MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.28,-88.78 Latitude: 42.28 Longitude: -88.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 972 258 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 157 2 292.9 295.1 291.4 328.8 12.65 2 950 453 17.5 14.4 82 3.1 15.5 25 1 295.0 296.9 290.6 326.3 10.92 3 900 913 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.9 304 2 296.3 298.0 290.2 324.8 9.86 4 850 1394 10.9 9.2 89 1.7 9.9 232 3 297.5 299.1 289.5 322.6 8.59 5 800 1897 7.8 2.0 67 5.8 4.8 215 7 299.5 300.5 287.4 316.0 5.54 6 750 2426 4.6 -8.0 39 12.6 -0.6 232 14 301.6 302.1 285.4 310.2 2.79 7 700 2983 0.9 -10.4 42 11.4 -3.5 238 18 303.5 304.0 285.8 311.2 2.47 8 650 3574 -3.2 -9.8 60 6.6 -5.8 249 22 305.3 305.9 286.8 314.1 2.78 9 600 4201 -8.7 -12.6 73 4.0 -10.1 252 26 306.1 306.5 286.6 313.7 2.41 10 550 4868 -14.0 -16.0 84 2.1 -14.6 256 32 307.5 307.9 286.7 313.9 1.99 11 500 5585 -17.9 -20.3 82 2.3 -18.6 251 38 311.2 311.5 287.5 316.2 1.53 12 450 6367 -20.3 -22.7 81 2.4 -20.9 226 58 317.7 318.0 289.5 322.4 1.37 13 400 7235 -23.9 -26.4 80 2.5 -24.4 199 74 323.9 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.11 14 350 8197 -30.8 -33.6 76 2.8 -31.2 196 87 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.64 15 300 9271 -40.1 -43.3 71 3.2 -40.3 208 94 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.28 16 250 10485 -50.0 -55.0 56 5.0 -50.1 215 101 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.09 17 200 11943 -48.9 -78.1 2 29.2 -49.4 231 69 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.00 18 150 13810 -53.4 -82.3 2 28.9 -53.8 246 52 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 19 100 16359 -60.8 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.1 252 29 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.10 m Freezing level: 688.67 mb = 3117.23 m = 10227.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.76 mb = 2362.86 m = 7752.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.91 % Est. max temperature: 23.04 C = 73.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.48 mb = 296.94 m = 974.20 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 18.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.58 mb = 1182.74 m = 3880.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.42 C = 70.56 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.88 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.79 C Cross Totals Index: 27.08 C K Index: 26.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 537.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.99 mb = 1007.02 m = 3303.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.99 mb = 1442.58 m = 4732.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 424.99 mb = 6788.73 m = 22272.46 ft B at Equ Level: 536.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 234.99 mb = 10889.64 m = 35726.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.5 at 20.9 knts Storm direction: 275.5 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.0 neg: -15.1 tot: 52.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 8.46 Bulk Shear: 63.59 m/s