Searching the city database file for: GSO ...
Date:1200Z 17 OCT 00
Station: GSO
WMO ident: 72317
Latitude: 36.08
Longitude: -79.95
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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
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0 1000 175
SFC 988 277 12.8 11.0 89 1.8 11.7 5 4 286.9 288.4 285.4 310.3 8.36
2 982 328 15.4 13.4 88 2.0 14.1 15 4 290.1 291.8 288.1 317.9 9.88
3 977 372 17.4 11.4 68 6.0 13.8 23 5 292.5 294.0 287.9 317.3 8.69
4 961 514 19.0 16.4 85 2.6 17.3 51 6 295.5 297.7 291.9 330.8 12.30
5 957 550 19.2 13.2 68 6.0 15.4 58 6 296.0 297.9 290.3 325.0 10.01
6 951 604 19.0 8.0 49 11.0 12.6 69 7 296.4 297.7 287.8 317.1 7.09
7 937 731 18.2 13.6 75 4.6 15.3 94 8 296.8 298.7 290.9 327.2 10.50
8 932 777 17.8 8.8 56 9.0 12.4 102 8 296.9 298.3 288.5 319.2 7.64
9 925 842 17.6 8.6 56 9.0 12.3 115 8 297.3 298.7 288.6 319.5 7.60
10 850 1558 11.8 4.8 62 7.0 7.9 130 4 298.5 299.7 287.8 317.3 6.35
11 821 1848 9.6 2.6 62 7.0 5.9 106 5 299.2 300.2 287.4 315.9 5.62
12 800 2062 8.0 4.6 79 3.4 6.1 124 8 299.7 300.9 288.5 319.4 6.66
13 763 2452 6.4 3.6 82 2.8 4.9 156 13 302.0 303.2 289.2 321.5 6.51
14 726 2859 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.6 197 13 305.0 305.7 287.6 316.4 3.68
15 723 2893 5.4 -11.6 28 17.0 -1.3 200 13 305.6 306.0 286.2 312.5 2.17
16 717 2961 5.8 -17.2 17 23.0 -2.3 204 14 306.8 307.1 285.8 311.3 1.38
17 700 3158 5.6 -21.4 12 27.0 -3.1 210 13 308.7 308.9 286.0 312.0 0.99
18 696 3205 5.2 -18.8 16 24.0 -3.0 209 13 308.7 309.0 286.4 312.8 1.24
19 691 3264 4.8 -4.2 52 9.0 0.5 207 13 308.9 309.7 289.2 321.6 4.05
20 687 3311 4.4 -3.6 56 8.0 0.5 206 13 309.0 309.8 289.5 322.3 4.27
21 615 4203 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.8 242 15 311.3 311.9 289.3 321.8 3.32
22 607 4307 -2.5 -22.5 20 20.0 -8.5 245 15 312.2 312.4 287.3 315.7 1.03
23 594 4479 -2.9 -30.9 9 28.0 -9.7 250 17 313.7 313.8 287.2 315.4 0.49
24 577 4708 -4.5 -15.5 42 11.0 -8.4 255 20 314.4 314.8 289.0 320.9 1.98
25 552 5056 -7.5 -15.5 53 8.0 -10.3 260 23 314.9 315.3 289.3 321.7 2.07
26 538 5256 -8.9 -19.9 41 11.0 -12.2 260 25 315.5 315.8 288.9 320.4 1.46
27 519 5534 -10.5 -12.7 84 2.2 -11.3 260 27 316.8 317.4 290.5 325.9 2.77
28 500 5820 -12.5 -15.9 76 3.4 -13.6 260 29 317.8 318.2 290.3 325.1 2.21
29 490 5974 -13.7 -15.8 84 2.1 -14.4 260 31 318.2 318.6 290.5 325.7 2.28
30 442 6752 -17.5 -19.6 84 2.1 -18.1 260 43 322.9 323.3 291.5 329.1 1.83
31 400 7490 -23.9 -24.9 91 1.0 -24.1 255 44 323.9 324.2 291.2 328.3 1.27
32 381 7844 -25.5 -28.6 75 3.1 -26.1 260 44 326.4 326.5 291.6 329.7 0.95
33 300 9530 -38.9 -44.9 53 6.0 -39.4 255 42 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.23
34 250 10750 -49.1 -54.0 56 4.9 -49.3 270 51 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.5 0.10
35 226 11409 -52.3 -63.3 25 11.0 -52.5 266 55 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.03
36 200 12190 -58.3 -69.3 23 11.0 -58.5 260 52 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02
37 180 12848 -63.1 -73.1 25 10.0 -63.2 265 52 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.01
38 150 13970 -64.1 -75.1 21 11.0 -64.2 275 51 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01
39 127 14981 -68.3 -81.3 14 13.0 -68.4 255 44 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00
