MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F120.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506060000F120.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 5 day GFS valid 0Z WED 11 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 1006 67 27.5 20.4 65 7.2 22.5 204 13 300.2 302.9 295.4 344.5 15.13 1 1000 117 27.8 19.9 62 7.9 22.2 207 18 301.0 303.7 295.4 344.5 14.81 2 950 570 24.5 18.3 68 6.2 20.2 214 29 302.1 304.7 295.2 343.7 14.10 3 900 1043 21.7 16.1 71 5.6 17.9 236 28 303.8 306.2 294.8 342.2 12.90 4 850 1537 18.3 13.5 74 4.8 15.1 255 24 305.3 307.5 294.3 339.9 11.55 5 800 2054 13.9 10.9 82 3.1 12.0 261 22 306.0 307.9 293.5 336.9 10.26 6 750 2595 10.1 5.6 74 4.5 7.4 265 23 307.5 308.9 291.9 330.6 7.60 7 700 3167 7.4 -2.6 49 10.0 2.4 258 28 310.7 311.5 290.2 324.8 4.51 8 650 3773 4.1 -11.9 30 16.0 -2.4 255 31 313.6 314.0 289.2 321.3 2.36 9 600 4419 0.2 -14.3 33 14.5 -5.3 259 32 316.4 316.8 289.8 323.4 2.11 10 550 5110 -4.1 -16.0 39 11.9 -8.4 257 32 319.2 319.6 290.5 325.9 1.99 11 500 5856 -8.5 -22.0 33 13.5 -12.6 249 30 322.7 322.9 290.9 327.2 1.31 12 450 6665 -12.9 -25.7 33 12.8 -16.3 253 33 327.0 327.2 291.9 330.7 1.04 13 400 7556 -17.0 -39.9 12 22.9 -21.0 250 40 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.0 0.30 14 350 8542 -25.5 -35.2 40 9.7 -27.1 255 38 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.5 0.55 15 300 9639 -33.7 -48.8 20 15.1 -35.0 258 45 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.5 0.15 16 250 10891 -43.9 -59.2 17 15.4 -44.5 264 43 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.05 17 200 12350 -55.4 -55.7 96 0.3 -55.4 245 45 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.5 0.10 18 150 14127 -65.6 -69.6 58 4.0 -65.6 231 53 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.02 19 100 16586 -66.6 -83.7 7 17.1 -66.7 243 27 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.99 m Freezing level: 597.20 mb = 4457.54 m = 14624.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.40 mb = 3459.23 m = 11349.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.68 % Est. max temperature: 32.50 C = 90.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.34 mb = 981.41 m = 3219.82 ft T: 22.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 23.18 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.22 mb = 1799.47 m = 5903.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.03 C = 91.45 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 30.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 686.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.65 mb = 1359.26 m = 4459.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.65 mb = 2131.10 m = 6991.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.65 mb = 11648.59 m = 38216.71 ft B at Equ Level: 684.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.65 mb = 14872.71 m = 48794.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.0 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 281.0 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.6 neg: -0.3 tot: 156.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 16.19 Bulk Shear: 42.39 m/s