MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511181200F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511181200F015.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour GFS valid 3Z WED 19 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 158 1 950 573 SFC 945 611 1.0 0.7 98 0.2 0.8 120 3 278.5 279.3 276.8 290.3 4.27 3 900 1008 2.7 2.4 98 0.3 2.5 208 11 284.2 285.1 280.6 298.4 5.05 4 850 1472 3.2 3.0 99 0.1 3.1 251 25 289.5 290.5 283.6 305.5 5.61 5 800 1962 0.9 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 257 27 292.1 293.0 284.1 306.7 5.07 6 750 2481 0.0 -0.1 99 0.2 -0.0 261 30 296.6 297.5 285.9 311.5 5.06 7 700 3033 -1.1 -1.7 96 0.6 -1.4 275 40 301.3 302.2 287.3 315.8 4.83 8 650 3622 -3.7 -4.6 94 0.8 -4.1 269 49 304.7 305.5 288.0 317.6 4.20 9 600 4250 -7.7 -8.4 95 0.7 -8.0 262 57 307.2 307.8 288.0 317.8 3.38 10 550 4921 -12.2 -13.9 87 1.7 -12.8 260 56 309.7 310.1 287.9 317.3 2.38 11 500 5644 -16.4 -18.0 88 1.6 -16.9 260 51 313.0 313.4 288.5 319.1 1.85 12 450 6428 -21.6 -23.4 85 1.8 -22.1 260 51 316.1 316.3 288.9 320.4 1.28 13 400 7285 -28.3 -28.7 97 0.4 -28.3 252 55 318.2 318.4 289.2 321.3 0.90 14 350 8226 -36.0 -36.2 98 0.2 -36.0 246 50 320.2 320.3 289.3 322.0 0.50 15 300 9276 -45.2 -45.6 96 0.4 -45.2 249 49 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.4 0.22 16 250 10465 -55.1 -55.5 95 0.4 -55.1 260 61 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.5 0.08 17 200 11869 -58.4 -66.8 33 8.4 -58.5 269 74 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 18 150 13701 -55.4 -80.9 3 25.5 -55.8 283 60 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16247 -62.0 -84.7 3 22.7 -62.3 292 49 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5486.07 m Freezing level: 748.31 mb = 2499.19 m = 8199.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.21 mb = 2456.94 m = 8060.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.86 % Est. max temperature: 14.65 C = 58.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.18 mb = 639.24 m = 2097.23 ft T: 1.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 945.44 mb = 611.37 m = 2005.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.06 C = 37.51 F Cap Strength: 11.85 C Lifted Index: 13.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.09 C Showalter Index: 8.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.08 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.60 C Cross Totals Index: 19.48 C K Index: 22.04 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14527.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.42 mb = 1085.87 m = 3562.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.4 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 291.4 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 296.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 19.43 m/s