MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509270000F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509270000F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 6Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 30.35,-78.37 Latitude: 30.35 Longitude: -78.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -94 SFC 989 -0 26.7 25.4 93 1.3 25.7 120 49 300.7 304.6 299.2 362.8 21.06 2 950 359 23.4 23.2 99 0.2 23.2 129 67 300.9 304.4 298.1 357.3 19.13 3 900 831 21.3 21.2 99 0.1 21.2 137 68 303.5 306.8 298.0 356.6 17.89 4 850 1326 19.0 18.8 99 0.2 18.8 141 68 306.0 309.1 297.7 354.7 16.23 5 800 1847 16.7 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 147 68 308.9 311.7 297.5 353.9 14.82 6 750 2396 14.3 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 152 68 312.1 314.6 297.4 353.7 13.56 7 700 2977 11.6 11.3 98 0.4 11.4 154 67 315.4 317.7 297.3 353.0 12.09 8 650 3594 8.7 8.3 97 0.5 8.5 153 64 318.8 320.9 297.1 352.4 10.62 9 600 4253 5.6 5.4 99 0.2 5.4 153 59 322.5 324.4 297.2 352.7 9.40 10 550 4962 2.0 2.0 99 0.1 2.0 155 54 326.5 328.1 297.3 352.8 8.05 11 500 5726 -1.8 -1.9 99 0.2 -1.9 158 50 330.9 332.2 297.3 353.1 6.66 12 450 6559 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -6.0 162 49 335.9 337.0 297.5 354.3 5.38 13 400 7474 -10.5 -11.5 93 0.9 -11.0 166 48 341.3 342.1 297.8 355.3 3.98 14 350 8490 -16.7 -18.1 89 1.4 -17.2 173 50 346.3 346.9 297.9 355.9 2.63 15 300 9630 -24.8 -25.6 93 0.8 -25.1 178 45 350.4 350.7 298.0 356.4 1.58 16 250 10930 -34.4 -34.8 96 0.4 -34.4 188 29 355.0 355.2 298.3 358.2 0.80 17 200 12450 -46.9 -47.6 92 0.7 -47.0 190 21 358.4 358.5 298.6 359.5 0.26 18 150 14285 -63.8 -64.2 94 0.5 -63.8 191 11 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.5 0.05 19 100 16696 -74.7 -82.1 31 7.4 -74.7 134 8 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5820.49 m Freezing level: 523.29 mb = 5370.06 m = 17618.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 524.36 mb = 5344.61 m = 17534.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.29 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.60 mb = 160.27 m = 525.80 ft T: 25.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 10.44 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 474.22 m = 1555.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Cap Strength: -0.12 C Lifted Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.27 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.75 C Cross Totals Index: 20.52 C K Index: 39.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 410.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 357.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.99 mb = 506.97 m = 1663.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.99 mb = 553.85 m = 1817.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.99 mb = 10957.86 m = 35950.55 ft B at Equ Level: 357.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.99 mb = 15661.60 m = 51382.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 148.3 at 62.1 knts Storm direction: 178.3 at 46.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 497.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 497.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 5.05 Bulk Shear: 70.91 m/s