MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508060600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508060600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 7 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 189 SFC 998 204 22.7 19.5 82 3.3 20.5 106 3 296.0 298.6 293.7 337.5 14.42 2 950 637 22.7 17.4 72 5.4 19.1 181 9 300.3 302.7 294.1 339.0 13.23 3 900 1106 18.6 16.3 86 2.3 17.0 196 9 300.6 303.0 294.0 338.9 13.03 4 850 1594 16.6 3.2 41 13.4 9.2 221 7 303.6 304.6 288.9 320.7 5.67 5 800 2107 13.3 4.2 54 9.1 8.2 253 7 305.3 306.5 290.2 324.9 6.47 6 750 2648 12.4 -9.7 20 22.1 2.7 307 11 310.0 310.5 288.1 317.9 2.44 7 700 3222 8.1 1.1 61 7.0 4.4 321 11 311.5 312.6 291.7 330.0 5.95 8 650 3829 3.7 -0.2 76 3.9 1.7 334 10 313.2 314.3 292.1 331.4 5.82 9 600 4475 -0.4 -4.7 72 4.4 -2.5 0 14 315.7 316.5 291.7 330.0 4.48 10 550 5165 -4.8 -11.5 59 6.7 -7.5 352 14 318.4 318.9 291.1 327.8 2.88 11 500 5908 -9.2 -16.4 56 7.2 -11.7 342 14 321.9 322.3 291.5 329.0 2.13 12 450 6713 -15.5 -16.6 91 1.1 -15.9 326 14 323.7 324.2 292.2 331.6 2.32 13 400 7596 -19.2 -28.7 43 9.5 -21.3 315 15 330.1 330.2 292.6 333.3 0.90 14 350 8573 -26.9 -40.0 28 13.1 -28.7 259 20 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.34 15 300 9669 -34.1 -53.0 13 18.9 -35.5 248 30 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.09 16 250 10916 -44.6 -60.9 15 16.3 -45.2 210 11 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.04 17 200 12366 -57.4 -61.5 60 4.1 -57.5 265 23 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 18 150 14170 -59.7 -79.2 6 19.5 -59.9 270 24 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16697 -61.4 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 263 7 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.61 m Freezing level: 604.69 mb = 4413.99 m = 14481.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 4080.73 m = 13388.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.32 C = 86.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.98 mb = 619.11 m = 2031.16 ft T: 22.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 18.34 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.79 mb = 1757.25 m = 5765.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 6.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 12.38 C K Index: 22.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 67.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 318.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.70 mb = 1175.53 m = 3856.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.70 mb = 3609.23 m = 11841.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.70 mb = 9261.37 m = 30384.71 ft B at Equ Level: 318.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.70 mb = 13107.54 m = 43003.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 324.2 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 354.2 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.6 neg: -0.9 tot: 80.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 8.69 Bulk Shear: 36.69 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508060600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508060600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 7 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 189 SFC 998 204 22.7 19.5 82 3.3 20.5 106 3 296.0 298.6 293.7 337.5 14.42 2 950 637 22.7 17.4 72 5.4 19.1 181 9 300.3 302.7 294.1 339.0 13.23 3 900 1106 18.6 16.3 86 2.3 17.0 196 9 300.6 303.0 294.0 338.9 13.03 4 850 1594 16.6 3.2 41 13.4 9.2 221 7 303.6 304.6 288.9 320.7 5.67 5 800 2107 13.3 4.2 54 9.1 8.2 253 7 305.3 306.5 290.2 324.9 6.47 6 750 2648 12.4 -9.7 20 22.1 2.7 307 11 310.0 310.5 288.1 317.9 2.44 7 700 3222 8.1 1.1 61 7.0 4.4 321 11 311.5 312.6 291.7 330.0 5.95 8 650 3829 3.7 -0.2 76 3.9 1.7 334 10 313.2 314.3 292.1 331.4 5.82 9 600 4475 -0.4 -4.7 72 4.4 -2.5 0 14 315.7 316.5 291.7 330.0 4.48 10 550 5165 -4.8 -11.5 59 6.7 -7.5 352 14 318.4 318.9 291.1 327.8 2.88 11 500 5908 -9.2 -16.4 56 7.2 -11.7 342 14 321.9 322.3 291.5 329.0 2.13 12 450 6713 -15.5 -16.6 91 1.1 -15.9 326 14 323.7 324.2 292.2 331.6 2.32 13 400 7596 -19.2 -28.7 43 9.5 -21.3 315 15 330.1 330.2 292.6 333.3 0.90 14 350 8573 -26.9 -40.0 28 13.1 -28.7 259 20 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.34 15 300 9669 -34.1 -53.0 13 18.9 -35.5 248 30 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.09 16 250 10916 -44.6 -60.9 15 16.3 -45.2 210 11 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.04 17 200 12366 -57.4 -61.5 60 4.1 -57.5 265 23 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 18 150 14170 -59.7 -79.2 6 19.5 -59.9 270 24 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 19 100 16697 -61.4 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 263 7 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.61 m Freezing level: 604.69 mb = 4413.99 m = 14481.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 4080.73 m = 13388.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.32 C = 86.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.98 mb = 619.11 m = 2031.16 ft T: 22.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 18.34 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.79 mb = 1757.25 m = 5765.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 6.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 12.38 C K Index: 22.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 67.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 318.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.70 mb = 1175.53 m = 3856.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.70 mb = 3609.23 m = 11841.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.70 mb = 9261.37 m = 30384.71 ft B at Equ Level: 318.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.70 mb = 13107.54 m = 43003.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 324.2 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 354.2 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.6 neg: -0.9 tot: 80.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 8.69 Bulk Shear: 36.69 m/s