MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509250600F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 12Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 33.36,-79.42 Latitude: 33.36 Longitude: -79.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -18 SFC 997 9 24.1 22.9 93 1.2 23.2 95 29 297.5 300.8 296.5 349.4 17.91 2 950 431 21.3 21.0 98 0.3 21.1 101 60 298.8 301.8 296.1 347.4 16.68 3 900 899 19.0 18.9 99 0.1 18.9 107 67 301.1 304.0 295.8 346.5 15.44 4 850 1389 16.6 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 111 71 303.6 306.1 295.5 344.9 13.91 5 800 1905 14.0 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 116 71 306.1 308.4 295.1 343.2 12.38 6 750 2448 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 121 69 308.9 311.0 295.0 342.7 11.11 7 700 3023 8.7 8.5 98 0.2 8.6 124 67 312.1 314.0 295.0 342.9 9.99 8 650 3633 5.9 5.8 99 0.2 5.8 127 66 315.7 317.4 295.2 343.6 8.93 9 600 4286 2.7 2.6 99 0.1 2.7 131 65 319.3 320.8 295.3 343.9 7.74 10 550 4985 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 133 64 323.1 324.3 295.3 343.9 6.42 11 500 5741 -4.5 -5.1 95 0.6 -4.8 132 61 327.6 328.6 295.5 345.0 5.24 12 450 6564 -8.4 -9.9 89 1.4 -9.1 133 55 332.6 333.4 295.8 346.3 4.01 13 400 7469 -13.5 -14.7 90 1.2 -14.0 131 44 337.4 338.1 296.3 348.2 3.05 14 350 8471 -20.3 -20.6 98 0.3 -20.4 129 36 341.4 341.8 296.4 349.1 2.12 15 300 9596 -28.0 -28.2 98 0.2 -28.0 111 23 345.9 346.2 296.8 350.7 1.25 16 250 10879 -37.9 -38.2 98 0.2 -37.9 133 17 349.7 349.8 297.1 352.0 0.57 17 200 12375 -50.2 -52.7 75 2.5 -50.3 165 30 353.3 353.4 297.5 353.9 0.15 18 150 14200 -60.8 -68.7 34 8.0 -60.9 137 7 365.4 365.4 299.8 365.5 0.02 19 100 16642 -70.6 -82.0 17 11.5 -70.6 151 8 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.97 m Freezing level: 561.79 mb = 4820.24 m = 15814.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 564.02 mb = 4782.83 m = 15691.50 ft Precipitable water: 2.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.86 mb = 159.87 m = 524.51 ft T: 23.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.86 C/km ThetaE index: 6.79 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.33 mb = 556.06 m = 1824.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.00 C = 78.80 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: 0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.13 C Cross Totals Index: 20.87 C K Index: 37.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 196.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.95 mb = 522.58 m = 1714.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.95 mb = 661.90 m = 2171.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 444.95 mb = 6650.42 m = 21818.71 ft B at Equ Level: 195.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 254.95 mb = 10740.84 m = 35238.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 121.7 at 64.7 knts Storm direction: 151.7 at 48.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 635.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 635.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 211.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 1.93 Bulk Shear: 101.75 m/s