MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F099.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F099.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 99 hour GFS valid 3Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 34.85,-78.31 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -78.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 34 23.5 22.1 92 1.5 22.5 96 21 296.5 299.6 295.6 345.3 16.91 1 1000 46 23.8 21.8 88 2.0 22.4 101 22 297.0 300.0 295.6 345.2 16.68 2 950 494 20.9 20.4 97 0.5 20.6 107 47 298.4 301.3 295.6 345.2 16.07 3 900 962 18.6 18.6 100 0.1 18.6 117 56 300.7 303.5 295.6 345.1 15.12 4 850 1452 16.5 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 126 62 303.4 305.9 295.4 344.3 13.80 5 800 1967 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 128 63 305.9 308.2 295.0 342.9 12.33 6 750 2510 11.2 10.5 96 0.6 10.7 129 63 308.7 310.7 294.6 341.3 10.73 7 700 3084 8.1 7.1 93 1.0 7.5 129 62 311.4 313.2 294.1 339.4 9.06 8 650 3693 4.7 3.1 89 1.6 3.8 130 63 314.3 315.7 293.7 337.4 7.38 9 600 4343 1.0 -1.7 82 2.7 -0.4 132 63 317.3 318.4 293.2 335.4 5.65 10 550 5038 -2.9 -7.2 72 4.3 -4.9 136 61 320.6 321.4 292.7 333.9 4.05 11 500 5788 -6.4 -11.2 69 4.8 -8.4 141 58 325.2 325.9 293.3 336.1 3.25 12 450 6606 -10.7 -15.6 67 4.9 -12.5 155 55 329.8 330.3 294.0 338.5 2.53 13 400 7502 -15.5 -18.9 75 3.4 -16.6 157 49 334.8 335.3 294.9 342.4 2.14 14 350 8501 -20.8 -22.3 87 1.6 -21.2 136 42 340.8 341.1 296.1 347.4 1.82 15 300 9627 -26.8 -29.7 76 2.9 -27.5 163 34 347.6 347.8 297.0 351.8 1.09 16 250 10915 -37.0 -38.1 90 1.1 -37.2 173 38 351.0 351.1 297.3 353.3 0.57 17 200 12418 -49.2 -53.6 60 4.4 -49.4 181 48 354.8 354.8 297.8 355.3 0.13 18 150 14246 -62.3 -68.8 41 6.6 -62.3 176 22 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.02 19 100 16677 -70.7 -82.3 16 11.6 -70.8 205 12 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.16 m Freezing level: 586.75 mb = 4526.73 m = 14851.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.66 mb = 4279.81 m = 14041.22 ft Precipitable water: 2.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.73 % Est. max temperature: 30.27 C = 86.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.70 mb = 216.15 m = 709.13 ft T: 22.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 11.48 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 688.35 m = 2258.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.66 C K Index: 38.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 299.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.59 mb = 589.45 m = 1933.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.59 mb = 1013.48 m = 3325.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 384.59 mb = 7795.85 m = 25576.63 ft B at Equ Level: 297.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 264.59 mb = 10514.20 m = 34494.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 129.0 at 58.7 knts Storm direction: 159.0 at 44.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 514.7 neg: -0.3 tot: 514.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 2.55 Bulk Shear: 117.48 m/s