40 103 16234 -70.3 -83.3 13 13.0 -70.4 245 29 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.00
41 100 16410 -70.3 -84.3 11 14.0 -70.4 245 31 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00
42 98 16530 -69.7 -83.7 11 14.0 -69.8 247 32 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.4 0.00
43 94 16777 -70.3 -84.3 11 14.0 -70.4 253 30 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00
44 87 17239 -67.1 -82.1 10 15.0 -67.2 266 26 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.01
45 78 17892 -69.9 -85.9 8 16.0 -70.0 283 20 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00
46 70 18540 -66.9 -83.9 7 17.0 -67.1 300 14 441.3 441.3 310.0 441.3 0.00
47 62 19273 -68.3 -85.3 7 17.0 -68.5 295 11 453.7 453.7 311.2 453.8 0.00
48 50 20580 -64.5 -84.5 5 20.0 -64.8 275 8 491.5 491.5 314.3 491.5 0.01
49 36 22606 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.9 302 4 551.3 551.3 318.2 551.3 0.01
50 30 23750 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -58.5 300 3 588.4 588.4 320.1 588.5 0.02
51 20 26320 -54.9 -80.9 3 26.0 -57.1 250 16 668.1 668.1 323.4 668.4 0.03
52 17 27356 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -58.3 259 18 696.1 696.1 324.3 696.3 0.03
53 14 28607 -50.3 -77.3 3 27.0 -54.5 270 20 755.5 755.5 326.1 756.1 0.07
54 10 30811 -48.7 -76.7 2 28.0 -54.6 274 16 837.8 837.8 328.1 838.9 0.11
TRP 127 14981 -68.3 -81.3 14 13.0 -68.4 255 44 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00
WND
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5645.00 m
Freezing level: 639.72 mb = 3896.58 m = 12783.89 ft
Wetbulb zero: 725.06 mb = 2870.00 m = 9415.89 ft
Precipitable water: 1.06 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.73 %
Est. max temperature: 24.60 C = 76.27 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.65 mb = 508.01 m = 1666.68 ft T: 18.93 C
700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km
ThetaE index: 13.78 C Layer 957.0- 937.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 802.46 mb = 2036.69 m = 6681.98 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 8.53 g/kg
Conv temperature: 25.44 C = 77.79 F
Cap Strength: 4.94 C
Lifted Index: 3.59 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.60 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.94 C
Showalter Index: 5.44 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 41.60 C Risk: None
Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C
Cross Totals Index: 17.30 C
K Index: 2.10 Risk: None
Sweat Index: 94.60 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.63 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 28.54 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 7.56 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 43013.52 J/kg
Cap Strength: 4.84 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.23 mb = 1585.18 m = 5200.65 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): none
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 15.2 knts
Storm direction: 266.7 at 11.4 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.2 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.7 neg: -15.1 tot: 130.7 m^2/s^2
ave: 43.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.02
Bulk Rich Number: 0.48
Bulk Shear: 59.27 m/s
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