MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2512281200F027.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2512281200F027.gfs Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour GFS valid 15Z MON 29 DEC 25 Station: 42.3,-88.4 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -88.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 979 268 -7.6 -11.4 74 3.8 -8.6 307 22 267.2 267.4 265.7 271.6 1.63 2 950 504 -10.4 -12.8 83 2.4 -11.0 311 39 266.6 266.9 265.1 270.8 1.51 3 900 917 -14.1 -14.1 100 0.0 -14.1 317 46 267.0 267.2 265.3 270.9 1.42 4 850 1352 -11.0 -14.0 79 2.9 -11.8 343 51 274.6 274.8 270.5 278.9 1.52 5 800 1821 -8.7 -11.9 78 3.1 -9.6 338 49 281.8 282.2 275.3 287.4 1.92 6 750 2320 -9.9 -14.9 66 5.1 -11.3 333 50 285.9 286.1 276.9 290.6 1.59 7 700 2851 -10.7 -25.0 30 14.3 -13.7 334 51 290.7 290.8 278.1 292.9 0.72 8 650 3418 -13.8 -29.3 26 15.5 -16.6 334 55 293.3 293.4 279.1 295.0 0.52 9 600 4020 -18.2 -32.7 27 14.5 -20.4 332 59 295.1 295.2 279.7 296.4 0.41 10 550 4664 -22.9 -35.5 31 12.6 -24.5 328 58 296.9 296.9 280.4 298.0 0.34 11 500 5357 -26.0 -47.6 11 21.6 -27.8 322 55 301.3 301.4 282.1 301.7 0.10 12 450 6114 -30.3 -42.5 29 12.2 -31.4 319 62 305.1 305.2 283.7 305.8 0.20 13 400 6937 -38.1 -39.3 88 1.2 -38.2 320 52 305.4 305.5 284.0 306.5 0.32 14 350 7843 -44.3 -44.3 99 0.1 -44.3 317 41 309.1 309.1 285.2 309.8 0.21 15 300 8859 -52.3 -52.3 99 0.1 -52.3 303 32 311.6 311.7 286.1 312.0 0.10 16 250 10035 -49.9 -74.3 4 24.4 -50.3 292 48 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.01 17 200 11501 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.5 285 57 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.00 18 150 13392 -51.0 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 275 53 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 19 100 15984 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.7 272 47 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5250.41 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.31 % Est. max temperature: 2.70 C = 36.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.83 mb = 733.94 m = 2407.91 ft T: -12.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 0.86 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 844.42 m = 2770.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.49 g/kg Conv temperature: -7.83 C = 17.91 F Cap Strength: 21.93 C Lifted Index: 24.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 18.77 C Showalter Index: 18.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.95 C Cross Totals Index: 12.00 C K Index: -13.33 Risk: None Sweat Index: 156.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23868.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 24.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.33 mb = 880.35 m = 2888.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.6 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 358.6 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.3 neg: -30.0 tot: 297.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 10.76 m/s