MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 8 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 146 SFC 993 205 28.5 22.4 70 6.1 24.0 172 8 302.2 305.5 297.4 353.8 17.46 2 950 600 25.6 21.1 76 4.5 22.3 186 21 303.2 306.3 297.3 352.9 16.78 3 900 1074 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.4 198 20 303.5 306.5 297.1 352.4 16.48 4 850 1568 18.6 14.3 76 4.3 15.7 212 13 305.6 307.9 294.8 342.0 12.16 5 800 2086 16.0 6.5 53 9.6 10.3 218 10 308.2 309.7 292.1 331.5 7.60 6 750 2633 13.5 5.1 57 8.3 8.6 242 11 311.2 312.6 292.8 334.1 7.39 7 700 3209 8.5 5.0 78 3.5 6.5 252 12 311.9 313.4 293.4 336.2 7.83 8 650 3817 3.5 3.2 98 0.2 3.4 258 13 312.9 314.3 293.3 336.1 7.46 9 600 4462 -0.6 -1.0 98 0.3 -0.8 273 11 315.4 316.5 292.9 334.2 5.96 10 550 5154 -4.4 -6.6 84 2.3 -5.4 277 13 318.9 319.7 292.4 332.6 4.23 11 500 5898 -9.0 -14.3 65 5.3 -11.0 272 14 322.0 322.5 291.9 330.5 2.52 12 450 6706 -13.5 -31.5 20 18.0 -17.5 285 16 326.2 326.4 291.3 328.5 0.61 13 400 7590 -20.2 -33.1 31 12.8 -22.7 292 16 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.8 0.59 14 350 8565 -27.1 -32.6 60 5.5 -28.0 301 19 332.3 332.4 293.0 334.9 0.71 15 300 9660 -34.8 -38.0 73 3.1 -35.2 321 19 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10905 -44.9 -48.4 68 3.5 -45.1 330 30 339.3 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.19 17 200 12354 -57.5 -61.5 60 4.0 -57.5 332 44 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 14132 -60.4 -78.2 8 17.7 -60.6 300 24 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16658 -60.7 -85.4 2 24.7 -61.0 280 11 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.13 m Freezing level: 607.84 mb = 4361.21 m = 14308.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.62 mb = 4334.16 m = 14219.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.90 % Est. max temperature: 32.22 C = 90.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.68 mb = 980.26 m = 3216.03 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 22.39 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1369.80 m = 4494.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.03 C = 87.86 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -7.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.35 C K Index: 38.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2755.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.18 mb = 1159.20 m = 3803.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.18 mb = 1811.13 m = 5941.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.18 mb = 13499.07 m = 44287.74 ft B at Equ Level: 2709.97 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.7 neg: -9.4 tot: 68.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 101.51 Bulk Shear: 27.15 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 8 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 146 SFC 993 205 28.5 22.4 70 6.1 24.0 172 8 302.2 305.5 297.4 353.8 17.46 2 950 600 25.6 21.1 76 4.5 22.3 186 21 303.2 306.3 297.3 352.9 16.78 3 900 1074 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.4 198 20 303.5 306.5 297.1 352.4 16.48 4 850 1568 18.6 14.3 76 4.3 15.7 212 13 305.6 307.9 294.8 342.0 12.16 5 800 2086 16.0 6.5 53 9.6 10.3 218 10 308.2 309.7 292.1 331.5 7.60 6 750 2633 13.5 5.1 57 8.3 8.6 242 11 311.2 312.6 292.8 334.1 7.39 7 700 3209 8.5 5.0 78 3.5 6.5 252 12 311.9 313.4 293.4 336.2 7.83 8 650 3817 3.5 3.2 98 0.2 3.4 258 13 312.9 314.3 293.3 336.1 7.46 9 600 4462 -0.6 -1.0 98 0.3 -0.8 273 11 315.4 316.5 292.9 334.2 5.96 10 550 5154 -4.4 -6.6 84 2.3 -5.4 277 13 318.9 319.7 292.4 332.6 4.23 11 500 5898 -9.0 -14.3 65 5.3 -11.0 272 14 322.0 322.5 291.9 330.5 2.52 12 450 6706 -13.5 -31.5 20 18.0 -17.5 285 16 326.2 326.4 291.3 328.5 0.61 13 400 7590 -20.2 -33.1 31 12.8 -22.7 292 16 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.8 0.59 14 350 8565 -27.1 -32.6 60 5.5 -28.0 301 19 332.3 332.4 293.0 334.9 0.71 15 300 9660 -34.8 -38.0 73 3.1 -35.2 321 19 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10905 -44.9 -48.4 68 3.5 -45.1 330 30 339.3 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.19 17 200 12354 -57.5 -61.5 60 4.0 -57.5 332 44 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 14132 -60.4 -78.2 8 17.7 -60.6 300 24 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16658 -60.7 -85.4 2 24.7 -61.0 280 11 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.13 m Freezing level: 607.84 mb = 4361.21 m = 14308.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.62 mb = 4334.16 m = 14219.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.90 % Est. max temperature: 32.22 C = 90.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.68 mb = 980.26 m = 3216.03 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 22.39 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1369.80 m = 4494.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.03 C = 87.86 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -7.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.35 C K Index: 38.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2755.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.18 mb = 1159.20 m = 3803.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.18 mb = 1811.13 m = 5941.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.18 mb = 13499.07 m = 44287.74 ft B at Equ Level: 2709.97 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.7 neg: -9.4 tot: 68.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 101.51 Bulk Shear: 27.15 m/s