MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507221800F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507221800F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z THU 24 JUL 25 Station: 42,-88 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -88.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 SFC 988 218 25.7 24.8 95 0.9 25.0 211 9 299.8 303.5 298.6 359.4 20.31 2 950 568 27.3 21.2 69 6.1 22.8 241 30 304.8 308.0 297.7 355.3 16.88 3 900 1046 24.6 15.5 57 9.1 18.4 254 30 306.9 309.2 295.3 344.3 12.43 4 850 1544 19.8 15.3 75 4.6 16.7 254 31 306.9 309.3 295.7 345.9 12.94 5 800 2064 18.5 -1.9 25 20.3 7.8 237 27 310.8 311.6 289.9 323.9 4.17 6 750 2613 15.6 -10.4 16 26.0 3.9 232 26 313.5 313.9 289.0 321.0 2.30 7 700 3193 11.0 -6.6 28 17.6 2.6 232 28 314.7 315.3 290.4 325.4 3.34 8 650 3805 6.5 -8.4 34 14.9 -0.3 238 29 316.3 316.9 290.7 326.4 3.11 9 600 4456 2.5 -10.1 39 12.7 -3.0 247 32 319.1 319.6 291.4 328.8 2.95 10 550 5154 -1.7 -11.1 49 9.4 -5.7 245 33 322.0 322.6 292.2 331.9 2.97 11 500 5905 -6.3 -16.8 43 10.5 -10.1 237 32 325.3 325.7 292.3 332.4 2.05 12 450 6721 -11.9 -20.2 50 8.3 -14.5 224 32 328.3 328.6 292.9 334.3 1.71 13 400 7611 -17.7 -28.1 40 10.3 -20.2 215 35 332.0 332.1 293.2 335.4 0.95 14 350 8597 -24.6 -37.6 29 13.0 -26.6 220 38 335.7 335.7 293.6 337.3 0.43 15 300 9698 -33.7 -45.4 30 11.7 -34.9 219 48 337.8 337.9 294.0 338.7 0.22 16 250 10953 -41.5 -62.6 8 21.0 -42.4 211 62 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 17 200 12435 -50.7 -69.8 9 19.1 -51.1 223 59 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.02 18 150 14257 -61.5 -76.0 13 14.5 -61.6 215 46 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16734 -66.8 -85.7 5 18.9 -66.9 252 27 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.74 m Freezing level: 570.23 mb = 4871.76 m = 15983.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.66 mb = 3733.30 m = 12248.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.56 % Est. max temperature: 33.63 C = 92.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.01 mb = 330.34 m = 1083.77 ft T: 26.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 24.91 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 772.85 mb = 2358.05 m = 7736.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.06 C = 100.50 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 23.86 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1447.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 144.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.63 mb = 1445.62 m = 4742.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.63 mb = 3256.60 m = 10684.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.63 mb = 12283.41 m = 40299.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1443.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.63 mb = 15900.32 m = 52165.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.9 neg: -37.9 tot: 79.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 215.14 Bulk Shear: 6.73 m/s