MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 9 NOV 25 Station: 41.8,-88.3 Latitude: 41.80 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 85 SFC 983 221 2.2 0.6 89 1.6 1.5 311 13 276.7 277.4 275.5 287.8 4.07 2 950 498 -0.6 -0.9 98 0.3 -0.7 320 22 276.6 277.3 275.1 287.0 3.78 3 900 930 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.5 -1.3 333 20 280.4 281.0 277.2 291.0 3.79 4 850 1385 -3.0 -4.7 88 1.7 -3.6 327 22 283.0 283.6 277.7 292.1 3.18 5 800 1862 -5.6 -8.8 78 3.2 -6.7 320 20 285.2 285.6 277.8 292.3 2.46 6 750 2366 -8.0 -11.2 78 3.2 -9.0 312 18 287.9 288.3 278.7 294.3 2.17 7 700 2899 -10.6 -13.5 79 2.9 -11.5 303 23 290.7 291.1 279.8 296.5 1.92 8 650 3465 -13.9 -16.1 84 2.2 -14.5 287 26 293.2 293.5 280.6 298.3 1.67 9 600 4068 -18.1 -20.3 83 2.2 -18.6 275 27 295.2 295.4 281.0 299.2 1.27 10 550 4712 -23.3 -25.0 86 1.7 -23.6 269 27 296.4 296.6 281.0 299.3 0.91 11 500 5401 -28.7 -30.6 84 1.8 -29.0 270 29 298.0 298.1 281.3 300.0 0.60 12 450 6144 -35.0 -36.8 84 1.7 -35.2 264 30 299.2 299.3 281.5 300.4 0.36 13 400 6956 -39.7 -53.9 21 14.2 -40.3 260 36 303.3 303.3 282.8 303.6 0.06 14 350 7857 -44.9 -59.1 19 14.2 -45.3 260 37 308.1 308.1 284.7 308.3 0.04 15 300 8882 -47.1 -66.6 9 19.6 -47.5 254 45 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.1 0.02 16 250 10083 -48.6 -73.0 4 24.4 -49.1 252 55 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.8 0.01 17 200 11546 -49.3 -79.1 2 29.8 -49.8 254 58 354.7 354.7 297.6 354.7 0.00 18 150 13422 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.6 254 57 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 19 100 16038 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.4 261 41 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5315.65 m Freezing level: 956.73 mb = 441.82 m = 1449.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 960.21 mb = 411.87 m = 1351.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.92 % Est. max temperature: 9.22 C = 48.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.33 mb = 419.20 m = 1375.31 ft T: 0.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 0.84 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.25 mb = 1097.63 m = 3601.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.86 C = 44.35 F Cap Strength: 7.77 C Lifted Index: 8.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.77 C Showalter Index: 5.92 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 18.19 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 90.84 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17099.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.80 mb = 730.15 m = 2395.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.6 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 320.6 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.1 neg: -11.7 tot: 0.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.17 Bulk Shear: 18.86 m/s