MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 41.6,-88.1 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -88.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 120 SFC 991 202 33.2 24.0 59 9.2 26.3 194 14 307.1 310.7 299.7 365.3 19.29 2 950 580 28.7 21.9 66 6.9 23.7 195 19 306.4 309.6 298.6 359.4 17.64 3 900 1059 24.1 20.9 82 3.2 21.8 197 20 306.4 309.6 298.5 359.2 17.58 4 850 1557 22.3 7.3 38 15.0 13.1 224 21 309.5 310.9 292.4 332.7 7.55 5 800 2083 21.6 -3.0 19 24.6 8.6 244 14 314.1 314.9 290.7 326.4 3.82 6 750 2637 17.9 -2.5 25 20.4 7.1 245 12 316.0 316.8 291.6 329.5 4.23 7 700 3222 13.6 -8.2 21 21.8 3.3 233 9 317.6 318.2 290.9 327.3 2.95 8 650 3839 8.2 -8.4 30 16.6 0.5 217 6 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.11 9 600 4492 2.4 -8.1 46 10.4 -2.4 185 4 318.8 319.5 291.7 330.2 3.47 10 550 5188 -3.5 -11.4 54 8.0 -6.8 196 2 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.6 2.90 11 500 5933 -8.7 -18.8 44 10.1 -12.0 355 1 322.5 322.8 291.3 328.4 1.74 12 450 6740 -14.9 -19.8 66 5.0 -16.4 328 4 324.5 324.9 291.9 330.6 1.76 13 400 7619 -21.4 -29.9 46 8.5 -23.1 304 6 327.2 327.3 291.7 330.1 0.80 14 350 8589 -28.1 -39.8 32 11.7 -29.6 317 10 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.34 15 300 9676 -36.7 -49.7 25 13.0 -37.6 316 10 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.14 16 250 10912 -46.2 -59.1 22 12.9 -46.7 120 3 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 17 200 12358 -56.6 -64.6 36 7.9 -56.8 114 18 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14155 -61.2 -76.3 12 15.1 -61.4 246 5 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16649 -63.0 -85.4 3 22.5 -63.1 207 6 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.70 m Freezing level: 579.78 mb = 4773.44 m = 15660.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.49 mb = 3946.53 m = 12947.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.06 % Est. max temperature: 36.34 C = 97.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.92 mb = 1365.07 m = 4478.52 ft T: 22.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 38.98 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.84 mb = 2559.30 m = 8396.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.75 C = 107.15 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: -9.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: 1.33 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.95 C Cross Totals Index: 15.95 C K Index: 16.43 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4032.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 89.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.49 mb = 1450.13 m = 4757.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.49 mb = 3396.47 m = 11143.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.49 mb = 13930.29 m = 45702.50 ft B at Equ Level: 4011.81 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 9.7 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 7.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.4 neg: -3.0 tot: 60.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 379.50 Bulk Shear: 10.63 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508070000F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 9 AUG 25 Station: 41.6,-88.1 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -88.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 120 SFC 991 202 33.2 24.0 59 9.2 26.3 194 14 307.1 310.7 299.7 365.3 19.29 2 950 580 28.7 21.9 66 6.9 23.7 195 19 306.4 309.6 298.6 359.4 17.64 3 900 1059 24.1 20.9 82 3.2 21.8 197 20 306.4 309.6 298.5 359.2 17.58 4 850 1557 22.3 7.3 38 15.0 13.1 224 21 309.5 310.9 292.4 332.7 7.55 5 800 2083 21.6 -3.0 19 24.6 8.6 244 14 314.1 314.9 290.7 326.4 3.82 6 750 2637 17.9 -2.5 25 20.4 7.1 245 12 316.0 316.8 291.6 329.5 4.23 7 700 3222 13.6 -8.2 21 21.8 3.3 233 9 317.6 318.2 290.9 327.3 2.95 8 650 3839 8.2 -8.4 30 16.6 0.5 217 6 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.11 9 600 4492 2.4 -8.1 46 10.4 -2.4 185 4 318.8 319.5 291.7 330.2 3.47 10 550 5188 -3.5 -11.4 54 8.0 -6.8 196 2 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.6 2.90 11 500 5933 -8.7 -18.8 44 10.1 -12.0 355 1 322.5 322.8 291.3 328.4 1.74 12 450 6740 -14.9 -19.8 66 5.0 -16.4 328 4 324.5 324.9 291.9 330.6 1.76 13 400 7619 -21.4 -29.9 46 8.5 -23.1 304 6 327.2 327.3 291.7 330.1 0.80 14 350 8589 -28.1 -39.8 32 11.7 -29.6 317 10 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.34 15 300 9676 -36.7 -49.7 25 13.0 -37.6 316 10 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.14 16 250 10912 -46.2 -59.1 22 12.9 -46.7 120 3 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 17 200 12358 -56.6 -64.6 36 7.9 -56.8 114 18 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14155 -61.2 -76.3 12 15.1 -61.4 246 5 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16649 -63.0 -85.4 3 22.5 -63.1 207 6 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.70 m Freezing level: 579.78 mb = 4773.44 m = 15660.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.49 mb = 3946.53 m = 12947.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.06 % Est. max temperature: 36.34 C = 97.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.92 mb = 1365.07 m = 4478.52 ft T: 22.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 38.98 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.84 mb = 2559.30 m = 8396.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.75 C = 107.15 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: -9.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: 1.33 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.95 C Cross Totals Index: 15.95 C K Index: 16.43 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4032.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 89.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.49 mb = 1450.13 m = 4757.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.49 mb = 3396.47 m = 11143.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.49 mb = 13930.29 m = 45702.50 ft B at Equ Level: 4011.81 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 9.7 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 7.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.4 neg: -3.0 tot: 60.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 379.50 Bulk Shear: 10.63 m/s