MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511051800F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511051800F078.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 78 hour GFS valid 0Z SUN 9 NOV 25 Station: 41.8,-87.8 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 985 203 6.1 4.3 88 1.8 5.2 51 5 280.5 281.4 279.1 295.1 5.29 2 950 497 3.2 2.8 97 0.4 3.0 67 7 280.5 281.3 278.6 294.1 4.93 3 900 933 0.5 0.4 99 0.1 0.4 118 4 282.0 282.8 278.7 294.2 4.37 4 850 1390 -1.3 -1.5 99 0.2 -1.4 219 9 284.8 285.5 279.6 296.2 4.03 5 800 1872 -2.5 -2.9 97 0.5 -2.7 242 22 288.5 289.2 281.1 299.6 3.85 6 750 2383 -4.3 -5.2 94 0.9 -4.7 241 33 291.9 292.5 282.2 302.0 3.46 7 700 2925 -7.0 -7.7 95 0.7 -7.2 246 41 294.8 295.3 283.0 303.9 3.06 8 650 3500 -9.9 -10.5 96 0.6 -10.1 253 44 297.8 298.2 283.7 305.8 2.65 9 600 4113 -13.7 -14.0 97 0.4 -13.8 255 41 300.3 300.7 284.2 307.0 2.15 10 550 4769 -18.5 -18.5 100 0.0 -18.5 253 38 302.2 302.5 284.3 307.3 1.62 11 500 5472 -24.1 -24.1 100 0.0 -24.1 249 39 303.7 303.9 284.3 307.3 1.09 12 450 6231 -29.9 -29.9 100 -0.0 -29.9 236 41 305.7 305.8 284.6 308.1 0.71 13 400 7058 -36.7 -36.8 99 0.1 -36.7 229 48 307.3 307.4 284.8 308.7 0.41 14 350 7966 -45.1 -45.1 100 -0.0 -45.1 224 52 307.9 307.9 284.8 308.6 0.19 15 300 8975 -53.0 -53.2 97 0.3 -52.9 227 56 310.7 310.7 285.7 311.0 0.09 16 250 10153 -51.8 -67.6 13 15.7 -52.1 248 70 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.02 17 200 11598 -51.8 -74.6 5 22.8 -52.2 253 64 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13464 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 256 60 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.6 0.00 19 100 16068 -55.6 -83.9 2 28.3 -56.1 265 45 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5394.04 m Freezing level: 886.40 mb = 1057.11 m = 3468.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 888.17 mb = 1038.63 m = 3407.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.91 % Est. max temperature: 11.47 C = 52.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.01 mb = 428.21 m = 1404.86 ft T: 3.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 1.00 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 704.92 m = 2312.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.83 C = 44.29 F Cap Strength: 8.65 C Lifted Index: 8.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.84 C Showalter Index: 7.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.55 C K Index: 20.51 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 57.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14458.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.19 mb = 701.40 m = 2301.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.3 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 277.3 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 177.97 m/s