MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511181200F000.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511181200F000.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: GFS analysis for 1200Z 18 NOV 25 Station: 39.9,-78.9 Latitude: 39.90 Longitude: -78.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 197 1 950 607 SFC 949 612 -3.0 -7.6 71 4.6 -4.5 239 3 274.2 274.6 271.4 280.5 2.27 3 900 1038 -0.8 -9.8 51 9.0 -3.8 273 16 280.7 281.0 274.8 286.5 2.02 4 850 1492 -2.4 -13.7 41 11.3 -5.8 285 24 283.6 283.9 275.7 288.2 1.56 5 800 1974 -0.9 -22.7 17 21.8 -6.5 293 32 290.2 290.3 277.9 292.6 0.77 6 750 2490 0.2 -18.0 24 18.2 -5.4 300 39 296.8 297.0 281.6 300.6 1.23 7 700 3042 -1.8 -6.4 71 4.5 -3.7 300 44 300.5 301.1 285.6 310.8 3.39 8 650 3628 -5.3 -7.2 86 2.0 -6.1 296 48 303.0 303.6 286.6 313.5 3.41 9 600 4252 -9.4 -10.9 89 1.5 -9.9 292 49 305.3 305.8 286.7 313.9 2.77 10 550 4919 -13.0 -14.8 86 1.8 -13.6 293 56 308.6 309.0 287.3 315.7 2.20 11 500 5641 -17.1 -19.9 79 2.8 -17.9 295 61 312.2 312.5 287.9 317.4 1.58 12 450 6423 -22.4 -25.9 73 3.5 -23.2 302 64 315.0 315.2 288.3 318.6 1.03 13 400 7277 -28.6 -30.0 88 1.3 -28.9 297 71 317.8 317.9 288.9 320.6 0.79 14 350 8219 -35.9 -36.1 98 0.2 -35.9 292 80 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.2 0.50 15 300 9270 -44.9 -44.9 100 -0.0 -44.9 294 83 322.0 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.23 16 250 10460 -54.9 -57.0 78 2.0 -54.9 293 86 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.7 0.07 17 200 11866 -57.3 -67.0 28 9.7 -57.5 290 77 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13687 -57.4 -80.8 4 23.4 -57.6 282 69 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16229 -62.1 -84.7 3 22.6 -62.3 287 60 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5443.84 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 758.40 mb = 2403.58 m = 7885.68 ft Freezing level: 745.45 mb = 2540.45 m = 8334.71 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.27 % Est. max temperature: 12.84 C = 55.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.00 mb = 1189.58 m = 3902.77 ft T: -1.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 949.4- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 496.48 mb = 5693.02 m = 18677.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.64 C = 94.35 F Cap Strength: 20.57 C Lifted Index: 22.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.86 C Showalter Index: 20.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 18.07 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.69 C Cross Totals Index: 3.38 C K Index: -3.57 Risk: None Sweat Index: 108.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18679.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 22.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.88 mb = 2116.66 m = 6944.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.1 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 325.1 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 242.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 18.02 m/s