MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F138.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506050000F138.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 138 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 10 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 1007 66 28.1 20.4 63 7.7 22.6 223 13 300.7 303.4 295.6 345.1 15.16 1 1000 124 26.6 19.3 65 7.2 21.5 226 18 299.7 302.3 294.7 341.4 14.26 2 950 574 22.1 18.0 78 4.1 19.3 233 22 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.9 13.80 3 900 1041 17.8 16.8 94 1.0 17.1 238 23 299.9 302.4 294.1 339.4 13.50 4 850 1529 14.6 13.6 94 1.0 14.0 244 25 301.5 303.6 293.3 335.7 11.61 5 800 2042 13.8 7.1 64 6.7 9.8 255 29 305.8 307.3 291.6 329.8 7.94 6 750 2584 11.0 2.7 57 8.2 6.4 260 31 308.5 309.7 291.0 327.6 6.22 7 700 3156 7.2 0.7 63 6.5 3.7 264 31 310.5 311.5 291.2 328.3 5.75 8 650 3761 3.1 -3.9 60 7.0 -0.3 263 32 312.5 313.4 290.7 326.5 4.41 9 600 4405 -0.9 -9.9 50 9.0 -4.7 266 32 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.8 3.00 10 550 5095 -4.4 -18.0 34 13.6 -9.1 262 30 318.9 319.2 290.2 324.6 1.69 11 500 5839 -8.7 -20.5 38 11.7 -12.4 259 33 322.4 322.7 291.0 327.6 1.50 12 450 6648 -13.5 -21.7 50 8.2 -16.0 254 34 326.2 326.5 292.1 331.4 1.49 13 400 7535 -18.9 -22.9 70 4.0 -20.0 241 41 330.5 330.8 293.3 335.8 1.51 14 350 8516 -25.8 -26.3 96 0.4 -25.9 231 46 333.9 334.2 294.0 338.6 1.28 15 300 9614 -33.8 -33.8 100 -0.0 -33.8 217 48 337.7 337.9 294.4 340.5 0.73 16 250 10863 -44.6 -44.6 100 -0.0 -44.6 222 51 339.8 339.9 294.6 341.0 0.29 17 200 12317 -55.9 -56.9 89 1.0 -55.9 228 56 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.09 18 150 14102 -63.6 -74.3 22 10.6 -63.7 224 41 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16577 -66.5 -84.0 7 17.5 -66.7 230 31 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.78 m Freezing level: 610.98 mb = 4263.82 m = 13988.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.43 mb = 3718.29 m = 12198.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.35 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.70 mb = 1034.65 m = 3394.47 ft T: 17.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 17.54 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.50 mb = 1160.70 m = 3808.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.87 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 375.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.22 mb = 1086.80 m = 3565.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.22 mb = 1230.93 m = 4038.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 820.22 mb = 1830.70 m = 6006.17 ft B at Equ Level: 6.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 790.22 mb = 2145.18 m = 7037.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.4 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 286.4 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 117.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 13.49 Bulk Shear: 27.85 m/s