.0 294.0 338.6 0.43 16 250 10910 -44.2 -52.9 38 8.6 -44.7 266 75 340.3 340.3 294.5 340.8 0.11 17 200 12378 -51.7 -69.1 11 17.4 -52.1 273 87 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.02 18 150 14208 -59.6 -79.7 6 20.1 -59.8 273 71 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16708 -65.9 -84.0 6 18.2 -66.0 262 50 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5892.27 m Freezing level: 554.56 mb = 5061.01 m = 16604.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.17 mb = 4445.90 m = 14586.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.47 % Est. max temperature: 42.08 C = 107.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.54 mb = 1377.50 m = 4519.29 ft T: 28.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.98 C/km ThetaE index: 28.09 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 651.56 mb = 3738.10 m = 12263.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.18 C = 115.13 F Cap Strength: 8.06 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.76 C Showalter Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 35.59 C Cross Totals Index: 18.61 C K Index: 26.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2128.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 524.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 749.44 mb = 2543.90 m = 8346.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.44 mb = 4360.21 m = 14304.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.44 mb = 12893.47 m = 42300.91 ft B at Equ Level: 2121.46 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 549.4 neg: -28.0 tot: 521.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 173.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.28 Bulk Rich Number: 12.96 Bulk Shear: 164.26 m/s