MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.07,-89.50 Latitude: 42.07 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 973 252 12.6 7.7 72 5.0 9.9 309 15 288.0 289.2 284.2 307.1 6.76 2 950 455 11.2 6.3 72 4.9 8.5 314 26 288.5 289.6 284.0 306.3 6.29 3 900 903 7.2 4.3 82 2.9 5.7 327 33 288.9 290.0 283.6 305.4 5.80 4 850 1372 5.5 4.5 94 0.9 5.0 346 26 291.9 293.0 285.2 309.8 6.24 5 800 1865 2.1 -1.3 78 3.4 0.5 325 18 293.4 294.1 283.8 306.1 4.34 6 750 2382 -2.0 -4.5 83 2.5 -3.1 309 15 294.4 295.0 283.5 305.2 3.65 7 700 2927 -4.4 -5.5 92 1.1 -4.9 277 13 297.6 298.2 284.7 308.5 3.62 8 650 3510 -6.2 -7.1 93 1.0 -6.5 246 16 302.0 302.6 286.2 312.5 3.45 9 600 4131 -10.0 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.5 238 21 304.5 305.0 286.4 313.0 2.70 10 550 4797 -14.4 -16.0 88 1.6 -14.9 226 26 307.0 307.3 286.5 313.4 2.00 11 500 5512 -20.1 -22.0 84 2.0 -20.5 230 30 308.6 308.8 286.4 312.9 1.31 12 450 6286 -24.2 -26.5 81 2.3 -24.6 199 36 312.9 313.0 287.5 316.2 0.98 13 400 7135 -30.3 -32.3 83 1.9 -30.6 198 52 315.6 315.7 288.0 317.8 0.64 14 350 8068 -37.2 -39.8 76 2.6 -37.4 204 83 318.6 318.7 288.7 319.9 0.34 15 300 9133 -36.6 -64.0 4 27.5 -37.8 207 81 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.02 16 250 10386 -40.8 -71.8 2 30.9 -41.8 209 80 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.01 17 200 11885 -46.0 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.7 223 51 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 18 150 13764 -53.0 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 244 54 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 19 100 16338 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.8 264 25 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5486.19 m Freezing level: 774.75 mb = 2126.06 m = 6975.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 793.17 mb = 1933.62 m = 6343.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.48 % Est. max temperature: 17.25 C = 63.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.07 mb = 874.93 m = 2870.48 ft T: 7.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 4.59 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1605.11 m = 5266.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.16 C = 62.90 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: 4.64 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: 2.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 28.99 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 158.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13628.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.66 mb = 1165.67 m = 3824.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.5 at 23.1 knts Storm direction: 294.5 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 5.1 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.6 neg: -12.0 tot: 82.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 59.29 m/s