MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509251800F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 6Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 35.29,-78.58 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -78.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 999 60 22.4 21.2 93 1.2 21.6 76 22 295.6 298.5 294.8 341.8 16.09 2 950 499 20.0 19.8 98 0.3 19.9 84 45 297.5 300.3 294.8 342.2 15.44 3 900 966 18.0 18.0 100 0.0 18.0 99 52 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.8 14.59 4 850 1455 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 15.9 115 57 302.9 305.3 295.0 342.7 13.45 5 800 1970 13.7 13.2 97 0.5 13.4 123 59 305.8 308.0 294.7 341.8 12.01 6 750 2513 11.1 10.1 93 1.0 10.5 127 59 308.7 310.6 294.4 340.3 10.41 7 700 3087 8.3 6.8 91 1.4 7.4 126 59 311.7 313.4 294.1 339.2 8.92 8 650 3696 4.1 2.1 87 2.0 3.0 125 58 313.6 315.0 293.1 335.2 6.89 9 600 4344 0.4 -4.9 68 5.3 -2.1 127 57 316.6 317.5 291.9 330.9 4.44 10 550 5037 -3.4 -6.6 78 3.3 -4.9 132 54 320.1 320.9 292.7 333.9 4.23 11 500 5787 -6.4 -8.5 85 2.1 -7.4 140 49 325.2 326.0 294.0 338.6 4.02 12 450 6605 -10.0 -13.8 74 3.7 -11.5 142 43 330.6 331.2 294.5 340.7 2.94 13 400 7505 -15.4 -16.5 91 1.1 -15.8 156 35 335.0 335.5 295.3 344.2 2.63 14 350 8501 -21.5 -22.3 93 0.8 -21.7 135 34 339.8 340.2 295.8 346.4 1.83 15 300 9620 -29.5 -30.5 92 0.9 -29.7 148 30 343.8 344.0 296.1 347.6 1.01 16 250 10897 -37.4 -56.6 12 19.2 -38.6 170 39 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.8 0.07 17 200 12397 -49.2 -68.7 9 19.5 -49.7 192 34 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.02 18 150 14230 -61.8 -75.7 14 13.9 -62.0 184 38 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16663 -71.0 -82.6 16 11.6 -71.1 178 7 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.09 m Freezing level: 594.45 mb = 4420.86 m = 14503.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.83 mb = 4067.82 m = 13345.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.35 % Est. max temperature: 29.69 C = 85.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.78 mb = 204.07 m = 669.50 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 11.92 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 627.92 m = 2060.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.99 C = 76.98 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 36.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 149.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.80 mb = 564.95 m = 1853.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 717.80 mb = 2878.35 m = 9443.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 467.80 mb = 6304.16 m = 20682.70 ft B at Equ Level: 147.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 327.80 mb = 8976.95 m = 29451.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 122.0 at 54.0 knts Storm direction: 152.0 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 653.8 neg: -6.9 tot: 646.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 215.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 165.48 m/s