MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F078.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2511270000F078.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour GFS valid 6Z SUN 30 NOV 25 Station: 41.7,-87.8 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 987 203 -1.2 -1.6 97 0.4 -1.3 245 7 273.0 273.5 272.5 282.3 3.44 2 950 507 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 255 18 274.0 274.5 272.6 282.5 3.12 3 900 933 -5.5 -6.1 96 0.5 -5.7 284 22 275.8 276.2 273.1 283.3 2.70 4 850 1380 -7.9 -8.6 95 0.7 -8.1 288 16 277.9 278.3 273.7 284.5 2.35 5 800 1849 -9.5 -10.1 95 0.6 -9.7 258 16 281.0 281.4 275.3 287.4 2.21 6 750 2347 -10.7 -11.2 96 0.5 -10.9 253 26 285.0 285.3 277.3 291.3 2.16 7 700 2876 -12.7 -13.1 97 0.4 -12.8 258 32 288.5 288.8 278.8 294.4 1.99 8 650 3439 -15.1 -15.4 98 0.2 -15.2 258 35 291.8 292.2 280.1 297.2 1.78 9 600 4041 -18.0 -18.0 100 0.0 -18.0 255 41 295.3 295.5 281.3 300.0 1.54 10 550 4685 -22.6 -23.2 95 0.5 -22.7 250 44 297.3 297.4 281.6 300.7 1.08 11 500 5378 -27.0 -37.0 38 10.0 -28.1 248 46 300.2 300.2 281.8 301.3 0.32 12 450 6131 -30.7 -59.6 4 28.9 -32.2 251 57 304.6 304.6 283.2 304.7 0.03 13 400 6958 -35.9 -54.2 14 18.2 -36.8 254 67 308.3 308.3 284.8 308.5 0.06 14 350 7872 -43.4 -53.9 30 10.5 -43.8 254 70 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.5 0.07 15 300 8892 -49.7 -60.9 26 11.1 -50.0 259 72 315.3 315.3 287.2 315.4 0.04 16 250 10075 -52.8 -67.8 15 15.0 -53.1 263 75 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.02 17 200 11508 -54.3 -76.6 5 22.3 -54.6 265 72 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13343 -56.3 -81.1 3 24.8 -56.6 265 69 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 15933 -56.1 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 258 44 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5278.45 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.70 % Est. max temperature: 4.48 C = 40.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.64 mb = 254.95 m = 836.45 ft T: -1.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 987.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.15 mb = 699.08 m = 2293.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.61 C = 33.09 F Cap Strength: 13.11 C Lifted Index: 14.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.95 C Showalter Index: 13.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.44 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.05 C Cross Totals Index: 18.39 C K Index: 10.06 Risk: None Sweat Index: 77.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18862.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.63 mb = 669.54 m = 2196.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.4 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 285.4 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.0 neg: -5.4 tot: 113.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 9.39 m/s