MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511060600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511060600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 41.4,-89.3 Latitude: 41.40 Longitude: -89.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 981 208 10.9 1.3 51 9.7 6.3 185 16 285.7 286.4 280.4 297.8 4.27 2 950 474 9.6 0.6 53 9.0 5.4 192 32 287.0 287.7 280.9 299.0 4.22 3 900 924 11.1 8.7 85 2.4 9.7 220 53 293.0 294.4 287.2 315.5 7.86 4 850 1401 9.2 8.9 98 0.3 9.0 237 42 295.8 297.3 288.8 320.2 8.45 5 800 1902 6.3 6.0 98 0.3 6.2 245 39 297.9 299.2 288.6 319.5 7.36 6 750 2428 3.0 2.7 98 0.3 2.9 249 36 299.9 301.0 288.2 318.4 6.22 7 700 2984 -0.4 -0.8 97 0.4 -0.6 241 41 302.1 303.0 287.9 317.6 5.16 8 650 3574 -3.2 -5.7 83 2.5 -4.3 239 47 305.3 306.0 287.8 317.2 3.84 9 600 4204 -6.3 -14.5 52 8.2 -9.1 236 53 308.8 309.2 287.2 315.5 2.08 10 550 4878 -11.7 -14.8 78 3.1 -12.8 234 59 310.2 310.6 287.8 317.3 2.20 11 500 5600 -16.7 -18.8 84 2.1 -17.3 235 62 312.7 313.0 288.2 318.4 1.74 12 450 6382 -22.2 -24.5 81 2.3 -22.7 242 64 315.4 315.6 288.5 319.3 1.17 13 400 7237 -29.1 -31.9 77 2.8 -29.6 248 66 317.1 317.3 288.6 319.4 0.66 14 350 8174 -36.2 -47.5 30 11.3 -37.0 244 72 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.5 0.15 15 300 9227 -44.2 -53.1 36 8.9 -44.6 251 74 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.4 0.09 16 250 10424 -52.4 -60.0 40 7.6 -52.6 257 79 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.05 17 200 11847 -57.0 -71.7 14 14.7 -57.2 256 77 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.5 0.01 18 150 13656 -59.4 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.6 267 68 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16181 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.7 270 54 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5553.02 m Freezing level: 705.47 mb = 2923.61 m = 9591.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.19 mb = 2890.75 m = 9483.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.73 % Est. max temperature: 21.79 C = 71.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.61 mb = 1434.02 m = 4704.74 ft T: 9.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 4.72 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.54 mb = 2673.51 m = 8771.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Cap Strength: 7.87 C Lifted Index: 7.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.58 C Showalter Index: -0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.60 C K Index: 34.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11167.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.90 mb = 1343.30 m = 4407.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 493.9 neg: -11.1 tot: 482.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 128.75 m/s