MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F102.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509261200F102.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 102 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 34.88,-78.61 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -78.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 42 25.9 23.1 85 2.8 23.9 106 14 298.9 302.2 297.0 351.6 18.06 1 1000 54 25.6 22.4 83 3.2 23.3 108 15 298.7 301.9 296.5 349.3 17.33 2 950 503 21.2 20.1 94 1.1 20.5 113 28 298.7 301.6 295.4 344.7 15.81 3 900 971 18.5 18.0 97 0.5 18.2 125 33 300.6 303.3 295.1 343.3 14.57 4 850 1461 16.2 15.1 93 1.1 15.5 131 37 303.1 305.5 294.6 341.2 12.84 5 800 1976 13.7 11.4 86 2.3 12.2 132 38 305.7 307.7 293.7 337.8 10.66 6 750 2518 10.9 7.1 77 3.8 8.6 134 40 308.4 310.0 292.8 334.1 8.45 7 700 3091 7.7 3.5 74 4.3 5.3 139 41 311.0 312.4 292.4 332.8 7.03 8 650 3699 4.2 -1.0 69 5.2 1.5 142 41 313.7 314.8 292.0 331.0 5.47 9 600 4346 0.4 -5.4 65 5.9 -2.3 143 42 316.6 317.5 291.8 330.3 4.26 10 550 5040 -2.9 -10.4 56 7.5 -6.1 145 40 320.7 321.3 292.0 331.0 3.14 11 500 5789 -6.9 -15.6 50 8.7 -10.1 157 37 324.6 325.1 292.3 332.4 2.27 12 450 6604 -11.9 -15.7 73 3.9 -13.3 162 34 328.3 328.8 293.6 336.9 2.50 13 400 7499 -15.6 -16.0 97 0.3 -15.7 145 22 334.7 335.2 295.3 344.3 2.75 14 350 8495 -22.0 -23.3 90 1.2 -22.4 127 18 339.1 339.4 295.6 345.2 1.68 15 300 9610 -30.3 -30.9 94 0.7 -30.4 141 12 342.7 342.9 295.8 346.3 0.96 16 250 10878 -41.0 -41.0 99 0.1 -41.0 142 8 345.1 345.2 295.9 346.8 0.42 17 200 12373 -48.9 -71.9 5 23.0 -49.4 178 16 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.01 18 150 14207 -61.2 -73.0 20 11.8 -61.4 188 19 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16647 -71.6 -82.8 17 11.2 -71.6 245 5 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.52 m Freezing level: 593.38 mb = 4437.63 m = 14558.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.51 mb = 3944.79 m = 12942.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.05 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.18 mb = 391.63 m = 1284.86 ft T: 22.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 21.28 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.24 mb = 750.36 m = 2461.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.08 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 33.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 434.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.72 mb = 680.57 m = 2232.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.72 mb = 916.12 m = 3005.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 345.72 mb = 8583.77 m = 28161.63 ft B at Equ Level: 434.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.72 mb = 12845.25 m = 42142.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 138.0 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 168.0 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 207.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 8.19 Bulk Shear: 53.10 m/s