MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F138.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F138.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 138 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 9 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 1004 66 26.4 21.7 76 4.6 23.0 194 11 299.1 302.1 296.0 347.2 16.50 1 1000 105 25.5 20.8 75 4.7 22.1 196 14 298.6 301.5 295.3 344.1 15.61 2 950 555 22.0 18.9 83 3.0 19.8 211 14 299.5 302.1 294.8 342.2 14.64 3 900 1024 19.2 16.5 85 2.6 17.4 235 13 301.2 303.7 294.4 340.3 13.27 4 850 1514 16.7 12.8 78 3.9 14.2 242 17 303.6 305.7 293.4 336.4 11.02 5 800 2029 13.8 9.6 75 4.3 11.2 248 18 305.9 307.7 292.9 334.2 9.41 6 750 2570 10.0 7.6 85 2.4 8.6 255 18 307.5 309.1 292.8 334.1 8.77 7 700 3141 6.3 5.0 92 1.3 5.5 262 18 309.4 310.9 292.7 333.5 7.85 8 650 3746 2.7 1.7 93 1.0 2.1 262 17 312.0 313.3 292.4 332.7 6.66 9 600 4390 -1.0 -2.7 88 1.7 -1.9 254 15 315.0 316.0 292.2 331.5 5.23 10 550 5081 -4.3 -7.0 81 2.7 -5.5 251 14 319.0 319.8 292.3 332.3 4.12 11 500 5826 -8.9 -10.6 87 1.7 -9.6 253 19 322.2 322.9 292.7 333.5 3.42 12 450 6635 -13.5 -14.4 93 0.9 -13.9 246 17 326.2 326.8 293.2 335.6 2.78 13 400 7522 -19.1 -19.3 99 0.1 -19.1 233 16 330.1 330.6 293.7 337.4 2.08 14 350 8503 -25.5 -25.5 100 0.0 -25.5 215 29 334.4 334.7 294.1 339.4 1.38 15 300 9603 -33.6 -33.6 100 -0.0 -33.6 218 40 338.0 338.1 294.5 340.8 0.74 16 250 10853 -44.7 -44.8 99 0.1 -44.7 224 47 339.7 339.7 294.5 340.8 0.28 17 200 12304 -56.4 -57.6 86 1.2 -56.4 233 57 343.5 343.5 295.3 343.8 0.08 18 150 14092 -64.8 -70.9 43 6.1 -64.9 242 38 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.02 19 100 16561 -65.8 -83.9 6 18.1 -66.0 256 32 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.04 m Freezing level: 613.45 mb = 4216.77 m = 13834.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.28 mb = 4083.74 m = 13397.94 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.65 C = 87.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.05 mb = 655.22 m = 2149.65 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 15.69 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1361.49 m = 4466.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.13 C = 86.24 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.13 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 37.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 720.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.29 mb = 953.63 m = 3128.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.29 mb = 2216.85 m = 7273.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.29 mb = 11916.50 m = 39095.64 ft B at Equ Level: 715.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.29 mb = 14413.04 m = 47286.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.2 at 16.2 knts Storm direction: 278.2 at 12.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 52.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 39.63 Bulk Shear: 18.18 m/s