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: 35.11,-78.4 Latitude: 35.11 Longitude: -78.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 46 26.3 22.8 81 3.5 23.8 99 15 299.3 302.5 296.8 350.9 17.67 1 1000 62 25.9 22.0 79 3.9 23.1 101 17 299.0 302.1 296.3 348.2 16.87 2 950 511 21.3 19.8 91 1.5 20.3 106 28 298.8 301.6 295.3 343.9 15.49 3 900 979 18.4 18.0 97 0.4 18.1 116 32 300.5 303.1 295.1 343.1 14.54 4 850 1469 16.2 15.0 93 1.2 15.4 127 36 303.1 305.4 294.5 340.7 12.70 5 800 1983 13.6 11.3 86 2.3 12.1 130 37 305.7 307.6 293.7 337.4 10.58 6 750 2525 10.9 6.1 72 4.8 8.0 134 38 308.4 309.9 292.4 332.5 7.90 7 700 3098 7.7 1.8 66 6.0 4.5 138 39 311.1 312.2 291.8 330.4 6.23 8 650 3706 4.1 -2.2 63 6.3 0.9 141 40 313.6 314.6 291.6 329.5 5.01 9 600 4352 0.4 -6.0 62 6.4 -2.6 142 41 316.6 317.4 291.6 329.7 4.08 10 550 5046 -2.9 -10.2 57 7.3 -6.0 144 39 320.6 321.2 292.0 331.2 3.20 11 500 5796 -7.1 -14.3 56 7.3 -9.9 152 35 324.4 324.9 292.5 332.9 2.52 12 450 6610 -11.9 -14.7 80 2.8 -13.0 159 32 328.2 328.8 293.7 337.5 2.72 13 400 7504 -16.1 -16.2 99 0.2 -16.1 149 21 334.1 334.7 295.1 343.5 2.69 14 350 8498 -22.4 -23.4 91 1.0 -22.7 123 18 338.6 338.9 295.4 344.6 1.66 15 300 9612 -30.6 -31.4 93 0.8 -30.7 133 13 342.3 342.5 295.7 345.8 0.92 16 250 10880 -40.9 -41.8 91 0.9 -41.0 140 8 345.3 345.4 295.9 346.8 0.39 17 200 12374 -48.9 -72.0 5 23.0 -49.5 175 18 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 18 150 14208 -61.4 -72.2 22 10.8 -61.5 190 21 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.01 19 100 16647 -71.8 -82.8 18 11.1 -71.8 249 7 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.19 m Freezing level: 593.54 mb = 4442.04 m = 14573.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.11 mb = 3867.39 m = 12688.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.98 C = 85.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.11 mb = 491.70 m = 1613.18 ft T: 21.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 21.43 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 815.11 m = 2674.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.89 C = 80.39 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.05 C K Index: 32.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 400.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.74 mb = 734.84 m = 2410.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.74 mb = 971.62 m = 3187.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 350.74 mb = 8482.58 m = 27829.63 ft B at Equ Level: 399.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.74 mb = 12676.56 m = 41589.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 135.3 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 165.3 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 212.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 7.18 Bulk Shear: 55.76 m/s