MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2512251200F099.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2512251200F099.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 99 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 29 DEC 25 Station: 42.2,-90.1 Latitude: 42.20 Longitude: -90.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 186 SFC 992 247 -9.8 -13.5 74 3.7 -10.7 322 17 263.9 264.2 262.9 267.6 1.35 2 950 579 -13.7 -15.1 89 1.4 -14.0 326 31 263.3 263.5 262.3 266.7 1.24 3 900 987 -16.6 -16.7 100 0.0 -16.7 336 39 264.4 264.5 262.9 267.5 1.15 4 850 1421 -11.8 -16.2 70 4.4 -12.8 349 42 273.8 274.0 269.5 277.4 1.27 5 800 1887 -10.0 -16.3 60 6.3 -11.6 343 41 280.5 280.7 273.6 284.4 1.33 6 750 2384 -10.3 -19.7 46 9.4 -12.6 336 40 285.3 285.5 275.9 288.6 1.07 7 700 2913 -12.6 -25.4 34 12.8 -15.2 334 42 288.5 288.6 277.0 290.7 0.69 8 650 3475 -15.5 -34.9 17 19.4 -18.3 332 50 291.4 291.5 277.9 292.4 0.30 9 600 4078 -16.6 -40.3 11 23.7 -19.7 330 62 296.9 296.9 280.3 297.5 0.19 10 550 4726 -21.1 -45.1 10 24.0 -23.5 334 65 299.0 299.1 281.1 299.5 0.12 11 500 5422 -25.8 -43.4 18 17.6 -27.5 330 72 301.6 301.6 282.3 302.2 0.16 12 450 6176 -32.1 -50.3 15 18.2 -33.3 330 75 302.8 302.9 282.7 303.1 0.08 13 400 6996 -38.2 -58.7 10 20.5 -38.9 336 77 305.4 305.4 283.6 305.5 0.03 14 350 7902 -43.9 -62.3 11 18.4 -44.4 323 73 309.5 309.5 285.2 309.6 0.03 15 300 8924 -49.1 -64.8 14 15.7 -49.4 310 75 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.2 0.02 16 250 10120 -48.5 -68.1 8 19.7 -48.9 283 77 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.02 17 200 11584 -49.7 -76.8 3 27.1 -50.2 277 74 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 13454 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 270 67 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 19 100 16031 -58.2 -85.4 2 27.2 -58.6 267 71 415.2 415.2 307.2 415.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5235.95 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.05 % Est. max temperature: 1.03 C = 33.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.51 mb = 703.00 m = 2306.40 ft T: -14.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 0.94 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 844.21 m = 2769.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.24 g/kg Conv temperature: -9.76 C = 14.44 F Cap Strength: 27.03 C Lifted Index: 28.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 34.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 20.15 C Showalter Index: 20.17 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 23.63 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.00 C Cross Totals Index: 9.62 C K Index: -14.94 Risk: None Sweat Index: 155.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24386.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 28.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.04 mb = 829.01 m = 2719.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 333.4 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 3.4 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.7 neg: -14.6 tot: 170.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 13.15 m/s