MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F159.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508280600F159.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 159 hour GFS valid 21Z 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 1001 66 23.0 20.3 85 2.7 21.1 189 8 296.0 298.7 294.2 339.5 15.10 1 1000 77 23.0 19.9 83 3.1 20.8 187 9 296.2 298.8 294.0 338.7 14.77 2 950 524 20.3 17.6 84 2.7 18.5 174 13 297.8 300.2 293.5 336.7 13.44 3 900 990 17.1 15.5 90 1.6 16.0 165 12 299.1 301.4 293.2 335.3 12.39 4 850 1476 14.0 12.9 93 1.1 13.3 164 12 300.8 302.9 292.7 333.5 11.10 5 800 1986 10.8 10.0 95 0.7 10.3 175 13 302.6 304.4 292.1 331.5 9.71 6 750 2523 7.9 7.2 95 0.7 7.5 191 15 305.2 306.8 291.9 330.9 8.55 7 700 3090 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 200 18 308.2 309.6 292.2 331.8 7.74 8 650 3692 1.5 1.5 100 0.0 1.5 202 21 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.1 6.58 9 600 4334 -1.6 -1.9 98 0.3 -1.7 204 23 314.3 315.3 292.2 331.8 5.56 10 550 5023 -5.0 -5.4 97 0.5 -5.2 205 26 318.2 319.1 292.6 333.2 4.65 11 500 5766 -9.1 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.3 205 28 322.0 322.7 292.9 334.2 3.69 12 450 6574 -14.0 -14.4 97 0.3 -14.2 210 28 325.6 326.1 293.1 335.0 2.79 13 400 7458 -19.8 -19.8 100 0.0 -19.8 221 31 329.2 329.6 293.3 336.1 1.98 14 350 8434 -27.0 -27.0 100 -0.0 -27.0 233 31 332.4 332.6 293.5 336.7 1.20 15 300 9524 -36.2 -36.2 100 -0.0 -36.2 228 29 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.6 0.58 16 250 10760 -46.9 -46.9 100 -0.0 -46.9 220 32 336.3 336.4 293.6 337.2 0.22 17 200 12197 -57.9 -59.6 80 1.7 -57.9 222 45 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.4 0.06 18 150 14011 -59.2 -77.2 8 18.1 -59.3 240 53 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16524 -63.7 -83.5 5 19.8 -63.8 210 27 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.84 m Freezing level: 625.40 mb = 4007.95 m = 13149.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.72 mb = 3984.63 m = 13072.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.65 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.69 mb = 408.54 m = 1340.34 ft T: 21.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 8.60 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1048.95 m = 3441.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.32 C = 79.37 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: 0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.02 C K Index: 35.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.08 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 316.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.66 mb = 841.06 m = 2759.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.66 mb = 1370.07 m = 4494.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.66 mb = 10476.78 m = 34372.22 ft B at Equ Level: 315.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.66 mb = 12838.43 m = 42120.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.6 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 225.6 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.8 neg: -5.3 tot: 28.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 32.02 Bulk Shear: 9.87 m/s