MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F156.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F156.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6.5 day GFS valid 18Z WED 3 SEP 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 27.8 17.3 53 10.5 20.6 126 9 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.4 12.48 1 1000 86 27.2 16.6 53 10.5 20.0 126 10 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.5 11.98 2 950 537 22.6 15.5 64 7.1 17.8 128 13 300.1 302.3 292.9 334.5 11.72 3 900 1005 18.1 14.6 80 3.6 15.8 129 13 300.2 302.3 292.9 334.4 11.67 4 850 1492 14.0 13.1 95 0.8 13.4 132 13 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.8 11.24 5 800 2002 11.2 9.2 88 2.0 10.0 154 13 303.1 304.8 291.8 330.4 9.18 6 750 2539 8.9 2.6 65 6.3 5.5 189 16 306.2 307.4 290.3 325.0 6.17 7 700 3107 5.5 -0.1 67 5.6 2.6 202 17 308.6 309.6 290.4 325.4 5.44 8 650 3710 2.1 -0.6 82 2.7 0.7 213 21 311.4 312.5 291.5 329.0 5.66 9 600 4352 -1.9 -5.4 77 3.6 -3.6 217 25 313.9 314.7 291.0 327.5 4.25 10 550 5040 -6.0 -10.5 71 4.5 -7.8 214 26 316.9 317.5 290.9 327.1 3.13 11 500 5780 -10.5 -13.4 79 3.0 -11.6 213 24 320.3 320.8 291.5 329.3 2.71 12 450 6583 -15.5 -16.1 95 0.7 -15.7 223 25 323.8 324.3 292.3 332.0 2.41 13 400 7463 -21.3 -21.8 96 0.5 -21.5 228 25 327.3 327.6 292.6 333.1 1.67 14 350 8434 -28.1 -29.7 86 1.7 -28.4 235 27 330.9 331.1 292.9 334.3 0.93 15 300 9521 -37.0 -41.1 65 4.2 -37.4 230 26 333.3 333.3 293.0 334.6 0.35 16 250 10753 -47.4 -49.6 78 2.2 -47.5 234 34 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.3 0.17 17 200 12191 -56.8 -61.8 53 5.0 -56.9 226 46 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.05 18 150 14010 -57.8 -78.0 6 20.2 -58.0 240 54 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.01 19 100 16530 -63.1 -83.5 5 20.4 -63.3 215 19 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.18 m Freezing level: 623.44 mb = 4051.34 m = 13291.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.55 mb = 3815.28 m = 12517.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.56 mb = 1396.38 m = 4581.24 ft T: 14.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 12.40 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1522.68 m = 4995.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.96 C = 82.33 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 31.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 209.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.82 mb = 1433.51 m = 4703.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.82 mb = 1785.48 m = 5857.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 760.82 mb = 2419.83 m = 7938.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.82 mb = 12164.55 m = 39909.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.6 neg: -0.0 tot: 63.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 4.94 Bulk Shear: 42.47 m/s