MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F000.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F000.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: GFS analysis for 1800Z 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.02,-79.03 Latitude: 35.02 Longitude: -79.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 34.6 17.9 37 16.7 22.8 211 11 307.4 309.8 295.8 346.4 12.93 1 1000 99 32.7 17.4 40 15.3 22.1 213 14 305.9 308.2 295.2 343.7 12.62 2 950 558 27.7 16.4 50 11.4 19.9 218 18 305.3 307.6 294.9 342.4 12.40 3 900 1033 23.2 15.3 61 7.9 17.8 223 19 305.4 307.7 294.8 342.0 12.24 4 850 1529 18.6 14.2 76 4.4 15.7 226 19 305.6 307.9 294.8 341.8 12.08 5 800 2046 13.9 13.1 95 0.8 13.4 228 20 305.9 308.2 294.7 341.7 11.93 6 750 2587 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 232 21 306.8 308.6 293.3 336.1 9.72 7 700 3159 8.4 1.7 63 6.7 4.7 238 27 311.8 312.9 292.0 331.0 6.18 8 650 3768 5.2 1.2 75 4.1 2.9 235 29 314.9 316.1 293.1 335.1 6.42 9 600 4418 1.1 -2.5 77 3.6 -0.7 238 29 317.4 318.4 292.9 334.4 5.31 10 550 5114 -2.6 -10.2 56 7.5 -5.9 233 31 321.0 321.6 292.2 331.6 3.21 11 500 5863 -7.1 -22.0 29 14.9 -11.7 231 35 324.4 324.7 291.5 329.0 1.32 12 450 6676 -12.8 -25.9 32 13.2 -16.3 227 36 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.9 1.03 13 400 7565 -17.6 -38.5 14 20.9 -21.2 227 30 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.4 0.34 14 350 8552 -23.7 -39.0 23 15.3 -26.1 227 34 336.8 336.8 293.9 338.2 0.37 15 300 9659 -32.0 -46.4 23 14.4 -33.4 220 36 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.1 0.20 16 250 10921 -41.7 -44.8 72 3.1 -42.0 214 38 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.2 0.28 17 200 12397 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 216 37 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.05 18 150 14192 -67.2 -69.3 75 2.1 -67.2 228 30 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.02 19 100 16601 -69.8 -82.6 14 12.8 -69.8 244 23 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.03 m Freezing level: 585.40 mb = 4621.11 m = 15160.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.05 mb = 4283.18 m = 14052.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.96 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 789.42 mb = 2157.71 m = 7079.03 ft T: 12.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 15.36 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.85 mb = 2068.55 m = 6786.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.15 C = 91.68 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 803.21 mb = 2011.79 m = 6600.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.21 mb = 2170.51 m = 7121.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 328.21 mb = 9013.74 m = 29572.26 ft B at Equ Level: 263.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.21 mb = 12452.77 m = 40855.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 53.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 16.56 Bulk Shear: 15.96 m/s