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: 34.93,-78.29 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -78.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 26.4 23.0 82 3.4 24.0 108 14 299.3 302.6 297.0 351.8 17.95 1 1000 59 25.9 22.1 79 3.9 23.2 110 16 299.1 302.2 296.3 348.6 16.97 2 950 509 21.4 19.9 91 1.5 20.4 115 28 298.9 301.8 295.4 344.3 15.57 3 900 977 18.6 17.9 95 0.8 18.1 124 32 300.7 303.4 295.1 343.2 14.47 4 850 1467 16.3 15.0 92 1.4 15.4 132 35 303.3 305.6 294.6 340.9 12.68 5 800 1982 13.9 11.0 83 2.8 12.1 134 36 305.9 307.9 293.6 337.2 10.40 6 750 2525 11.1 5.4 68 5.7 7.8 136 37 308.7 310.1 292.2 331.7 7.55 7 700 3098 7.9 0.9 61 7.0 4.2 140 38 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.5 5.86 8 650 3706 4.3 -3.4 57 7.7 0.5 143 39 313.8 314.7 291.2 328.4 4.58 9 600 4353 0.6 -7.4 55 8.0 -3.0 143 40 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.7 3.66 10 550 5047 -2.8 -11.3 52 8.5 -6.4 145 38 320.7 321.3 291.8 330.4 2.93 11 500 5796 -7.1 -15.6 50 8.6 -10.2 156 35 324.4 324.9 292.3 332.1 2.27 12 450 6610 -12.1 -16.1 72 4.0 -13.6 162 33 328.0 328.5 293.4 336.2 2.41 13 400 7504 -16.2 -16.5 98 0.3 -16.3 155 23 334.0 334.5 295.1 343.2 2.64 14 350 8498 -22.3 -23.2 93 0.8 -22.6 134 16 338.6 339.0 295.4 344.8 1.69 15 300 9612 -30.6 -31.5 91 1.0 -30.7 134 12 342.3 342.5 295.7 345.8 0.91 16 250 10879 -40.9 -42.1 88 1.2 -41.0 154 9 345.3 345.4 295.9 346.8 0.38 17 200 12375 -48.8 -72.3 5 23.5 -49.3 180 17 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 18 150 14209 -61.4 -72.4 22 11.0 -61.5 186 20 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.01 19 100 16647 -71.6 -82.8 17 11.2 -71.7 244 6 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.87 m Freezing level: 591.40 mb = 4472.04 m = 14671.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.05 mb = 3792.42 m = 12442.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.02 mb = 462.89 m = 1518.66 ft T: 21.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 23.44 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.87 mb = 844.67 m = 2771.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 31.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 416.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.09 mb = 739.03 m = 2424.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.09 mb = 976.13 m = 3202.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 340.09 mb = 8705.12 m = 28559.77 ft B at Equ Level: 416.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.09 mb = 12698.76 m = 41662.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 138.6 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 168.6 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 183.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 9.49 Bulk Shear: 43.87 m/s