MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F096.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F096.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4 day GFS valid 12Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 33.74,-80.20 Latitude: 33.74 Longitude: -80.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -97 SFC 985 39 21.9 21.1 95 0.8 21.3 81 21 296.3 299.3 295.1 343.1 16.22 2 950 350 20.1 19.8 98 0.3 19.9 95 39 297.6 300.4 294.9 342.6 15.52 3 900 816 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 17.9 103 42 300.0 302.7 294.9 342.6 14.54 4 850 1305 16.1 16.1 100 0.0 16.1 110 42 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.4 13.64 5 800 1820 14.2 14.2 100 0.0 14.2 114 44 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.8 12.81 6 750 2365 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.3 120 44 309.9 312.1 295.8 346.5 12.02 7 700 2942 10.0 9.9 100 0.0 9.9 125 38 313.5 315.6 296.1 347.7 11.04 8 650 3557 7.4 7.3 100 0.0 7.3 117 32 317.3 319.2 296.3 348.6 9.95 9 600 4213 4.1 4.1 100 0.0 4.1 112 32 320.9 322.6 296.3 348.4 8.59 10 550 4918 0.6 0.6 99 0.1 0.6 111 31 324.8 326.3 296.3 348.5 7.27 11 500 5679 -2.9 -3.1 98 0.2 -3.0 110 30 329.6 330.8 296.6 349.9 6.11 12 450 6509 -6.7 -7.0 98 0.3 -6.8 109 28 334.8 335.9 297.1 352.1 5.04 13 400 7422 -11.7 -12.3 95 0.6 -12.0 112 28 339.8 340.6 297.3 352.9 3.71 14 350 8435 -17.1 -20.9 72 3.9 -18.3 125 22 345.8 346.2 297.4 353.4 2.06 15 300 9573 -25.3 -30.3 63 5.0 -26.4 128 19 349.7 349.9 297.4 353.7 1.03 16 250 10867 -36.3 -40.6 65 4.3 -36.9 131 13 352.0 352.1 297.4 353.8 0.44 17 200 12371 -48.9 -53.8 56 5.0 -49.1 169 7 355.4 355.4 297.9 355.9 0.13 18 150 14205 -61.8 -74.8 16 12.9 -62.0 182 16 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16646 -70.8 -82.6 16 11.8 -70.9 216 4 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.84 m Freezing level: 540.85 mb = 5057.18 m = 16591.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 541.53 mb = 5041.90 m = 16541.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.13 mb = 131.66 m = 431.95 ft T: 21.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.68 C/km ThetaE index: 0.52 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.12 mb = 550.48 m = 1806.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.15 C = 75.48 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: 2.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.45 C Showalter Index: 2.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 37.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.93 C Cross Totals Index: 18.92 C K Index: 34.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.87 mb = 525.03 m = 1722.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.87 mb = 665.10 m = 2182.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 875.87 mb = 1048.44 m = 3439.71 ft B at Equ Level: 18.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 755.87 mb = 2299.01 m = 7542.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 112.0 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 142.0 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.5 neg: -6.3 tot: 247.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.98 Bulk Shear: 18.58 m/s