MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509271200F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509271200F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 18Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 35.54,-80.18 Latitude: 35.54 Longitude: -80.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 989 207 18.2 17.8 97 0.4 17.9 31 13 292.3 294.7 291.6 329.4 13.09 2 950 548 16.3 16.2 100 0.0 16.3 38 31 293.7 295.9 291.4 328.8 12.32 3 900 1008 14.5 14.5 100 0.0 14.6 57 41 296.5 298.6 291.7 330.0 11.62 4 850 1492 13.6 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 81 37 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.57 5 800 2003 11.9 11.9 100 0.0 11.9 98 25 303.9 305.9 293.5 336.7 11.04 6 750 2542 9.3 9.2 99 0.1 9.2 111 15 306.7 308.5 293.4 336.2 9.79 7 700 3113 6.7 6.4 98 0.3 6.5 123 10 309.9 311.5 293.4 336.4 8.65 8 650 3719 3.3 3.0 98 0.2 3.1 147 8 312.7 314.1 293.2 335.5 7.35 9 600 4366 -0.0 -0.1 100 0.1 -0.1 148 12 316.1 317.3 293.3 336.1 6.34 10 550 5060 -3.0 -3.2 98 0.3 -3.1 144 18 320.6 321.6 293.9 338.3 5.49 11 500 5811 -6.6 -7.0 97 0.4 -6.8 148 22 325.0 325.9 294.3 340.1 4.53 12 450 6628 -11.2 -11.6 97 0.4 -11.3 149 22 329.2 329.9 294.6 341.1 3.50 13 400 7523 -16.6 -16.7 98 0.2 -16.6 148 22 333.5 334.0 294.9 342.5 2.58 14 350 8515 -22.5 -22.5 100 0.0 -22.5 156 25 338.4 338.8 295.5 344.9 1.79 15 300 9631 -29.7 -29.7 100 -0.0 -29.7 169 30 343.5 343.7 296.1 347.6 1.09 16 250 10903 -39.8 -39.8 100 -0.0 -39.8 194 41 346.9 347.0 296.4 348.9 0.48 17 200 12394 -50.3 -65.1 16 14.8 -50.7 219 56 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.03 18 150 14222 -62.1 -77.5 11 15.4 -62.2 246 50 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16654 -72.7 -82.3 22 9.6 -72.8 243 18 387.2 387.2 303.4 387.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.01 m Freezing level: 600.75 mb = 4355.81 m = 14290.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.51 mb = 4345.21 m = 14255.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.88 % Est. max temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.99 mb = 256.02 m = 839.95 ft T: 17.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 0.61 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.80 mb = 621.93 m = 2040.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.02 C = 68.04 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: 4.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.59 C Showalter Index: 2.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.26 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.14 C Cross Totals Index: 20.12 C K Index: 33.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.61 mb = 668.84 m = 2194.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 931.61 mb = 714.35 m = 2343.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 921.61 mb = 806.11 m = 2644.69 ft B at Equ Level: 19.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 841.61 mb = 1575.49 m = 5168.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 103.0 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 133.0 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -23.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 380.8 neg: -17.4 tot: 363.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 80.24 m/s