MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 34.27,-77.98 Latitude: 34.27 Longitude: -77.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 24.5 23.0 92 1.5 23.5 96 23 297.4 300.6 296.5 349.4 17.94 1 1000 41 25.0 22.6 86 2.4 23.2 97 29 298.1 301.3 296.4 348.9 17.48 2 950 491 21.7 21.0 96 0.7 21.2 102 55 299.2 302.2 296.1 347.9 16.69 3 900 960 19.2 19.0 99 0.1 19.1 110 63 301.3 304.1 296.0 347.1 15.59 4 850 1451 16.8 16.7 99 0.2 16.7 120 66 303.8 306.4 295.7 346.0 14.19 5 800 1967 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 123 66 306.4 308.7 295.4 344.4 12.67 6 750 2511 11.6 11.2 98 0.3 11.3 124 65 309.1 311.2 295.1 343.3 11.23 7 700 3085 8.6 8.3 98 0.2 8.4 126 63 312.0 313.8 294.9 342.4 9.88 8 650 3695 5.3 5.1 98 0.2 5.2 127 62 315.0 316.6 294.7 341.6 8.52 9 600 4346 1.6 1.3 98 0.3 1.4 128 60 317.9 319.3 294.4 340.2 7.01 10 550 5042 -2.7 -4.2 89 1.5 -3.5 133 61 320.9 321.9 293.7 337.4 5.09 11 500 5792 -6.6 -10.0 76 3.4 -8.1 140 59 325.0 325.7 293.6 336.9 3.57 12 450 6609 -10.3 -13.9 75 3.6 -11.7 148 57 330.3 330.9 294.4 340.3 2.90 13 400 7511 -13.8 -18.0 70 4.2 -15.3 154 50 337.1 337.5 295.6 345.3 2.32 14 350 8514 -19.9 -22.1 83 2.2 -20.6 149 41 341.9 342.3 296.4 348.7 1.86 15 300 9639 -28.1 -28.8 93 0.8 -28.2 154 44 345.8 346.1 296.7 350.3 1.18 16 250 10924 -37.2 -37.2 100 0.0 -37.2 173 48 350.8 350.9 297.3 353.3 0.63 17 200 12425 -49.6 -49.6 100 0.0 -49.6 162 38 354.2 354.3 297.7 355.1 0.21 18 150 14248 -62.7 -66.9 56 4.3 -62.7 153 18 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.03 19 100 16682 -71.2 -82.4 17 11.2 -71.2 193 15 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.97 m Freezing level: 581.70 mb = 4600.54 m = 15093.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 585.86 mb = 4536.63 m = 14883.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.76 mb = 193.85 m = 635.99 ft T: 23.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 12.43 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.71 mb = 687.71 m = 2256.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.44 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 39.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 415.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.81 mb = 593.91 m = 1948.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.81 mb = 923.32 m = 3029.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 403.81 mb = 7438.28 m = 24403.52 ft B at Equ Level: 415.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.81 mb = 12298.25 m = 40348.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 124.2 at 60.6 knts Storm direction: 154.2 at 45.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 602.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 602.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 200.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 4.02 Bulk Shear: 103.50 m/s