MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2512110600F315.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2512110600F315.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 315 hour GFS valid 9Z WED 24 DEC 25 Station: 38.9,-88.3 Latitude: 38.90 Longitude: -88.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 990 158 19.7 17.4 86 2.4 18.1 198 19 293.7 296.0 291.7 329.9 12.69 2 950 512 17.4 16.6 95 0.8 16.8 199 36 294.8 297.1 291.9 330.9 12.57 3 900 973 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.8 205 48 296.8 299.0 292.0 331.2 11.89 4 850 1456 12.8 12.4 97 0.4 12.6 223 55 299.6 301.5 292.0 330.9 10.71 5 800 1964 9.9 9.2 95 0.7 9.5 230 55 301.7 303.3 291.3 328.7 9.14 6 750 2498 6.6 6.4 98 0.3 6.5 230 56 303.8 305.3 291.1 327.9 8.04 7 700 3063 3.8 1.6 86 2.1 2.7 229 59 306.7 307.8 290.4 325.5 6.16 8 650 3662 0.8 -7.0 56 7.7 -2.7 227 64 309.8 310.5 289.0 320.8 3.49 9 600 4299 -4.0 -11.2 57 7.2 -6.8 226 67 311.5 312.0 288.8 320.2 2.71 10 550 4980 -7.8 -16.7 49 8.9 -10.8 228 68 314.9 315.2 289.1 321.1 1.88 11 500 5716 -11.5 -19.8 50 8.2 -14.0 231 71 319.0 319.3 290.1 324.4 1.59 12 450 6517 -15.8 -21.5 62 5.6 -17.4 234 73 323.4 323.7 291.3 328.6 1.53 13 400 7395 -21.5 -25.7 69 4.1 -22.5 235 80 327.0 327.3 292.0 331.2 1.18 14 350 8364 -29.5 -31.0 87 1.4 -29.8 240 83 328.9 329.1 292.2 331.9 0.82 15 300 9443 -38.6 -38.7 99 0.1 -38.6 247 88 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.7 0.45 16 250 10665 -49.6 -49.6 100 0.0 -49.6 246 92 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.16 17 200 12084 -62.1 -62.3 98 0.1 -62.1 248 92 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.6 0.04 18 150 13823 -67.3 -74.4 36 7.1 -67.4 249 89 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 19 100 16267 -68.3 -84.6 8 16.3 -68.4 244 72 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.90 m Freezing level: 642.06 mb = 3763.18 m = 12346.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.09 mb = 3355.69 m = 11009.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.98 C = 78.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.78 mb = 459.59 m = 1507.82 ft T: 17.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 10.99 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 811.41 m = 2662.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.11 C = 71.80 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 34.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 168.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.63 mb = 714.89 m = 2345.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.63 mb = 1730.17 m = 5676.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 462.63 mb = 6306.47 m = 20690.28 ft B at Equ Level: 167.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 252.63 mb = 10595.17 m = 34760.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 59.0 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 44.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 485.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 485.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 1.09 Bulk Shear: 17.64 m/s