MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.39,-87.98 Latitude: 42.39 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 984 218 16.9 3.3 40 13.6 9.7 169 14 291.4 292.3 283.6 305.6 4.91 2 950 511 13.8 0.9 41 13.0 7.4 174 21 291.2 292.0 282.8 303.7 4.28 3 900 963 9.5 -0.7 49 10.2 4.7 182 24 291.3 292.0 282.6 303.1 4.04 4 850 1436 9.8 -11.2 21 21.0 1.6 220 25 296.4 296.7 282.3 302.2 1.90 5 800 1935 5.8 -3.9 50 9.7 1.4 229 27 297.3 298.0 284.6 308.1 3.59 6 750 2461 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 0.0 231 24 300.9 301.6 285.9 311.6 3.51 7 700 3021 3.1 -20.3 16 23.4 -4.4 229 24 305.9 306.1 285.1 309.5 1.09 8 650 3617 0.0 -10.9 44 10.9 -4.3 236 29 309.0 309.5 287.8 317.2 2.56 9 600 4254 -3.6 -13.0 48 9.4 -7.1 243 34 311.9 312.4 288.6 319.6 2.35 10 550 4936 -8.2 -16.9 50 8.7 -11.1 248 37 314.4 314.7 288.9 320.5 1.85 11 500 5667 -13.6 -25.9 35 12.3 -16.6 251 37 316.4 316.6 288.6 319.6 0.92 12 450 6459 -19.1 -36.5 20 17.4 -21.9 252 40 319.3 319.3 288.9 320.6 0.37 13 400 7326 -24.2 -43.3 15 19.1 -26.5 256 43 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.3 0.21 14 350 8283 -32.2 -44.4 29 12.3 -33.3 256 52 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.2 0.21 15 300 9351 -40.9 -53.4 25 12.6 -41.5 264 56 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.09 16 250 10569 -49.0 -59.8 27 10.8 -49.3 269 65 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.5 0.05 17 200 12002 -58.0 -70.1 20 12.2 -58.1 258 57 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.01 18 150 13808 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 260 48 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16333 -61.0 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.3 241 29 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.16 m Freezing level: 649.33 mb = 3625.73 m = 11895.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.78 mb = 2463.32 m = 8081.65 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.06 % Est. max temperature: 22.15 C = 71.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 801.68 mb = 1917.99 m = 6292.54 ft T: 5.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 3.34 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 570.70 mb = 4646.10 m = 15242.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.72 C = 101.69 F Cap Strength: 12.60 C Lifted Index: 12.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.47 C Showalter Index: 13.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.76 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 2.37 C K Index: -11.27 Risk: None Sweat Index: 175.64 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13458.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.34 mb = 2190.32 m = 7186.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.5 neg: -8.4 tot: 168.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 87.29 m/s