MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F384.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2509271800F384.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 16 day GFS valid 18Z MON 13 OCT 25 Station: 34.03,-83.88 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -83.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 978 304 16.2 15.7 97 0.5 15.9 90 6 291.2 293.3 289.9 323.9 11.55 2 950 549 14.4 14.3 100 0.0 14.4 98 14 291.8 293.7 289.5 322.6 10.87 3 900 1005 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 132 17 294.5 296.4 289.9 323.9 10.25 4 850 1485 11.7 11.6 100 0.0 11.7 170 18 298.4 300.2 291.2 328.0 10.17 5 800 1992 9.5 9.4 99 0.2 9.5 195 15 301.3 303.0 291.4 328.8 9.29 6 750 2526 7.0 6.0 93 1.0 6.4 197 9 304.2 305.7 291.1 327.8 7.84 7 700 3092 5.7 -9.2 33 14.9 -0.7 240 13 308.7 309.3 287.9 317.4 2.72 8 650 3694 2.9 -27.5 9 30.4 -5.7 257 17 312.3 312.4 286.9 314.4 0.61 9 600 4336 -1.2 -33.4 7 32.2 -8.8 270 19 314.8 314.8 287.5 316.1 0.38 10 550 5023 -5.8 -31.0 12 25.2 -11.8 273 24 317.2 317.3 288.4 319.1 0.52 11 500 5763 -10.9 -31.2 17 20.3 -15.4 267 29 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.8 0.57 12 450 6561 -17.3 -38.3 14 21.0 -20.8 262 34 321.5 321.5 289.6 322.6 0.31 13 400 7433 -23.3 -49.2 7 25.9 -26.1 255 39 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.1 0.11 14 350 8402 -27.2 -57.9 4 30.7 -29.6 246 36 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.04 15 300 9498 -33.6 -62.6 4 29.0 -35.2 246 38 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.03 16 250 10749 -43.6 -65.6 7 22.0 -44.3 252 53 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 17 200 12218 -53.9 -69.5 13 15.6 -54.1 243 43 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14021 -62.7 -76.9 13 14.2 -62.9 248 46 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 19 100 16476 -68.0 -83.3 10 15.3 -68.1 237 28 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.33 m Freezing level: 614.28 mb = 4153.03 m = 13625.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.80 mb = 3035.51 m = 9958.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.95 % Est. max temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.46 mb = 367.65 m = 1206.19 ft T: 15.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 14.39 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 709.80 m = 2328.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.71 C = 63.88 F Cap Strength: 4.37 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.76 C Showalter Index: 1.26 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.55 C K Index: 19.35 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.54 mb = 768.81 m = 2522.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.54 mb = 814.53 m = 2672.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 910.54 mb = 906.72 m = 2974.77 ft B at Equ Level: 20.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 840.54 mb = 1578.81 m = 5179.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.4 neg: -20.9 tot: 188.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 116.64 m/s