MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 12Z 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 127 SFC 988 222 0.1 -1.4 90 1.5 -0.4 326 14 274.2 274.8 273.3 283.7 3.50 2 950 536 -2.9 -3.6 95 0.7 -3.2 333 26 274.2 274.7 272.6 282.6 3.07 3 900 961 -6.2 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.6 347 29 275.1 275.5 272.2 281.9 2.44 4 850 1407 -7.7 -8.9 91 1.2 -8.1 331 16 278.1 278.4 273.8 284.5 2.29 5 800 1876 -10.3 -10.9 95 0.7 -10.5 306 15 280.2 280.6 274.6 286.1 2.07 6 750 2372 -12.4 -12.8 97 0.4 -12.5 267 7 283.1 283.5 276.0 288.7 1.90 7 700 2895 -16.0 -16.2 98 0.3 -16.0 269 13 284.8 285.1 276.3 289.4 1.54 8 650 3450 -19.1 -19.7 95 0.6 -19.3 269 23 287.3 287.5 277.2 291.1 1.23 9 600 4040 -22.8 -23.7 92 0.9 -22.9 257 26 289.8 289.9 278.0 292.7 0.94 10 550 4674 -26.4 -32.6 56 6.1 -27.2 254 38 292.7 292.8 278.7 294.2 0.45 11 500 5356 -30.0 -55.9 6 25.9 -31.4 253 48 296.5 296.5 279.8 296.6 0.04 12 450 6101 -32.8 -63.7 3 31.0 -34.0 253 58 302.1 302.1 282.2 302.1 0.02 13 400 6926 -35.5 -58.9 7 23.5 -36.5 251 68 308.9 308.9 284.9 309.0 0.03 14 350 7842 -41.6 -55.1 22 13.5 -42.2 250 64 312.6 312.6 286.4 312.8 0.06 15 300 8874 -47.4 -63.5 14 16.1 -47.8 249 64 318.6 318.6 288.3 318.7 0.02 16 250 10065 -51.5 -70.0 9 18.5 -51.8 251 60 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.01 17 200 11510 -50.8 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.2 254 59 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.00 18 150 13382 -50.9 -80.3 2 29.5 -51.4 258 48 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 19 100 16007 -53.1 -82.0 2 28.9 -53.8 253 32 425.1 425.1 308.3 425.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5229.05 m Freezing level: 986.73 mb = 234.18 m = 768.28 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.90 % Est. max temperature: 4.46 C = 40.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.49 mb = 407.18 m = 1335.86 ft T: -1.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 1.82 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.48 mb = 775.70 m = 2544.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.64 C = 33.16 F Cap Strength: 9.40 C Lifted Index: 11.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.82 C Showalter Index: 10.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.28 C Cross Totals Index: 21.11 C K Index: 13.14 Risk: None Sweat Index: 80.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19027.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.24 mb = 760.71 m = 2495.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.5 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 300.5 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 4.5 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.2 neg: -31.9 tot: 61.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 95.54 m/s