MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F084.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F084.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3.5 day GFS valid 0Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 33.18,-79.99 Latitude: 33.18 Longitude: -79.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 20.5 19.8 96 0.6 20.1 14 18 293.3 295.9 293.0 335.0 14.66 1 1000 54 20.5 19.6 95 0.9 19.9 17 26 293.6 296.2 293.0 334.8 14.47 2 950 496 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 24 47 295.4 297.9 293.1 335.1 13.80 3 900 960 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 42 56 298.8 301.2 293.8 338.0 13.47 4 850 1448 16.0 16.0 100 0.0 16.0 61 61 302.9 305.5 295.1 343.2 13.61 5 800 1964 14.3 14.3 100 0.0 14.3 73 58 306.4 308.8 295.6 345.2 12.92 6 750 2508 11.9 11.8 100 0.1 11.9 80 56 309.5 311.7 295.6 345.1 11.70 7 700 3084 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 82 54 312.4 314.4 295.3 344.2 10.28 8 650 3696 5.8 5.7 99 0.1 5.8 82 51 315.6 317.3 295.1 343.4 8.89 9 600 4348 2.1 2.0 100 0.1 2.0 79 46 318.5 319.9 294.8 342.0 7.40 10 550 5046 -1.8 -2.1 98 0.3 -2.0 75 43 321.9 323.1 294.6 341.3 5.97 11 500 5799 -5.7 -6.2 96 0.5 -6.0 71 36 326.1 327.0 294.8 342.0 4.81 12 450 6620 -9.7 -10.4 94 0.7 -10.1 64 30 331.0 331.8 295.3 344.1 3.84 13 400 7521 -14.9 -15.5 95 0.6 -15.1 58 26 335.7 336.3 295.7 345.7 2.87 14 350 8519 -21.2 -21.2 100 0.0 -21.2 70 20 340.2 340.7 296.1 347.5 2.02 15 300 9640 -28.7 -28.7 100 -0.0 -28.7 95 15 345.0 345.2 296.5 349.5 1.20 16 250 10920 -38.1 -38.1 100 -0.0 -38.1 122 23 349.4 349.6 297.0 351.7 0.57 17 200 12414 -50.9 -50.9 100 0.0 -50.9 122 30 352.2 352.2 297.3 352.9 0.18 18 150 14230 -62.1 -68.2 44 6.1 -62.2 214 36 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.03 19 100 16681 -70.8 -83.0 15 12.2 -70.8 155 11 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.07 m Freezing level: 573.62 mb = 4715.96 m = 15472.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 574.75 mb = 4692.60 m = 15395.48 ft Precipitable water: 2.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.31 mb = 94.65 m = 310.53 ft T: 20.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 3.96 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 955.08 mb = 450.48 m = 1477.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.48 C = 72.46 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: 2.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.71 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.47 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.74 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 37.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.22 mb = 494.46 m = 1622.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.22 mb = 539.68 m = 1770.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 935.22 mb = 630.80 m = 2069.53 ft B at Equ Level: 19.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 855.22 mb = 1395.63 m = 4578.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 68.4 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 98.4 at 36.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 872.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 872.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 290.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.5 stream: 13.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 170.37 m/s