MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 41.6,-88.3 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -88.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 978 194 8.0 7.0 93 1.1 7.5 197 12 282.9 284.1 281.6 300.7 6.42 2 950 436 6.5 6.2 98 0.3 6.4 202 24 283.8 284.9 281.8 301.2 6.28 3 900 885 10.3 10.0 98 0.3 10.2 233 52 292.1 293.7 287.6 316.6 8.60 4 850 1361 9.3 9.1 99 0.2 9.2 259 48 295.9 297.5 289.0 320.7 8.57 5 800 1862 6.7 6.4 98 0.3 6.5 259 39 298.3 299.7 288.9 320.4 7.55 6 750 2390 3.6 3.4 98 0.2 3.5 245 37 300.5 301.7 288.7 319.8 6.51 7 700 2948 0.5 0.0 96 0.5 0.3 232 47 303.1 304.1 288.6 319.6 5.47 8 650 3540 -2.2 -5.5 78 3.3 -3.6 235 52 306.5 307.2 288.3 318.6 3.92 9 600 4171 -6.4 -14.9 51 8.4 -9.3 248 49 308.7 309.1 287.1 315.2 2.01 10 550 4844 -12.2 -18.4 60 6.2 -14.0 248 47 309.6 309.9 287.1 314.9 1.63 11 500 5564 -17.5 -20.6 77 3.1 -18.3 238 55 311.7 312.0 287.6 316.6 1.48 12 450 6343 -23.4 -31.8 46 8.3 -24.8 236 66 313.8 313.9 287.4 315.9 0.60 13 400 7194 -28.9 -50.7 10 21.8 -30.6 239 69 317.4 317.4 288.0 317.7 0.09 14 350 8136 -35.6 -46.4 32 10.8 -36.4 244 78 320.7 320.8 289.2 321.4 0.17 15 300 9189 -44.0 -50.9 46 7.0 -44.3 246 80 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.9 0.12 16 250 10392 -52.0 -56.7 57 4.7 -52.1 252 90 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.0 0.07 17 200 11813 -56.6 -71.7 13 15.2 -56.8 255 81 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.01 18 150 13626 -59.3 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.5 261 67 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16156 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 267 49 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5550.24 m Freezing level: 690.45 mb = 3060.64 m = 10041.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.71 mb = 2985.11 m = 9793.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.03 % Est. max temperature: 21.93 C = 71.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.92 mb = 325.23 m = 1067.03 ft T: 7.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 5.79 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 978.38 mb = 194.05 m = 636.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.05 C = 48.29 F Cap Strength: 6.42 C Lifted Index: 5.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.30 C Showalter Index: -1.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 26.61 C K Index: 35.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10833.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.38 mb = 672.34 m = 2205.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 3.6 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 547.0 neg: -35.0 tot: 512.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.8 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 109.08 m/s