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: 42.32,-88.53 Latitude: 42.32 Longitude: -88.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 970 272 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 163 2 293.0 295.2 291.4 328.9 12.66 2 950 453 17.3 15.8 91 1.5 16.3 191 3 294.7 296.9 291.5 329.1 11.98 3 900 913 14.0 12.9 93 1.1 13.3 260 1 295.9 297.8 290.6 326.0 10.44 4 850 1393 11.0 9.4 90 1.6 10.0 218 2 297.6 299.2 289.7 323.1 8.73 5 800 1897 7.9 5.9 88 1.9 6.8 218 6 299.5 300.9 289.1 321.1 7.31 6 750 2427 4.6 -0.4 70 4.9 2.1 223 12 301.5 302.4 287.6 316.5 4.97 7 700 2985 1.0 -6.6 56 7.7 -2.3 235 17 303.6 304.3 286.7 313.9 3.32 8 650 3576 -2.6 -12.6 46 10.1 -6.2 246 22 306.1 306.5 286.4 313.1 2.23 9 600 4204 -8.5 -15.5 57 7.0 -10.8 250 27 306.3 306.7 286.2 312.4 1.91 10 550 4871 -13.9 -16.4 82 2.4 -14.7 255 31 307.5 307.9 286.6 313.8 1.93 11 500 5589 -17.7 -20.1 82 2.4 -18.3 248 36 311.5 311.8 287.6 316.6 1.55 12 450 6373 -19.8 -22.1 81 2.4 -20.4 221 54 318.4 318.7 289.8 323.3 1.44 13 400 7241 -23.9 -26.3 80 2.5 -24.4 197 70 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.9 1.12 14 350 8203 -30.7 -33.6 76 2.9 -31.2 198 86 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.64 15 300 9276 -40.1 -43.5 70 3.4 -40.3 209 96 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.27 16 250 10491 -50.1 -55.4 54 5.3 -50.3 215 100 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.08 17 200 11949 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.4 230 67 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.00 18 150 13812 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 244 51 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16359 -60.9 -88.1 2 27.2 -61.2 251 29 410.0 410.0 306.5 410.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5573.92 m Freezing level: 685.51 mb = 3156.15 m = 10354.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.78 mb = 2692.20 m = 8832.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.63 % Est. max temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.29 mb = 307.99 m = 1010.45 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 16.65 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 962.46 m = 3157.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.38 C = 68.69 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.72 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.65 C Cross Totals Index: 27.07 C K Index: 30.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 626.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.19 mb = 873.61 m = 2866.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.19 mb = 1205.86 m = 3956.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 409.19 mb = 7073.81 m = 23207.75 ft B at Equ Level: 623.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.19 mb = 11350.39 m = 37238.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.3 neg: -10.0 tot: 57.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.83 Bulk Shear: 45.30 m/s