MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F003.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F003.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour GFS valid 3Z THU 27 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 151 SFC 994 200 -0.6 -7.0 62 6.4 -2.7 287 17 273.1 273.4 270.7 279.3 2.27 2 950 558 -4.6 -8.6 74 4.0 -5.8 292 33 272.5 272.9 270.1 278.3 2.10 3 900 980 -8.7 -9.4 94 0.7 -8.9 297 37 272.6 272.9 270.1 278.4 2.08 4 850 1420 -11.4 -12.6 90 1.3 -11.7 312 39 274.2 274.5 270.5 279.0 1.70 5 800 1885 -11.8 -15.8 72 4.0 -12.8 313 42 278.6 278.8 272.6 282.6 1.39 6 750 2377 -13.7 -18.3 68 4.6 -14.7 311 44 281.7 281.9 274.2 285.3 1.20 7 700 2899 -15.9 -21.0 65 5.1 -17.0 308 44 284.8 285.0 275.6 287.9 1.02 8 650 3455 -18.1 -24.2 59 6.1 -19.3 301 44 288.5 288.7 277.2 291.1 0.83 9 600 4050 -20.4 -34.3 28 13.9 -22.2 295 50 292.5 292.6 278.4 293.7 0.35 10 550 4692 -21.9 -49.0 7 27.0 -24.3 294 65 298.1 298.1 280.6 298.3 0.08 11 500 5389 -25.2 -47.2 11 21.9 -27.1 294 76 302.3 302.3 282.4 302.6 0.11 12 450 6146 -30.2 -51.0 11 20.8 -31.6 291 84 305.3 305.3 283.6 305.6 0.08 13 400 6973 -36.3 -52.6 17 16.2 -37.2 287 85 307.7 307.8 284.6 308.0 0.07 14 350 7885 -42.8 -58.6 16 15.8 -43.3 285 80 311.0 311.0 285.7 311.1 0.04 15 300 8913 -47.8 -64.1 14 16.3 -48.1 282 70 318.0 318.0 288.1 318.1 0.02 16 250 10100 -52.3 -67.9 14 15.6 -52.6 276 72 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.02 17 200 11548 -50.8 -75.1 4 24.3 -51.2 272 67 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13416 -52.1 -81.3 2 29.2 -52.6 269 53 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 19 100 16021 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.5 252 34 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5237.76 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.30 % Est. max temperature: 1.10 C = 33.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.84 mb = 989.94 m = 3247.81 ft T: -8.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.73 C/km ThetaE index: 1.00 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1077.54 m = 3535.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.13 g/kg Conv temperature: -0.68 C = 30.78 F Cap Strength: 17.07 C Lifted Index: 19.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.82 C Showalter Index: 19.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.47 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.86 C Cross Totals Index: 12.61 C K Index: -3.86 Risk: None Sweat Index: 153.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20831.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.37 mb = 1045.60 m = 3430.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.8 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 328.8 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.4 neg: -11.4 tot: 141.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 12.73 m/s