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: 35.19,-78.23 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -78.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 26.4 22.6 80 3.8 23.7 96 15 299.3 302.5 296.7 350.5 17.51 1 1000 65 25.9 21.7 78 4.2 22.9 98 17 299.1 302.1 296.1 347.4 16.58 2 950 515 21.4 19.6 89 1.8 20.1 103 28 298.9 301.7 295.1 343.4 15.27 3 900 983 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 114 32 300.5 303.1 294.9 342.5 14.32 4 850 1472 16.2 14.8 92 1.3 15.3 126 35 303.1 305.4 294.4 340.3 12.56 5 800 1987 13.6 11.6 88 2.0 12.3 131 36 305.6 307.6 293.9 338.1 10.81 6 750 2529 10.9 6.6 75 4.2 8.3 135 36 308.4 309.9 292.6 333.3 8.19 7 700 3102 7.7 1.5 65 6.2 4.3 139 37 311.0 312.2 291.7 330.0 6.09 8 650 3709 4.1 -2.8 60 7.0 0.6 142 39 313.6 314.6 291.3 328.7 4.77 9 600 4356 0.6 -7.2 56 7.8 -3.0 142 40 316.8 317.5 291.4 328.8 3.71 10 550 5050 -3.0 -10.5 56 7.6 -6.2 144 38 320.6 321.2 291.9 330.9 3.12 11 500 5800 -7.1 -14.1 57 7.1 -9.8 151 34 324.4 324.9 292.6 333.1 2.56 12 450 6614 -11.9 -15.3 76 3.4 -13.1 157 32 328.3 328.8 293.6 337.2 2.60 13 400 7508 -16.4 -16.7 97 0.3 -16.5 152 23 333.7 334.2 295.0 342.7 2.59 14 350 8500 -22.7 -23.3 95 0.6 -22.8 125 18 338.2 338.5 295.3 344.3 1.68 15 300 9614 -30.7 -31.9 89 1.2 -30.9 132 14 342.1 342.3 295.6 345.5 0.88 16 250 10881 -40.6 -42.9 79 2.3 -40.8 148 10 345.7 345.7 296.0 347.0 0.35 17 200 12375 -49.1 -71.6 6 22.5 -49.6 172 18 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 14209 -61.4 -71.7 24 10.3 -61.6 191 21 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.02 19 100 16646 -71.7 -82.8 18 11.1 -71.8 249 7 389.2 389.2 303.6 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.24 m Freezing level: 591.95 mb = 4467.96 m = 14658.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.53 mb = 3815.36 m = 12517.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.00 C = 86.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.25 mb = 521.78 m = 1711.87 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 21.74 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.74 mb = 879.99 m = 2887.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.95 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.89 C K Index: 31.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.06 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 354.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.91 mb = 774.56 m = 2541.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.91 mb = 1108.18 m = 3635.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 346.91 mb = 8564.35 m = 28097.93 ft B at Equ Level: 353.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.91 mb = 12147.88 m = 39854.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 135.1 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 165.1 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 213.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 6.25 Bulk Shear: 56.76 m/s