MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 143 SFC 993 205 24.9 21.6 82 3.3 22.5 197 9 298.7 301.7 296.0 346.9 16.57 2 950 592 24.6 19.8 75 4.7 21.2 222 29 302.1 305.0 296.2 347.9 15.51 3 900 1065 21.2 17.3 78 3.9 18.5 234 27 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.9 13.98 4 850 1557 17.4 17.1 98 0.4 17.2 234 24 304.4 307.1 296.1 347.7 14.55 5 800 2073 14.3 9.9 74 4.5 11.5 234 22 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.3 9.59 6 750 2616 11.2 1.9 53 9.3 6.1 245 26 308.7 309.8 290.8 326.9 5.88 7 700 3187 6.7 2.9 77 3.8 4.5 250 34 309.9 311.1 291.9 330.7 6.74 8 650 3791 2.1 0.5 89 1.6 1.3 256 34 311.4 312.5 291.8 330.4 6.13 9 600 4434 -1.1 -2.0 93 0.9 -1.6 266 25 314.8 315.9 292.3 332.2 5.49 10 550 5124 -4.7 -6.2 89 1.5 -5.4 276 16 318.5 319.3 292.4 332.6 4.38 11 500 5868 -8.8 -10.4 88 1.6 -9.4 288 12 322.4 323.0 292.7 333.9 3.47 12 450 6679 -12.8 -14.7 86 1.9 -13.5 327 13 327.2 327.7 293.4 336.5 2.73 13 400 7568 -18.4 -20.7 82 2.3 -19.1 353 15 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.5 1.84 14 350 8552 -24.8 -27.6 78 2.7 -25.5 13 15 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.4 1.14 15 300 9653 -33.4 -36.5 73 3.2 -33.8 10 16 338.3 338.5 294.4 340.5 0.56 16 250 10907 -43.8 -47.2 69 3.4 -44.0 9 15 340.9 340.9 294.7 341.8 0.22 17 200 12359 -57.0 -61.0 60 4.0 -57.1 321 23 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 14125 -64.8 -73.0 31 8.2 -64.8 15 38 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16626 -60.8 -85.5 2 24.7 -61.1 292 1 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.66 m Freezing level: 617.32 mb = 4211.07 m = 13815.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.23 mb = 4064.68 m = 13335.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.06 % Est. max temperature: 30.90 C = 87.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.89 mb = 629.52 m = 2065.31 ft T: 24.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 20.87 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1496.21 m = 4908.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 39.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1402.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.71 mb = 1192.87 m = 3913.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.71 mb = 1845.60 m = 6055.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.71 mb = 12947.88 m = 42479.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1390.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.71 mb = 15943.37 m = 52307.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.7 neg: -15.2 tot: 174.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 70.34 Bulk Shear: 19.94 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508061200F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 143 SFC 993 205 24.9 21.6 82 3.3 22.5 197 9 298.7 301.7 296.0 346.9 16.57 2 950 592 24.6 19.8 75 4.7 21.2 222 29 302.1 305.0 296.2 347.9 15.51 3 900 1065 21.2 17.3 78 3.9 18.5 234 27 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.9 13.98 4 850 1557 17.4 17.1 98 0.4 17.2 234 24 304.4 307.1 296.1 347.7 14.55 5 800 2073 14.3 9.9 74 4.5 11.5 234 22 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.3 9.59 6 750 2616 11.2 1.9 53 9.3 6.1 245 26 308.7 309.8 290.8 326.9 5.88 7 700 3187 6.7 2.9 77 3.8 4.5 250 34 309.9 311.1 291.9 330.7 6.74 8 650 3791 2.1 0.5 89 1.6 1.3 256 34 311.4 312.5 291.8 330.4 6.13 9 600 4434 -1.1 -2.0 93 0.9 -1.6 266 25 314.8 315.9 292.3 332.2 5.49 10 550 5124 -4.7 -6.2 89 1.5 -5.4 276 16 318.5 319.3 292.4 332.6 4.38 11 500 5868 -8.8 -10.4 88 1.6 -9.4 288 12 322.4 323.0 292.7 333.9 3.47 12 450 6679 -12.8 -14.7 86 1.9 -13.5 327 13 327.2 327.7 293.4 336.5 2.73 13 400 7568 -18.4 -20.7 82 2.3 -19.1 353 15 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.5 1.84 14 350 8552 -24.8 -27.6 78 2.7 -25.5 13 15 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.4 1.14 15 300 9653 -33.4 -36.5 73 3.2 -33.8 10 16 338.3 338.5 294.4 340.5 0.56 16 250 10907 -43.8 -47.2 69 3.4 -44.0 9 15 340.9 340.9 294.7 341.8 0.22 17 200 12359 -57.0 -61.0 60 4.0 -57.1 321 23 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 14125 -64.8 -73.0 31 8.2 -64.8 15 38 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16626 -60.8 -85.5 2 24.7 -61.1 292 1 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.66 m Freezing level: 617.32 mb = 4211.07 m = 13815.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.23 mb = 4064.68 m = 13335.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.06 % Est. max temperature: 30.90 C = 87.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.89 mb = 629.52 m = 2065.31 ft T: 24.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 20.87 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1496.21 m = 4908.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 39.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1402.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.71 mb = 1192.87 m = 3913.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.71 mb = 1845.60 m = 6055.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.71 mb = 12947.88 m = 42479.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1390.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.71 mb = 15943.37 m = 52307.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.7 neg: -15.2 tot: 174.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 70.34 Bulk Shear: 19.94 m/s