MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 40.71,-88.47 Latitude: 40.71 Longitude: -88.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 982 223 12.8 10.3 85 2.5 11.3 290 15 287.4 288.8 285.2 309.8 8.01 2 950 502 10.1 9.1 93 1.0 9.6 299 26 287.5 288.8 284.9 308.9 7.66 3 900 949 6.7 5.0 89 1.7 5.8 313 35 288.5 289.5 283.7 305.7 6.09 4 850 1417 4.9 2.3 83 2.6 3.6 299 33 291.3 292.2 284.0 306.6 5.30 5 800 1910 2.4 0.3 86 2.1 1.4 282 31 293.7 294.6 284.5 308.0 4.89 6 750 2429 -0.2 -3.2 80 3.0 -1.5 268 36 296.4 297.1 284.7 308.4 4.03 7 700 2978 -3.6 -6.8 78 3.2 -4.8 256 36 298.6 299.1 284.8 308.5 3.28 8 650 3560 -6.4 -9.7 78 3.3 -7.7 243 43 301.7 302.2 285.5 310.4 2.82 9 600 4180 -11.1 -19.4 50 8.4 -13.3 244 50 303.3 303.6 284.5 307.7 1.37 10 550 4843 -15.2 -24.5 45 9.3 -17.3 241 65 306.1 306.2 285.0 309.2 0.95 11 500 5556 -19.1 -37.9 17 18.8 -21.8 239 90 309.7 309.8 285.6 310.7 0.29 12 450 6339 -20.5 -50.6 5 30.1 -23.7 226 92 317.5 317.5 288.0 317.8 0.08 13 400 7199 -26.9 -48.5 11 21.7 -28.9 225 91 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.5 0.12 14 350 8147 -33.8 -55.1 10 21.2 -35.1 230 90 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.4 0.06 15 300 9211 -40.6 -60.1 11 19.5 -41.4 237 93 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.3 0.04 16 250 10436 -46.2 -71.9 4 25.7 -46.8 238 91 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.3 0.01 17 200 11896 -52.0 -75.9 4 23.9 -52.4 242 85 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13738 -55.9 -81.6 3 25.7 -56.2 238 72 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16292 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -61.9 215 44 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5483.44 m Freezing level: 753.26 mb = 2395.24 m = 7858.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.19 mb = 2153.00 m = 7063.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.19 % Est. max temperature: 17.49 C = 63.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.77 mb = 538.82 m = 1767.76 ft T: 9.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 4.10 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.27 mb = 900.56 m = 2954.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.72 C = 56.70 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: 4.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.70 C Showalter Index: 5.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 23.07 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12325.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.20 mb = 855.75 m = 2807.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.6 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.0 neg: -79.4 tot: -34.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 187.86 m/s