MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511040000F126.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511040000F126.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 126 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 9 NOV 25 Station: 41.7,-87.7 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -87.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 986 200 5.5 4.2 92 1.3 4.9 37 13 279.7 280.6 278.7 294.1 5.24 2 950 504 2.2 2.1 99 0.1 2.2 41 21 279.5 280.3 277.8 292.4 4.69 3 900 939 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 49 20 281.0 281.7 277.8 292.3 4.05 4 850 1395 -2.2 -2.3 99 0.2 -2.3 64 9 283.9 284.5 278.9 294.6 3.78 5 800 1875 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 211 13 287.7 288.4 280.6 298.4 3.71 6 750 2385 -4.9 -5.2 98 0.3 -5.0 222 26 291.2 291.8 281.9 301.4 3.46 7 700 2925 -7.6 -7.9 97 0.4 -7.7 236 36 294.1 294.6 282.6 303.1 3.00 8 650 3498 -11.2 -11.6 97 0.4 -11.3 246 40 296.3 296.8 282.9 303.7 2.43 9 600 4108 -15.0 -15.7 94 0.7 -15.2 249 41 298.7 299.1 283.2 304.5 1.87 10 550 4760 -19.6 -19.9 98 0.3 -19.7 246 41 300.8 301.1 283.5 305.4 1.43 11 500 5461 -24.6 -24.9 98 0.2 -24.6 242 41 303.0 303.2 283.9 306.3 1.02 12 450 6218 -30.8 -31.2 96 0.4 -30.9 244 40 304.5 304.6 284.0 306.6 0.63 13 400 7041 -38.2 -38.2 100 0.0 -38.2 242 40 305.3 305.4 284.0 306.5 0.35 14 350 7943 -46.5 -46.5 100 -0.0 -46.4 235 53 306.1 306.1 284.1 306.7 0.17 15 300 8954 -50.1 -56.4 47 6.3 -50.3 240 69 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.0 0.06 16 250 10145 -50.1 -68.6 10 18.5 -50.4 249 82 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.01 17 200 11597 -51.6 -75.7 4 24.2 -52.0 254 74 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 13454 -53.9 -81.1 2 27.2 -54.3 251 68 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 19 100 16044 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -55.1 267 52 422.5 422.5 308.0 422.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5374.31 m Freezing level: 909.22 mb = 858.60 m = 2816.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 910.28 mb = 847.46 m = 2780.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.33 % Est. max temperature: 10.63 C = 51.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.17 mb = 358.62 m = 1176.57 ft T: 3.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 1.84 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 640.84 m = 2102.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.69 C = 42.24 F Cap Strength: 8.66 C Lifted Index: 9.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.30 C Showalter Index: 8.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.28 C K Index: 19.74 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 59.09 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.75 mb = 668.76 m = 2194.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.75 mb = 712.05 m = 2336.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 885.75 mb = 1066.04 m = 3497.47 ft B at Equ Level: 9.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 845.75 mb = 1434.31 m = 4705.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 450.4 neg: -29.5 tot: 421.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 312.75 m/s