MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F072.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F072.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day GFS valid 0Z SUN 30 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 128 SFC 991 200 -1.5 -2.0 96 0.5 -1.7 143 13 272.4 272.9 271.9 281.3 3.32 2 950 535 -4.2 -4.5 97 0.3 -4.3 147 26 273.0 273.4 271.6 280.8 2.88 3 900 959 -6.6 -7.1 96 0.5 -6.8 167 34 274.7 275.1 272.1 281.5 2.49 4 850 1405 -7.8 -8.3 96 0.5 -7.9 201 36 278.0 278.4 273.9 284.8 2.41 5 800 1875 -9.2 -9.7 96 0.5 -9.4 227 29 281.3 281.7 275.6 287.9 2.28 6 750 2373 -10.7 -11.2 96 0.5 -10.8 239 20 285.0 285.4 277.3 291.3 2.16 7 700 2902 -11.9 -12.4 96 0.5 -12.1 223 17 289.3 289.7 279.3 295.5 2.10 8 650 3469 -12.7 -13.1 97 0.4 -12.8 214 29 294.6 295.0 281.8 301.1 2.14 9 600 4080 -12.8 -13.1 98 0.3 -12.9 219 43 301.3 301.7 284.8 308.5 2.32 10 550 4741 -15.6 -15.7 99 0.1 -15.6 226 49 305.5 305.9 286.1 312.0 2.05 11 500 5452 -21.1 -21.1 100 0.0 -21.1 234 54 307.3 307.6 286.0 311.9 1.42 12 450 6220 -27.7 -27.9 98 0.2 -27.8 230 49 308.4 308.6 285.8 311.3 0.85 13 400 7054 -34.8 -35.6 93 0.8 -34.9 228 50 309.8 309.8 285.8 311.4 0.46 14 350 7969 -43.0 -43.6 94 0.6 -43.1 230 53 310.7 310.7 285.9 311.5 0.23 15 300 8988 -51.9 -51.9 99 0.1 -51.9 221 61 312.2 312.3 286.2 312.6 0.11 16 250 10147 -58.7 -61.5 70 2.8 -58.7 224 69 318.9 318.9 288.4 319.0 0.04 17 200 11549 -57.6 -74.4 10 16.8 -57.8 243 61 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.01 18 150 13378 -54.6 -81.4 2 26.8 -55.0 264 52 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 15953 -57.6 -85.2 2 27.6 -58.0 263 46 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5323.65 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.14 % Est. max temperature: 4.71 C = 40.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.79 mb = 266.36 m = 873.89 ft T: -2.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.61 C/km ThetaE index: 0.52 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.20 mb = 675.21 m = 2215.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.83 g/kg Conv temperature: -0.32 C = 31.43 F Cap Strength: 21.30 C Lifted Index: 21.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.87 C Showalter Index: 19.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.33 C Cross Totals Index: 12.85 C K Index: 4.55 Risk: None Sweat Index: 218.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18912.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.03 mb = 668.23 m = 2192.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.7 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 247.7 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.2 neg: -17.3 tot: 393.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 17.90 m/s