MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F090.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F090.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 90 hour GFS valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 66 32.8 20.2 48 12.6 23.8 232 11 305.8 308.6 296.8 350.9 15.07 1 1000 82 32.0 19.0 46 13.0 22.8 233 12 305.1 307.7 295.9 346.8 13.94 2 950 540 27.2 17.4 55 9.8 20.4 240 16 304.8 307.2 295.4 344.4 13.27 3 900 1015 22.7 16.4 68 6.3 18.4 245 17 304.9 307.3 295.3 344.2 13.16 4 850 1510 18.1 15.3 84 2.7 16.3 251 17 305.1 307.5 295.3 343.9 13.01 5 800 2027 13.7 12.6 93 1.1 13.0 261 19 305.8 307.9 294.4 340.5 11.57 6 750 2570 11.9 5.8 66 6.1 8.3 271 24 309.5 311.0 292.6 333.2 7.73 7 700 3145 8.4 1.9 64 6.5 4.8 271 26 311.8 313.0 292.1 331.4 6.29 8 650 3753 4.6 -4.1 53 8.7 0.3 272 27 314.2 315.0 291.1 327.9 4.33 9 600 4401 1.0 -8.6 49 9.6 -3.3 269 31 317.3 317.9 291.2 328.2 3.34 10 550 5096 -3.0 -12.5 48 9.5 -6.8 273 36 320.5 321.1 291.5 329.4 2.66 11 500 5844 -7.2 -17.7 43 10.5 -10.9 272 36 324.2 324.6 291.9 330.7 1.90 12 450 6658 -12.1 -17.7 63 5.6 -14.0 263 32 328.1 328.5 293.2 335.4 2.12 13 400 7550 -17.7 -21.6 72 3.9 -18.8 258 28 332.0 332.3 293.9 338.0 1.70 14 350 8536 -24.3 -29.7 61 5.3 -25.5 255 26 335.9 336.1 294.1 339.4 0.93 15 300 9640 -32.8 -38.8 55 5.9 -33.6 244 22 339.1 339.2 294.5 340.8 0.44 16 250 10894 -43.3 -45.6 79 2.2 -43.5 256 19 341.6 341.7 295.0 342.7 0.26 17 200 12357 -54.8 -59.7 55 4.9 -54.9 289 16 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.2 0.06 18 150 14143 -65.6 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.7 290 16 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.02 19 100 16589 -68.2 -83.7 9 15.5 -68.4 279 22 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.41 m Freezing level: 587.29 mb = 4577.60 m = 15018.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.63 mb = 3807.86 m = 12492.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.80 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.88 mb = 1652.79 m = 5422.46 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 23.02 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.89 mb = 1848.51 m = 6064.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.55 C = 90.58 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 34.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 625.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.76 mb = 1766.83 m = 5796.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.76 mb = 1923.22 m = 6309.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 749.76 mb = 2572.64 m = 8440.32 ft B at Equ Level: 6.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.76 mb = 14569.64 m = 47800.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.2 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 296.2 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 64.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 21.78 Bulk Shear: 28.71 m/s