MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F084.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F084.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3.5 day GFS valid 18Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 34.64,-81.15 Latitude: 34.64 Longitude: -81.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 SFC 998 148 19.6 18.8 95 0.9 19.1 20 10 293.0 295.4 292.3 332.1 13.78 2 950 570 16.7 16.7 100 0.0 16.7 31 28 294.2 296.5 291.9 330.5 12.71 3 900 1030 14.8 14.5 98 0.3 14.7 50 34 296.8 298.9 291.8 330.4 11.64 4 850 1514 13.0 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 54 32 299.7 301.7 292.2 331.8 10.96 5 800 2023 11.3 10.7 96 0.6 10.9 56 28 303.2 305.0 292.6 333.3 10.14 6 750 2562 9.1 7.6 91 1.4 8.2 49 24 306.4 308.0 292.5 333.0 8.80 7 700 3132 6.1 4.8 91 1.3 5.3 45 20 309.2 310.7 292.5 332.8 7.71 8 650 3736 2.7 2.5 99 0.2 2.6 73 21 312.0 313.4 292.8 334.1 7.10 9 600 4381 -0.3 -0.4 99 0.1 -0.4 100 23 315.7 316.9 293.2 335.3 6.19 10 550 5075 -3.1 -3.4 97 0.4 -3.3 106 26 320.5 321.5 293.8 338.0 5.42 11 500 5827 -6.5 -7.1 96 0.6 -6.8 112 26 325.1 326.0 294.3 340.0 4.51 12 450 6644 -10.8 -11.4 96 0.5 -11.1 116 28 329.6 330.3 294.7 341.7 3.57 13 400 7541 -16.1 -16.2 99 0.2 -16.2 122 31 334.1 334.7 295.1 343.5 2.70 14 350 8534 -22.6 -22.6 100 0.0 -22.5 130 34 338.4 338.7 295.5 344.8 1.79 15 300 9647 -30.6 -30.6 100 -0.0 -30.6 136 34 342.2 342.4 295.7 346.0 1.00 16 250 10915 -40.7 -40.7 100 -0.0 -40.7 143 38 345.6 345.6 296.0 347.3 0.44 17 200 12393 -53.0 -53.2 98 0.2 -53.1 152 56 348.8 348.8 296.5 349.3 0.14 18 150 14219 -59.7 -78.9 6 19.3 -59.9 219 19 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16663 -70.2 -82.3 15 12.1 -70.3 198 8 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.64 m Freezing level: 605.65 mb = 4308.35 m = 14134.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.53 mb = 4293.97 m = 14087.66 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.55 C = 79.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.64 mb = 253.24 m = 830.85 ft T: 18.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 1.70 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.27 mb = 594.28 m = 1949.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.98 C = 69.77 F Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lifted Index: 4.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 3.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.48 C Cross Totals Index: 19.26 C K Index: 30.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.41 mb = 629.05 m = 2063.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.41 mb = 674.30 m = 2212.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 898.41 mb = 1045.13 m = 3428.86 ft B at Equ Level: 15.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 798.41 mb = 2039.74 m = 6691.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 70.5 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 100.5 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.1 neg: -53.7 tot: 131.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 36.72 m/s