MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260000F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 12Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 36.94,-80.76 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 506 SFC 927 716 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 66 17 296.9 299.3 293.1 335.2 13.27 3 900 968 16.3 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 70 38 298.3 300.6 293.2 335.4 12.77 4 850 1454 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.2 80 51 301.0 303.3 293.4 336.6 12.08 5 800 1966 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.5 101 53 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.6 11.42 6 750 2506 9.6 8.8 94 0.8 9.1 113 52 307.0 308.8 293.3 335.8 9.52 7 700 3078 7.2 5.0 86 2.2 5.9 118 52 310.5 312.0 293.0 334.6 7.84 8 650 3686 4.0 2.0 87 2.0 2.9 122 51 313.5 314.8 293.0 334.9 6.84 9 600 4333 0.5 -0.9 90 1.4 -0.3 120 50 316.7 317.8 293.2 335.6 5.97 10 550 5028 -3.2 -5.9 82 2.7 -4.5 117 48 320.3 321.1 293.0 334.8 4.47 11 500 5776 -7.8 -11.0 78 3.2 -9.1 112 44 323.5 324.2 292.9 334.5 3.30 12 450 6589 -11.9 -13.4 88 1.5 -12.5 113 39 328.3 328.9 294.0 338.6 3.03 13 400 7483 -17.3 -18.1 93 0.8 -17.6 103 32 332.5 333.0 294.4 340.6 2.30 14 350 8471 -23.8 -23.8 100 0.0 -23.8 111 32 336.7 337.1 294.9 342.5 1.60 15 300 9581 -30.3 -30.3 100 0.1 -30.3 105 22 342.7 343.0 295.9 346.6 1.03 16 250 10852 -40.2 -40.3 99 0.1 -40.2 95 22 346.3 346.4 296.2 348.1 0.45 17 200 12343 -49.1 -59.2 30 10.1 -49.4 142 13 355.1 355.1 297.8 355.3 0.07 18 150 14179 -61.6 -71.4 26 9.8 -61.7 148 22 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.0 0.02 19 100 16632 -69.4 -82.2 14 12.8 -69.4 220 8 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.31 m Freezing level: 593.61 mb = 4422.02 m = 14507.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.32 mb = 4275.30 m = 14026.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.12 % Est. max temperature: 25.95 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.71 mb = 755.25 m = 2477.82 ft T: 17.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 3.97 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1253.43 m = 4112.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.32 C = 68.57 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: 0.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: 0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 34.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5069.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.83 mb = 1219.18 m = 3999.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 109.7 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 139.7 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 629.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 629.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 209.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 115.13 m/s