MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511081800F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511081800F003.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 3 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 8 NOV 25 Station: 42.0,-87.9 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 986 212 6.9 1.5 69 5.4 4.5 80 9 281.3 282.0 278.3 293.3 4.34 2 950 512 3.6 0.6 81 3.0 2.3 84 13 280.8 281.6 277.9 292.6 4.21 3 900 948 -0.4 -0.5 99 0.1 -0.4 87 11 281.1 281.8 277.9 292.6 4.11 4 850 1403 -2.6 -2.8 99 0.2 -2.7 147 2 283.4 284.0 278.5 293.8 3.66 5 800 1882 -4.4 -6.2 87 1.8 -5.1 275 12 286.5 287.0 279.1 295.2 3.01 6 750 2392 -4.5 -6.2 88 1.7 -5.1 258 23 291.7 292.3 281.8 301.1 3.21 7 700 2933 -7.0 -8.1 92 1.0 -7.4 262 32 294.7 295.3 282.8 303.6 2.97 8 650 3507 -10.3 -11.2 93 0.9 -10.6 264 34 297.3 297.7 283.3 304.8 2.49 9 600 4119 -14.4 -14.8 96 0.5 -14.5 271 38 299.5 299.9 283.7 305.7 2.01 10 550 4773 -18.9 -19.3 97 0.4 -19.0 269 37 301.6 301.9 284.0 306.4 1.51 11 500 5476 -23.4 -24.6 90 1.2 -23.6 262 36 304.6 304.7 284.5 308.0 1.04 12 450 6239 -28.7 -31.0 81 2.2 -29.0 261 33 307.1 307.2 285.1 309.3 0.64 13 400 7070 -35.6 -38.3 76 2.8 -35.8 248 34 308.8 308.8 285.3 310.0 0.35 14 350 7982 -44.1 -44.5 96 0.4 -44.1 250 38 309.3 309.3 285.3 310.0 0.21 15 300 8996 -51.5 -55.2 65 3.7 -51.6 246 42 312.8 312.8 286.4 313.0 0.07 16 250 10168 -55.4 -65.5 27 10.1 -55.5 252 53 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.8 0.02 17 200 11596 -52.7 -75.2 5 22.5 -53.0 259 60 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 13457 -52.2 -81.3 2 29.1 -52.7 257 52 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 19 100 16060 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 270 43 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5383.94 m Freezing level: 904.72 mb = 906.77 m = 2974.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 907.32 mb = 882.59 m = 2895.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.17 % Est. max temperature: 9.94 C = 49.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.32 mb = 882.57 m = 2895.53 ft T: 0.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 0.78 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.34 mb = 926.93 m = 3041.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.79 C = 44.21 F Cap Strength: 9.28 C Lifted Index: 10.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.82 C Showalter Index: 10.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.33 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.74 C Cross Totals Index: 20.58 C K Index: 16.92 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 40.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15495.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.73 mb = 923.50 m = 3029.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.6 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 294.6 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.0 neg: -6.9 tot: 162.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 188.56 m/s