MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 179 SFC 997 205 28.4 19.9 60 8.5 22.3 178 7 301.8 304.5 295.6 345.4 14.79 2 950 630 22.7 18.8 78 4.0 20.0 187 10 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.7 14.50 3 900 1098 19.0 15.4 80 3.6 16.6 196 10 301.1 303.3 293.6 337.3 12.31 4 850 1588 16.2 11.7 75 4.5 13.3 214 6 303.1 305.0 292.6 333.5 10.20 5 800 2101 13.4 10.2 81 3.2 11.4 259 6 305.4 307.2 293.0 334.8 9.78 6 750 2643 11.7 2.4 53 9.3 6.5 269 7 309.3 310.4 291.2 328.1 6.09 7 700 3218 9.0 -3.4 41 12.4 2.8 270 6 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.9 4.24 8 650 3827 5.0 -5.8 45 10.8 -0.2 311 11 314.6 315.4 290.8 326.8 3.81 9 600 4473 -0.2 -13.0 37 12.8 -5.2 323 16 315.9 316.4 289.9 323.6 2.34 10 550 5163 -5.2 -19.2 32 14.0 -9.8 324 18 317.9 318.2 289.7 323.0 1.52 11 500 5903 -10.4 -25.3 28 14.9 -14.3 317 20 320.4 320.5 289.9 323.8 0.98 12 450 6705 -16.0 -27.7 36 11.7 -18.7 299 22 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.3 0.88 13 400 7581 -22.2 -33.7 34 11.5 -24.2 303 22 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.1 0.55 14 350 8548 -28.6 -46.7 16 18.1 -30.4 303 26 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.8 0.16 15 300 9633 -37.4 -50.4 25 13.0 -38.3 292 29 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.13 16 250 10864 -47.0 -61.9 17 14.9 -47.5 269 33 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.04 17 200 12310 -55.5 -67.4 21 12.0 -55.6 258 40 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 14130 -58.2 -78.9 5 20.7 -58.5 267 26 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16664 -60.2 -85.0 2 24.8 -60.5 264 14 411.3 411.3 306.7 411.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.97 m Freezing level: 601.52 mb = 4453.72 m = 14611.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.66 mb = 3793.55 m = 12445.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.99 mb = 1281.25 m = 4203.51 ft T: 17.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 11.95 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.27 mb = 1534.91 m = 5035.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.08 C K Index: 25.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1161.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.04 mb = 1280.77 m = 4201.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.04 mb = 3751.10 m = 12306.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.04 mb = 11810.19 m = 38746.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1156.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.04 mb = 14740.50 m = 48360.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.8 at 11.6 knts Storm direction: 325.8 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.8 neg: -1.2 tot: 25.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 30.09 Bulk Shear: 38.61 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 179 SFC 997 205 28.4 19.9 60 8.5 22.3 178 7 301.8 304.5 295.6 345.4 14.79 2 950 630 22.7 18.8 78 4.0 20.0 187 10 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.7 14.50 3 900 1098 19.0 15.4 80 3.6 16.6 196 10 301.1 303.3 293.6 337.3 12.31 4 850 1588 16.2 11.7 75 4.5 13.3 214 6 303.1 305.0 292.6 333.5 10.20 5 800 2101 13.4 10.2 81 3.2 11.4 259 6 305.4 307.2 293.0 334.8 9.78 6 750 2643 11.7 2.4 53 9.3 6.5 269 7 309.3 310.4 291.2 328.1 6.09 7 700 3218 9.0 -3.4 41 12.4 2.8 270 6 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.9 4.24 8 650 3827 5.0 -5.8 45 10.8 -0.2 311 11 314.6 315.4 290.8 326.8 3.81 9 600 4473 -0.2 -13.0 37 12.8 -5.2 323 16 315.9 316.4 289.9 323.6 2.34 10 550 5163 -5.2 -19.2 32 14.0 -9.8 324 18 317.9 318.2 289.7 323.0 1.52 11 500 5903 -10.4 -25.3 28 14.9 -14.3 317 20 320.4 320.5 289.9 323.8 0.98 12 450 6705 -16.0 -27.7 36 11.7 -18.7 299 22 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.3 0.88 13 400 7581 -22.2 -33.7 34 11.5 -24.2 303 22 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.1 0.55 14 350 8548 -28.6 -46.7 16 18.1 -30.4 303 26 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.8 0.16 15 300 9633 -37.4 -50.4 25 13.0 -38.3 292 29 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.13 16 250 10864 -47.0 -61.9 17 14.9 -47.5 269 33 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.04 17 200 12310 -55.5 -67.4 21 12.0 -55.6 258 40 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 14130 -58.2 -78.9 5 20.7 -58.5 267 26 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.01 19 100 16664 -60.2 -85.0 2 24.8 -60.5 264 14 411.3 411.3 306.7 411.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.97 m Freezing level: 601.52 mb = 4453.72 m = 14611.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.66 mb = 3793.55 m = 12445.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.99 mb = 1281.25 m = 4203.51 ft T: 17.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 11.95 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.27 mb = 1534.91 m = 5035.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.08 C K Index: 25.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1161.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.04 mb = 1280.77 m = 4201.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.04 mb = 3751.10 m = 12306.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.04 mb = 11810.19 m = 38746.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1156.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.04 mb = 14740.50 m = 48360.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.8 at 11.6 knts Storm direction: 325.8 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.8 neg: -1.2 tot: 25.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 30.09 Bulk Shear: 38.61 m/s