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: 34.59,-77.64 Latitude: 34.59 Longitude: -77.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 13 23.8 22.0 90 1.8 22.5 82 18 296.3 299.4 295.4 344.7 16.78 1 1000 76 24.2 21.5 85 2.7 22.3 82 30 297.3 300.3 295.4 344.6 16.34 2 950 524 21.1 19.9 93 1.2 20.3 89 47 298.6 301.5 295.3 344.0 15.58 3 900 992 18.3 17.8 97 0.5 17.9 99 52 300.3 303.0 294.9 342.6 14.41 4 850 1481 16.1 15.7 98 0.4 15.8 113 55 303.0 305.5 294.9 342.5 13.32 5 800 1997 14.2 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 122 56 306.3 308.7 295.3 344.3 12.64 6 750 2541 12.0 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 128 55 309.6 311.7 295.5 344.8 11.58 7 700 3116 8.0 7.5 97 0.5 7.7 130 54 311.3 313.1 294.3 340.1 9.36 8 650 3725 4.7 2.0 83 2.7 3.2 135 54 314.3 315.6 293.3 335.7 6.84 9 600 4374 1.4 -2.5 76 3.8 -0.6 142 53 317.7 318.7 293.0 334.7 5.32 10 550 5070 -2.6 -8.4 64 5.9 -5.2 145 53 321.0 321.8 292.6 333.1 3.68 11 500 5819 -7.4 -12.5 67 5.1 -9.5 151 54 324.0 324.6 292.7 333.8 2.93 12 450 6634 -11.0 -18.1 56 7.1 -13.5 156 52 329.4 329.8 293.4 336.5 2.04 13 400 7531 -15.0 -20.9 60 6.0 -16.9 152 48 335.5 335.9 294.8 342.0 1.80 14 350 8530 -20.7 -24.0 74 3.4 -21.6 150 49 340.9 341.2 295.9 346.6 1.57 15 300 9655 -27.6 -32.7 62 5.1 -28.6 152 42 346.5 346.7 296.5 349.7 0.82 16 250 10941 -36.7 -36.7 100 -0.0 -36.7 174 37 351.4 351.6 297.5 354.0 0.66 17 200 12444 -49.6 -49.8 97 0.2 -49.6 187 33 354.2 354.3 297.7 355.1 0.20 18 150 14265 -64.3 -66.3 76 2.0 -64.4 176 27 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.03 19 100 16679 -72.2 -82.6 20 10.4 -72.2 170 14 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.31 m Freezing level: 582.61 mb = 4616.15 m = 15144.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.08 mb = 4265.63 m = 13994.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.94 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.91 mb = 235.47 m = 772.54 ft T: 23.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.69 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 800.73 m = 2627.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.13 C K Index: 38.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 216.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.78 mb = 654.81 m = 2148.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.78 mb = 1080.12 m = 3543.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.78 mb = 1675.86 m = 5498.17 ft B at Equ Level: 13.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 300.78 mb = 9636.61 m = 31615.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.9 at 52.3 knts Storm direction: 157.9 at 39.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 673.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 673.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 224.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 163.51 m/s