MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 41.91,-87.96 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -87.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 985 210 23.1 11.4 48 11.7 15.8 174 11 297.6 299.1 289.6 322.7 8.61 2 950 519 19.9 10.2 54 9.7 14.0 181 19 297.4 298.9 289.2 321.5 8.26 3 900 983 17.2 12.8 76 4.4 14.4 220 24 299.2 301.1 291.6 329.6 10.40 4 850 1469 14.9 10.3 74 4.6 12.0 218 26 301.7 303.5 291.5 329.2 9.28 5 800 1981 12.4 7.0 69 5.5 9.2 212 28 304.4 305.9 291.2 328.1 7.87 6 750 2519 9.3 5.7 78 3.6 7.2 215 31 306.7 308.1 291.7 330.0 7.68 7 700 3090 6.7 1.9 71 4.8 4.1 223 34 309.9 311.1 291.5 329.3 6.26 8 650 3695 3.2 -2.0 68 5.2 0.6 227 36 312.6 313.6 291.3 328.6 5.09 9 600 4339 -0.8 -7.0 63 6.2 -3.6 231 39 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.3 3.77 10 550 5029 -4.9 -12.7 54 7.8 -7.9 239 38 318.3 318.8 290.8 326.9 2.61 11 500 5770 -9.5 -24.3 29 14.7 -13.6 246 38 321.4 321.6 290.3 325.2 1.07 12 450 6574 -16.0 -18.8 79 2.8 -16.9 249 38 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.7 1.93 13 400 7448 -23.1 -25.3 82 2.2 -23.6 247 38 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.3 1.22 14 350 8415 -28.6 -31.2 78 2.6 -29.0 246 42 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.1 0.81 15 300 9502 -36.8 -39.9 73 3.1 -37.1 241 49 333.5 333.6 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10735 -47.7 -51.3 67 3.6 -47.9 229 55 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.14 17 200 12174 -55.0 -65.6 26 10.6 -55.2 230 49 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.03 18 150 13990 -62.2 -84.7 3 22.5 -62.3 242 42 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16445 -68.7 -86.0 7 17.3 -68.7 264 26 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.01 m Freezing level: 610.03 mb = 4209.48 m = 13810.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.82 mb = 3783.97 m = 12414.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 828.05 mb = 1690.13 m = 5544.96 ft T: 13.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 4.84 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.41 mb = 2898.12 m = 9508.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.31 C = 93.76 F Cap Strength: 4.28 C Lifted Index: 4.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.21 C Showalter Index: 2.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 19.81 C K Index: 29.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6972.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.98 mb = 1650.20 m = 5413.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 70.77 m/s