MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 18Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 33.23,-77.69 Latitude: 33.23 Longitude: -77.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 0 26.2 23.4 85 2.7 24.2 111 41 299.0 302.4 297.2 352.7 18.39 1 1000 33 25.9 22.5 82 3.4 23.5 113 46 299.0 302.2 296.6 349.9 17.42 2 950 483 22.0 20.3 90 1.7 20.8 120 58 299.5 302.4 295.8 346.1 15.97 3 900 952 19.0 18.3 96 0.7 18.5 129 61 301.0 303.8 295.4 344.6 14.82 4 850 1443 16.7 15.7 94 1.0 16.0 134 65 303.6 306.1 295.1 343.2 13.31 5 800 1958 14.1 13.1 94 1.0 13.4 127 66 306.2 308.4 294.8 342.1 11.94 6 750 2502 11.7 10.0 89 1.7 10.6 129 68 309.3 311.2 294.5 340.7 10.31 7 700 3078 8.8 6.9 88 1.9 7.6 133 68 312.2 314.0 294.3 340.0 8.97 8 650 3689 5.5 3.6 88 1.9 4.4 137 67 315.2 316.7 294.1 339.2 7.66 9 600 4340 2.0 -0.2 85 2.2 0.8 141 66 318.4 319.6 294.0 338.5 6.29 10 550 5038 -2.2 -4.4 85 2.2 -3.3 143 66 321.5 322.4 293.7 337.8 5.01 11 500 5789 -6.6 -9.4 80 2.8 -7.8 146 66 325.0 325.8 293.7 337.5 3.75 12 450 6605 -11.0 -14.8 74 3.8 -12.5 153 63 329.4 329.9 294.0 338.7 2.70 13 400 7505 -13.9 -15.6 87 1.7 -14.6 157 57 336.9 337.5 296.0 346.9 2.83 14 350 8510 -19.0 -20.3 90 1.2 -19.4 168 51 343.1 343.6 296.8 351.1 2.19 15 300 9640 -27.1 -27.5 96 0.5 -27.2 179 50 347.2 347.5 297.1 352.3 1.33 16 250 10930 -36.4 -36.8 96 0.4 -36.5 173 45 351.9 352.0 297.6 354.5 0.65 17 200 12438 -48.1 -48.2 99 0.1 -48.1 182 32 356.5 356.6 298.2 357.6 0.24 18 150 14264 -64.3 -64.8 93 0.5 -64.3 171 30 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.5 0.04 19 100 16679 -73.2 -82.5 23 9.3 -73.2 150 14 386.3 386.3 303.2 386.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.40 m Freezing level: 576.32 mb = 4670.46 m = 15322.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 590.47 mb = 4468.46 m = 14660.13 ft Precipitable water: 2.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.26 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.85 mb = 346.79 m = 1137.75 ft T: 23.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 15.20 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.84 mb = 809.85 m = 2656.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.94 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 37.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 321.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.84 mb = 696.89 m = 2286.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.84 mb = 933.93 m = 3064.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.84 mb = 7469.40 m = 24505.61 ft B at Equ Level: 318.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 261.84 mb = 10602.23 m = 34783.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 134.5 at 64.8 knts Storm direction: 164.5 at 48.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 395.6 neg: -36.2 tot: 359.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 5.14 Bulk Shear: 62.50 m/s