MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251200F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 35.58,-79.37 Latitude: 35.58 Longitude: -79.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 997 131 24.9 22.0 84 2.9 22.8 74 7 298.3 301.4 296.1 347.4 16.90 2 950 551 20.8 19.3 91 1.5 19.8 92 12 298.3 301.1 294.8 341.9 15.00 3 900 1018 17.9 17.5 98 0.4 17.7 116 14 299.9 302.5 294.6 341.3 14.14 4 850 1507 15.2 14.8 98 0.4 15.0 131 16 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.3 12.59 5 800 2020 13.4 9.1 75 4.3 10.8 141 19 305.5 307.2 292.5 332.9 9.12 6 750 2562 10.8 3.1 59 7.7 6.5 155 23 308.3 309.5 291.1 327.9 6.38 7 700 3133 7.1 -3.2 48 10.4 2.0 158 25 310.4 311.2 289.9 323.9 4.30 8 650 3738 3.6 -10.8 34 14.4 -2.4 155 27 313.1 313.6 289.2 321.4 2.58 9 600 4384 0.7 -22.2 16 22.9 -6.7 152 32 316.9 317.1 288.9 320.5 1.07 10 550 5077 -2.7 -30.5 10 27.8 -9.9 151 33 320.9 321.0 289.6 322.9 0.55 11 500 5826 -7.4 -33.0 11 25.6 -13.3 158 30 324.0 324.1 290.5 325.7 0.47 12 450 6636 -13.7 -36.3 13 22.6 -18.0 165 34 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.5 0.38 13 400 7520 -19.4 -42.6 11 23.3 -22.8 170 42 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.22 14 350 8501 -24.7 -49.4 8 24.7 -27.5 169 42 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.12 15 300 9607 -31.3 -58.8 5 27.5 -33.2 175 43 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 16 250 10875 -39.9 -64.0 6 24.2 -40.9 172 36 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 17 200 12370 -49.3 -70.8 6 21.5 -49.8 179 49 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 14198 -62.2 -77.6 11 15.4 -62.4 177 32 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16644 -70.3 -82.1 16 11.7 -70.4 194 19 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.55 m Freezing level: 590.15 mb = 4520.47 m = 14830.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.11 mb = 3404.73 m = 11170.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.08 % Est. max temperature: 28.87 C = 83.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.94 mb = 497.03 m = 1630.64 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 26.88 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.77 mb = 849.45 m = 2786.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 27.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 496.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.78 mb = 774.41 m = 2540.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.78 mb = 1010.76 m = 3316.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.78 mb = 9353.89 m = 30688.24 ft B at Equ Level: 492.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.78 mb = 12343.92 m = 40497.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 148.1 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 178.1 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 8.48 Bulk Shear: 58.57 m/s