MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511050000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511050000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 41.6,-88.8 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -88.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 984 217 8.3 -1.2 51 9.4 4.1 163 11 282.7 283.3 278.0 292.8 3.56 2 950 510 9.3 -1.6 46 10.9 4.4 178 36 286.6 287.2 279.9 296.9 3.57 3 900 956 7.9 -7.6 32 15.5 1.7 200 44 289.6 290.1 279.8 296.7 2.39 4 850 1425 5.7 -0.1 66 5.8 2.9 211 39 292.1 292.9 283.4 305.1 4.45 5 800 1921 5.4 1.2 75 4.1 3.3 214 42 296.9 297.8 286.1 312.3 5.23 6 750 2447 4.1 -2.5 62 6.7 1.0 215 44 301.1 301.8 286.7 313.9 4.24 7 700 3006 1.6 -8.5 47 10.2 -2.6 219 47 304.3 304.8 286.5 313.2 2.86 8 650 3599 -2.1 -12.0 47 9.8 -5.8 227 47 306.5 307.0 286.8 314.0 2.35 9 600 4229 -6.6 -15.8 48 9.1 -9.7 234 46 308.4 308.8 286.9 314.4 1.86 10 550 4902 -11.5 -17.7 60 6.2 -13.3 239 47 310.5 310.8 287.5 316.1 1.73 11 500 5625 -16.5 -18.2 87 1.7 -17.0 245 50 312.9 313.2 288.3 318.8 1.82 12 450 6406 -22.9 -25.2 82 2.2 -23.4 241 51 314.4 314.6 288.1 318.1 1.10 13 400 7262 -27.3 -29.8 79 2.5 -27.7 252 65 319.6 319.7 289.5 322.4 0.81 14 350 8208 -34.9 -37.9 73 3.1 -35.2 253 74 321.7 321.8 289.8 323.3 0.42 15 300 9266 -42.9 -46.4 68 3.5 -43.1 257 84 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.20 16 250 10470 -52.9 -56.5 64 3.7 -52.9 256 99 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.07 17 200 11873 -61.4 -67.2 45 5.9 -61.4 258 90 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 18 150 13659 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.7 266 69 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16179 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 273 51 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5539.92 m Freezing level: 678.46 mb = 3261.43 m = 10700.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 735.79 mb = 2602.38 m = 8537.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.20 % Est. max temperature: 19.08 C = 66.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.54 mb = 1410.10 m = 4626.25 ft T: 5.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 0.71 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 561.82 mb = 4737.88 m = 15544.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.43 C = 95.77 F Cap Strength: 14.24 C Lifted Index: 15.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.20 C Showalter Index: 8.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.23 C Cross Totals Index: 16.42 C K Index: 11.93 Risk: None Sweat Index: 224.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15071.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.56 mb = 2195.12 m = 7201.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 510.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 510.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 131.63 m/s