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: 41.9,-88.3 Latitude: 41.90 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 105 SFC 984 237 1.3 0.0 92 1.2 0.7 326 13 275.7 276.4 274.8 286.3 3.89 2 950 516 -1.4 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 334 25 275.8 276.4 274.3 285.6 3.56 3 900 945 -2.9 -3.3 97 0.4 -3.1 2 26 278.5 279.0 275.5 287.7 3.32 4 850 1397 -4.9 -5.2 98 0.3 -5.1 8 19 281.0 281.5 276.4 289.6 3.04 5 800 1871 -7.7 -8.0 98 0.3 -7.8 357 12 282.9 283.4 276.9 290.4 2.62 6 750 2370 -10.3 -11.2 93 0.9 -10.6 302 15 285.4 285.7 277.5 291.7 2.16 7 700 2899 -12.9 -14.1 91 1.2 -13.2 290 24 288.2 288.5 278.4 293.7 1.83 8 650 3459 -17.2 -18.1 93 0.9 -17.4 288 29 289.5 289.7 278.5 293.8 1.42 9 600 4054 -21.0 -21.9 92 0.9 -21.1 270 32 291.9 292.1 279.2 295.3 1.10 10 550 4694 -23.8 -31.4 50 7.5 -24.9 259 37 295.8 295.9 280.2 297.5 0.51 11 500 5382 -28.5 -44.0 21 15.5 -29.8 254 39 298.3 298.3 280.8 298.8 0.15 12 450 6129 -33.1 -44.2 32 11.1 -34.0 258 40 301.6 301.6 282.3 302.2 0.17 13 400 6948 -37.6 -46.7 38 9.2 -38.1 271 43 306.1 306.2 284.0 306.6 0.14 14 350 7859 -42.1 -57.5 17 15.4 -42.6 279 46 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.1 0.05 15 300 8889 -48.0 -59.5 25 11.5 -48.3 279 38 317.7 317.7 288.1 317.9 0.04 16 250 10074 -52.0 -70.1 10 18.2 -52.2 266 44 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.01 17 200 11525 -50.4 -80.0 2 29.6 -50.9 255 55 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.00 18 150 13397 -50.9 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 258 54 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 19 100 16017 -53.5 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 260 38 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5276.83 m Freezing level: 967.35 mb = 372.48 m = 1222.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 972.43 mb = 329.33 m = 1080.46 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.29 % Est. max temperature: 7.12 C = 44.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.92 mb = 391.39 m = 1284.06 ft T: -0.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 774.98 m = 2542.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.96 C = 37.33 F Cap Strength: 8.90 C Lifted Index: 10.26 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.96 C Showalter Index: 8.03 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 17.13 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 76.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17181.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.33 mb = 725.05 m = 2378.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.9 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 312.9 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 5.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.3 neg: -19.4 tot: 106.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 70.74 m/s