MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.47,-87.60 Latitude: 41.47 Longitude: -87.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 981 210 24.8 17.7 64 7.2 19.9 234 8 299.6 302.0 293.8 337.8 13.07 2 950 485 21.6 16.7 73 5.0 18.3 231 10 299.1 301.5 293.3 336.1 12.67 3 900 951 17.2 15.7 91 1.5 16.2 225 11 299.2 301.5 293.3 335.8 12.53 4 850 1437 14.0 13.2 95 0.8 13.5 226 21 300.8 302.9 292.8 334.0 11.29 5 800 1946 10.2 7.4 83 2.8 8.5 233 24 302.0 303.5 290.6 326.1 8.08 6 750 2480 6.2 2.3 76 4.0 4.1 235 30 303.4 304.5 289.2 321.5 6.01 7 700 3042 2.9 -7.6 46 10.5 -1.6 240 38 305.7 306.3 287.2 315.4 3.09 8 650 3637 -0.4 -20.3 21 19.9 -6.7 245 41 308.5 308.7 286.2 312.4 1.17 9 600 4272 -3.9 -19.7 28 15.8 -8.9 247 47 311.6 311.9 287.4 316.0 1.33 10 550 4953 -8.1 -26.4 21 18.3 -12.8 248 52 314.5 314.6 287.8 317.3 0.81 11 500 5685 -13.3 -32.1 19 18.8 -17.1 246 56 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.7 0.52 12 450 6480 -18.1 -35.6 20 17.6 -21.1 242 59 320.5 320.6 289.3 322.0 0.41 13 400 7348 -24.1 -38.3 26 14.2 -26.1 240 65 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.35 14 350 8308 -31.1 -35.4 66 4.3 -31.7 235 75 326.8 326.9 291.4 328.8 0.54 15 300 9383 -39.7 -43.0 71 3.2 -40.0 230 81 329.4 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.29 16 250 10599 -51.1 -54.5 67 3.4 -51.2 245 100 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.09 17 200 12031 -52.9 -75.8 5 22.9 -53.3 245 72 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13874 -56.8 -81.5 3 24.7 -57.1 243 62 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16400 -63.1 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 246 41 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.77 m Freezing level: 655.94 mb = 3566.52 m = 11701.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.74 mb = 2883.47 m = 9460.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.09 % Est. max temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.06 mb = 1112.63 m = 3650.31 ft T: 16.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 25.45 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.14 mb = 1247.81 m = 4093.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.35 C = 77.63 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -4.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.53 C Showalter Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.25 C Cross Totals Index: 26.46 C K Index: 29.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1331.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.27 mb = 1139.54 m = 3738.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.27 mb = 1384.64 m = 4542.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.27 mb = 11267.35 m = 36965.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1306.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.27 mb = 13652.74 m = 44791.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.3 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 272.3 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 13.68 Bulk Shear: 97.28 m/s