MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F087.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509260600F087.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 87 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 34.95,-78.88 Latitude: 34.95 Longitude: -78.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 54 22.0 19.9 87 2.2 20.5 50 22 294.9 297.5 293.6 337.0 14.69 1 1000 83 22.0 19.6 86 2.4 20.4 52 27 295.2 297.8 293.5 336.7 14.48 2 950 527 18.5 18.3 99 0.2 18.4 55 47 296.0 298.5 293.4 336.6 14.10 3 900 991 17.1 17.1 100 0.0 17.1 76 54 299.2 301.7 294.1 339.3 13.77 4 850 1479 15.3 14.5 95 0.8 14.8 96 56 302.2 304.5 294.0 338.6 12.31 5 800 1993 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 104 57 305.1 307.2 294.1 339.3 11.43 6 750 2535 11.1 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 108 56 308.6 310.6 294.5 340.8 10.59 7 700 3110 9.0 7.1 88 1.9 7.8 113 51 312.4 314.2 294.4 340.4 9.05 8 650 3722 6.2 4.8 91 1.4 5.4 122 53 316.0 317.6 294.8 342.2 8.33 9 600 4376 3.1 1.7 90 1.4 2.3 128 54 319.7 321.1 295.0 342.8 7.22 10 550 5077 -0.9 -2.4 90 1.5 -1.7 131 52 323.0 324.1 294.8 342.0 5.85 11 500 5832 -5.5 -7.7 85 2.2 -6.5 132 47 326.3 327.1 294.4 340.6 4.29 12 450 6649 -11.0 -13.7 81 2.6 -12.1 138 39 329.4 330.0 294.2 339.5 2.95 13 400 7543 -17.2 -19.1 85 1.9 -17.9 146 37 332.6 333.0 294.3 340.0 2.11 14 350 8532 -23.1 -24.0 92 0.9 -23.4 150 45 337.6 337.9 295.1 343.3 1.57 15 300 9646 -29.8 -30.2 97 0.4 -29.9 149 53 343.3 343.6 296.0 347.3 1.04 16 250 10920 -38.9 -40.0 89 1.1 -39.0 164 52 348.3 348.4 296.7 350.1 0.47 17 200 12415 -49.5 -50.9 85 1.4 -49.6 173 41 354.3 354.3 297.7 355.1 0.18 18 150 14241 -62.7 -66.4 61 3.7 -62.8 188 21 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.2 0.03 19 100 16672 -71.6 -83.3 16 11.7 -71.6 191 12 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.44 m Freezing level: 561.59 mb = 4914.49 m = 16123.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 571.23 mb = 4771.91 m = 15655.68 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.12 mb = 327.92 m = 1075.85 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.06 mb = 626.56 m = 2055.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.79 C = 74.82 F Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lifted Index: 2.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.17 C Showalter Index: 1.82 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.91 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.87 C Cross Totals Index: 20.04 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5069.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.14 mb = 598.50 m = 1963.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 109.8 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 139.8 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 801.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 801.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 267.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 246.71 m/s