MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 104 SFC 986 221 1.5 0.2 91 1.3 0.9 324 14 275.8 276.4 274.8 286.5 3.93 2 950 516 -1.3 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 333 26 275.9 276.5 274.4 285.7 3.59 3 900 945 -2.6 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.7 2 26 278.8 279.4 275.7 288.3 3.42 4 850 1397 -4.6 -4.9 98 0.3 -4.7 9 19 281.3 281.8 276.7 290.1 3.12 5 800 1872 -7.8 -8.0 98 0.3 -7.8 351 13 282.9 283.3 276.8 290.3 2.61 6 750 2371 -10.0 -11.1 92 1.1 -10.3 302 17 285.8 286.1 277.7 292.2 2.19 7 700 2901 -12.8 -14.0 91 1.2 -13.2 292 24 288.3 288.6 278.5 293.8 1.85 8 650 3461 -17.2 -18.1 93 0.9 -17.4 290 28 289.5 289.7 278.5 293.8 1.41 9 600 4056 -20.5 -22.1 87 1.6 -20.8 269 32 292.4 292.6 279.4 295.7 1.08 10 550 4696 -23.7 -32.0 47 8.2 -24.9 259 37 295.9 296.0 280.2 297.5 0.48 11 500 5385 -28.3 -45.3 18 17.0 -29.7 255 39 298.5 298.5 280.8 299.0 0.13 12 450 6132 -33.1 -44.7 30 11.6 -33.9 260 40 301.7 301.7 282.3 302.3 0.16 13 400 6951 -37.5 -46.4 39 8.8 -38.1 274 43 306.2 306.2 284.1 306.7 0.15 14 350 7862 -42.1 -57.0 18 14.9 -42.6 280 45 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.1 0.05 15 300 8892 -48.1 -59.3 26 11.2 -48.4 281 37 317.5 317.5 288.0 317.7 0.04 16 250 10078 -51.8 -70.1 9 18.3 -52.1 265 45 329.0 329.1 291.5 329.1 0.01 17 200 11529 -50.5 -80.0 2 29.6 -51.0 255 56 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.00 18 150 13401 -50.9 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 257 55 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 19 100 16019 -53.5 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 259 37 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5280.25 m Freezing level: 966.46 mb = 379.38 m = 1244.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 971.29 mb = 338.10 m = 1109.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.85 % Est. max temperature: 7.44 C = 45.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.41 mb = 378.52 m = 1241.86 ft T: 0.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 0.75 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 761.17 m = 2497.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.25 C = 37.85 F Cap Strength: 8.76 C Lifted Index: 10.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.88 C Showalter Index: 7.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 17.64 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 76.84 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16729.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.34 mb = 707.44 m = 2320.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.5 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 314.5 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 5.1 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.4 neg: -16.8 tot: 101.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 65.02 m/s