MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511050000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511050000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 40.1,-91.3 Latitude: 40.10 Longitude: -91.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 989 189 14.0 5.3 56 8.7 9.4 160 13 288.1 289.1 283.0 304.1 5.65 2 950 522 11.1 5.8 70 5.3 8.3 168 27 288.5 289.6 283.7 305.8 6.10 3 900 971 9.3 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 192 35 291.1 292.6 286.8 314.1 8.06 4 850 1445 8.0 7.7 98 0.3 7.9 226 29 294.6 295.9 287.8 317.0 7.78 5 800 1944 6.7 3.5 80 3.2 5.0 217 34 298.3 299.4 287.6 316.5 6.16 6 750 2475 7.6 -7.7 33 15.3 0.9 207 39 304.8 305.3 286.6 313.7 2.85 7 700 3040 4.2 -9.6 36 13.8 -1.6 219 39 307.1 307.6 287.2 315.4 2.62 8 650 3638 0.3 -15.0 31 15.3 -5.2 233 38 309.3 309.7 287.2 315.3 1.84 9 600 4274 -4.0 -18.5 31 14.5 -8.7 249 38 311.5 311.8 287.6 316.4 1.49 10 550 4953 -9.3 -20.9 38 11.6 -12.6 256 39 313.1 313.3 287.9 317.4 1.32 11 500 5680 -15.2 -29.3 29 14.1 -18.2 258 40 314.5 314.6 287.7 316.8 0.68 12 450 6468 -20.4 -28.7 47 8.3 -22.0 262 45 317.6 317.8 288.9 320.4 0.80 13 400 7332 -25.1 -30.2 62 5.2 -26.0 260 63 322.4 322.5 290.3 325.1 0.77 14 350 8286 -32.4 -37.5 60 5.2 -33.0 263 67 325.1 325.2 290.7 326.7 0.43 15 300 9354 -41.3 -48.2 47 6.9 -41.7 264 78 327.2 327.2 291.1 327.8 0.16 16 250 10563 -52.1 -55.3 68 3.2 -52.2 262 84 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.08 17 200 11965 -63.0 -65.7 70 2.7 -63.0 266 83 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.03 18 150 13739 -60.9 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.1 272 64 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16247 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 267 55 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.91 m Freezing level: 646.13 mb = 3686.84 m = 12095.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.74 mb = 2676.91 m = 8782.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.69 % Est. max temperature: 21.27 C = 70.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.57 mb = 1275.36 m = 4184.19 ft T: 8.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.35 C/km ThetaE index: 3.32 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.27 mb = 3317.93 m = 10885.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.00 C = 93.20 F Cap Strength: 9.00 C Lifted Index: 7.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.00 C Showalter Index: 2.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 17.11 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10969.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.46 mb = 1124.73 m = 3690.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 369.0 neg: -5.1 tot: 363.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 140.91 m/s