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: 41.9,-90.3 Latitude: 41.90 Longitude: -90.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 982 211 10.9 0.2 47 10.8 5.9 173 15 285.5 286.2 279.9 296.7 3.93 2 950 488 9.3 0.1 53 9.2 5.0 180 34 286.6 287.3 280.5 298.1 4.05 3 900 933 7.1 6.6 97 0.4 6.8 193 42 288.8 290.0 284.6 308.1 6.82 4 850 1406 8.5 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 219 39 295.0 296.4 288.2 318.2 8.03 5 800 1906 6.5 6.3 99 0.2 6.4 231 40 298.1 299.4 288.8 320.1 7.52 6 750 2433 3.2 3.0 99 0.2 3.1 242 42 300.0 301.2 288.3 318.9 6.34 7 700 2989 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.3 235 47 302.3 303.3 288.2 318.2 5.28 8 650 3579 -3.3 -6.2 81 2.8 -4.6 236 48 305.2 305.9 287.6 316.7 3.71 9 600 4208 -6.8 -12.4 64 5.6 -8.8 238 48 308.3 308.7 287.5 316.1 2.47 10 550 4882 -11.6 -14.2 81 2.6 -12.5 237 51 310.3 310.8 288.0 317.8 2.32 11 500 5604 -17.0 -18.5 88 1.5 -17.4 238 58 312.3 312.7 288.1 318.2 1.77 12 450 6385 -22.8 -24.9 83 2.1 -23.2 239 63 314.5 314.8 288.2 318.4 1.13 13 400 7239 -28.2 -30.6 80 2.4 -28.6 250 67 318.3 318.4 289.0 320.9 0.75 14 350 8182 -35.1 -38.2 73 3.1 -35.5 250 79 321.4 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.40 15 300 9239 -43.0 -49.6 48 6.6 -43.4 253 90 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.3 0.14 16 250 10441 -52.8 -57.6 56 4.8 -52.9 254 98 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.06 17 200 11852 -59.9 -68.6 31 8.8 -60.0 255 86 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02 18 150 13646 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 266 67 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16175 -59.5 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.8 272 52 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5542.43 m Freezing level: 702.56 mb = 2961.00 m = 9714.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.88 mb = 2933.42 m = 9623.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.74 % Est. max temperature: 21.40 C = 70.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.51 mb = 1567.36 m = 5142.21 ft T: 7.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 3.95 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.99 mb = 3081.04 m = 10108.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Cap Strength: 9.89 C Lifted Index: 10.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.84 C Showalter Index: 0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 25.13 C K Index: 33.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13246.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.90 mb = 1300.32 m = 4266.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 458.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 458.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 165.54 m/s