MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F105.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F105.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 105 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 33.05,-78.9 Latitude: 33.05 Longitude: -78.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -154 SFC 983 -0 26.0 24.1 89 1.9 24.6 128 45 300.7 304.2 298.4 358.2 19.56 2 950 299 23.4 22.5 95 0.9 22.8 137 57 301.0 304.3 297.7 355.1 18.38 3 900 771 21.3 20.2 94 1.1 20.5 142 57 303.4 306.5 297.3 353.3 16.79 4 850 1268 20.3 17.5 84 2.8 18.4 148 60 307.4 310.2 297.2 352.5 14.97 5 800 1791 18.4 15.2 82 3.2 16.3 154 62 310.8 313.4 297.3 352.8 13.75 6 750 2344 16.4 12.7 79 3.7 13.9 162 62 314.4 316.8 297.3 353.0 12.45 7 700 2930 13.7 10.1 79 3.6 11.3 169 58 317.6 319.8 297.3 352.8 11.18 8 650 3553 10.8 7.2 79 3.6 8.5 173 55 321.1 323.1 297.2 352.6 9.86 9 600 4218 7.4 4.0 79 3.4 5.4 172 51 324.7 326.4 297.2 352.5 8.56 10 550 4931 3.4 0.7 82 2.7 1.8 168 49 328.2 329.6 297.1 352.4 7.37 11 500 5699 -0.8 -3.2 84 2.4 -2.1 166 49 332.1 333.3 297.1 352.4 6.06 12 450 6535 -5.0 -8.3 78 3.2 -6.6 164 44 336.9 337.8 297.2 352.7 4.57 13 400 7454 -9.6 -14.6 67 5.1 -11.7 173 35 342.5 343.2 297.4 353.5 3.07 14 350 8472 -16.4 -20.3 72 3.8 -17.7 176 37 346.6 347.1 297.6 354.7 2.18 15 300 9615 -24.4 -34.2 40 9.8 -26.4 195 37 351.0 351.1 297.4 353.8 0.70 16 250 10915 -34.6 -51.3 17 16.7 -36.1 166 41 354.7 354.7 297.7 355.2 0.14 17 200 12429 -47.8 -50.0 78 2.2 -48.0 171 31 357.0 357.1 298.2 357.9 0.20 18 150 14258 -64.4 -64.6 97 0.2 -64.4 198 22 359.2 359.2 298.6 359.4 0.04 19 100 16671 -72.6 -81.8 24 9.2 -72.6 148 24 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5853.05 m Freezing level: 509.57 mb = 5552.22 m = 18215.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 526.61 mb = 5281.09 m = 17326.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.93 % Est. max temperature: 33.87 C = 92.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.10 mb = 242.60 m = 795.93 ft T: 23.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 5.67 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.27 mb = 1295.48 m = 4250.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.91 C = 91.25 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: 0.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.83 C Showalter Index: 1.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.31 C K Index: 35.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1652.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.45 mb = 612.90 m = 2010.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.3 at 55.0 knts Storm direction: 190.3 at 41.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 440.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 440.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 72.90 m/s