MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F063.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F063.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 63 hour GFS valid 9Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 29.97,-78.88 Latitude: 29.97 Longitude: -78.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -103 SFC 988 -0 26.1 25.2 94 1.0 25.4 44 49 300.3 304.1 299.0 361.4 20.78 2 950 349 22.9 22.6 98 0.3 22.8 54 67 300.5 303.8 297.7 354.8 18.52 3 900 820 20.5 20.5 100 0.1 20.5 62 70 302.7 305.8 297.3 353.3 17.09 4 850 1314 18.3 18.2 99 0.2 18.2 68 68 305.4 308.3 297.1 352.2 15.65 5 800 1834 16.3 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 72 64 308.5 311.3 297.1 352.3 14.46 6 750 2383 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 79 59 312.1 314.7 297.4 353.6 13.51 7 700 2965 12.0 11.7 98 0.2 11.9 83 51 315.8 318.2 297.6 354.7 12.48 8 650 3585 9.4 9.2 99 0.2 9.3 80 47 319.6 321.8 297.8 355.5 11.33 9 600 4247 6.3 6.2 99 0.2 6.2 80 47 323.4 325.4 297.8 355.5 9.96 10 550 4958 2.8 2.7 99 0.1 2.7 81 49 327.4 329.1 297.7 355.3 8.50 11 500 5725 -1.0 -1.2 99 0.2 -1.1 84 52 331.9 333.3 297.8 355.5 7.05 12 450 6559 -5.5 -5.9 97 0.3 -5.7 82 49 336.3 337.4 297.7 355.1 5.49 13 400 7474 -10.3 -11.3 93 1.0 -10.8 81 39 341.6 342.5 297.9 355.9 4.05 14 350 8491 -16.9 -18.2 90 1.3 -17.4 97 32 346.0 346.6 297.8 355.5 2.61 15 300 9627 -25.9 -26.4 95 0.5 -26.0 104 32 348.9 349.2 297.6 354.5 1.47 16 250 10926 -34.3 -42.3 44 8.0 -35.3 63 22 355.0 355.1 298.0 356.6 0.37 17 200 12444 -47.2 -50.5 69 3.3 -47.4 31 16 358.1 358.1 298.5 358.9 0.19 18 150 14281 -62.5 -64.5 77 1.9 -62.6 328 10 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.6 0.04 19 100 16675 -77.1 -80.1 62 3.0 -77.1 154 7 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.10 m Freezing level: 512.81 mb = 5528.14 m = 18136.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 514.25 mb = 5498.59 m = 18039.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.61 % Est. max temperature: 31.91 C = 89.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.93 mb = 120.63 m = 395.76 ft T: 25.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.20 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.30 mb = 465.86 m = 1528.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.85 C = 80.34 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: 0.07 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: 1.24 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.45 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.15 C K Index: 37.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 57.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.87 mb = 497.88 m = 1633.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.87 mb = 544.68 m = 1786.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 678.87 mb = 3221.77 m = 10569.98 ft B at Equ Level: 48.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 258.87 mb = 10677.78 m = 35031.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 74.1 at 55.7 knts Storm direction: 104.1 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 39.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 472.4 neg: -19.1 tot: 453.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 69.73 m/s