MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F093.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F093.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 93 hour GFS valid 9Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 31.28,-76.81 Latitude: 31.28 Longitude: -76.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 26.9 24.7 88 2.2 25.3 86 44 300.0 303.7 298.4 358.7 19.99 1 1000 6 26.7 24.1 86 2.5 24.8 87 45 299.8 303.3 298.0 356.4 19.29 2 950 457 22.5 21.9 96 0.6 22.1 94 62 300.0 303.2 297.0 351.7 17.65 3 900 927 19.8 19.7 100 0.0 19.8 105 67 301.9 304.9 296.6 350.0 16.31 4 850 1420 17.4 17.4 100 0.1 17.4 116 68 304.4 307.2 296.3 348.6 14.83 5 800 1937 14.8 14.6 99 0.2 14.7 120 67 306.9 309.4 295.9 346.7 13.20 6 750 2483 12.3 12.1 98 0.3 12.1 126 66 310.0 312.2 295.8 346.2 11.88 7 700 3060 9.6 9.2 97 0.4 9.3 132 64 313.1 315.1 295.7 345.6 10.52 8 650 3673 6.3 5.5 95 0.8 5.8 136 63 316.1 317.8 295.2 343.7 8.78 9 600 4327 2.9 1.5 91 1.4 2.1 140 63 319.4 320.8 294.8 342.2 7.12 10 550 5028 -0.5 -3.4 80 3.0 -2.0 144 64 323.5 324.6 294.6 341.2 5.40 11 500 5786 -4.4 -12.4 53 8.0 -7.7 147 64 327.7 328.3 293.7 337.7 2.95 12 450 6608 -9.6 -21.3 38 11.7 -13.4 146 63 331.2 331.5 293.5 336.6 1.54 13 400 7509 -13.8 -21.9 50 8.1 -16.4 147 58 337.0 337.3 295.0 343.0 1.65 14 350 8515 -18.6 -28.3 42 9.7 -21.1 162 53 343.7 343.9 296.1 347.7 1.06 15 300 9645 -26.9 -30.9 68 4.1 -27.7 168 45 347.5 347.7 296.9 351.2 0.97 16 250 10931 -37.2 -37.5 97 0.3 -37.2 164 36 350.8 350.9 297.3 353.2 0.61 17 200 12434 -49.4 -50.8 85 1.4 -49.5 170 33 354.5 354.5 297.7 355.2 0.18 18 150 14249 -64.1 -65.6 82 1.5 -64.1 188 18 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.8 0.04 19 100 16663 -73.3 -82.3 24 9.0 -73.3 148 10 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5780.39 m Freezing level: 557.21 mb = 4927.32 m = 16165.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 574.76 mb = 4673.62 m = 15333.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.11 % Est. max temperature: 31.28 C = 88.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.95 mb = 274.20 m = 899.60 ft T: 24.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 22.05 C Layer 1000.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 586.84 m = 1925.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.42 C = 81.35 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.80 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 38.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 515.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.56 mb = 571.77 m = 1875.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.56 mb = 618.27 m = 2028.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 342.56 mb = 8672.59 m = 28453.04 ft B at Equ Level: 514.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.56 mb = 14984.67 m = 49161.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.4 at 63.9 knts Storm direction: 157.4 at 47.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 678.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 678.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 226.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 2.77 Bulk Shear: 186.37 m/s