MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508050600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508050600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 42.0,-87.9 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 199 SFC 999 204 22.7 18.4 77 4.3 19.8 7 3 295.9 298.3 292.9 334.5 13.44 2 950 646 21.0 14.7 67 6.2 16.9 115 9 298.5 300.5 292.0 330.9 11.15 3 900 1111 17.4 14.8 85 2.6 15.7 130 15 299.4 301.6 292.8 334.1 11.85 4 850 1597 13.7 12.5 93 1.2 12.9 131 18 300.5 302.4 292.3 332.1 10.76 5 800 2106 10.3 9.1 92 1.2 9.6 125 16 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.1 9.09 6 750 2640 7.3 5.5 88 1.8 6.3 131 13 304.5 305.9 291.0 327.4 7.59 7 700 3207 6.0 -8.2 35 14.2 -0.2 132 5 309.1 309.7 288.2 318.5 2.95 8 650 3810 2.9 -21.1 15 23.9 -4.9 42 2 312.2 312.4 287.4 315.9 1.10 9 600 4452 -0.7 -34.9 5 34.3 -8.6 327 4 315.3 315.4 287.6 316.5 0.33 10 550 5142 -4.6 -38.7 5 34.1 -11.6 347 6 318.6 318.7 288.6 319.5 0.24 11 500 5883 -10.1 -24.7 29 14.6 -14.0 331 6 320.8 321.0 290.1 324.4 1.04 12 450 6686 -15.5 -30.1 27 14.6 -18.7 322 12 323.7 323.9 290.6 326.2 0.70 13 400 7563 -22.1 -38.0 22 15.9 -24.6 307 14 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 14 350 8530 -28.5 -49.0 12 20.5 -30.4 323 19 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 15 300 9620 -35.6 -42.1 52 6.5 -36.2 0 50 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.4 0.32 16 250 10862 -44.8 -50.3 54 5.4 -45.1 343 43 339.4 339.5 294.3 340.1 0.15 17 200 12321 -51.9 -65.9 17 14.0 -52.2 310 30 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.03 18 150 14171 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.1 277 17 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16715 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 281 6 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.40 m Freezing level: 609.53 mb = 4329.89 m = 14205.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.65 mb = 3187.83 m = 10458.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.70 mb = 748.74 m = 2456.46 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 18.16 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.47 mb = 1542.63 m = 5061.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.76 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 22.04 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 191.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.81 mb = 1265.59 m = 4152.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.81 mb = 1910.77 m = 6268.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 718.81 mb = 2989.31 m = 9807.33 ft B at Equ Level: 29.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 618.81 mb = 4204.55 m = 13794.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 113.3 at 8.5 knts Storm direction: 143.3 at 6.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.5 neg: -8.4 tot: 26.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 43.81 Bulk Shear: 1.12 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508050600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508050600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 42.0,-87.9 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 199 SFC 999 204 22.7 18.4 77 4.3 19.8 7 3 295.9 298.3 292.9 334.5 13.44 2 950 646 21.0 14.7 67 6.2 16.9 115 9 298.5 300.5 292.0 330.9 11.15 3 900 1111 17.4 14.8 85 2.6 15.7 130 15 299.4 301.6 292.8 334.1 11.85 4 850 1597 13.7 12.5 93 1.2 12.9 131 18 300.5 302.4 292.3 332.1 10.76 5 800 2106 10.3 9.1 92 1.2 9.6 125 16 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.1 9.09 6 750 2640 7.3 5.5 88 1.8 6.3 131 13 304.5 305.9 291.0 327.4 7.59 7 700 3207 6.0 -8.2 35 14.2 -0.2 132 5 309.1 309.7 288.2 318.5 2.95 8 650 3810 2.9 -21.1 15 23.9 -4.9 42 2 312.2 312.4 287.4 315.9 1.10 9 600 4452 -0.7 -34.9 5 34.3 -8.6 327 4 315.3 315.4 287.6 316.5 0.33 10 550 5142 -4.6 -38.7 5 34.1 -11.6 347 6 318.6 318.7 288.6 319.5 0.24 11 500 5883 -10.1 -24.7 29 14.6 -14.0 331 6 320.8 321.0 290.1 324.4 1.04 12 450 6686 -15.5 -30.1 27 14.6 -18.7 322 12 323.7 323.9 290.6 326.2 0.70 13 400 7563 -22.1 -38.0 22 15.9 -24.6 307 14 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 14 350 8530 -28.5 -49.0 12 20.5 -30.4 323 19 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 15 300 9620 -35.6 -42.1 52 6.5 -36.2 0 50 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.4 0.32 16 250 10862 -44.8 -50.3 54 5.4 -45.1 343 43 339.4 339.5 294.3 340.1 0.15 17 200 12321 -51.9 -65.9 17 14.0 -52.2 310 30 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.03 18 150 14171 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.1 277 17 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16715 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 281 6 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.40 m Freezing level: 609.53 mb = 4329.89 m = 14205.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.65 mb = 3187.83 m = 10458.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.70 mb = 748.74 m = 2456.46 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 18.16 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.47 mb = 1542.63 m = 5061.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.76 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 22.04 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 191.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.81 mb = 1265.59 m = 4152.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.81 mb = 1910.77 m = 6268.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 718.81 mb = 2989.31 m = 9807.33 ft B at Equ Level: 29.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 618.81 mb = 4204.55 m = 13794.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 113.3 at 8.5 knts Storm direction: 143.3 at 6.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.5 neg: -8.4 tot: 26.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 43.81 Bulk Shear: 1.12 m/s