MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511061200F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 9 NOV 25 Station: 42.1,-88.5 Latitude: 42.10 Longitude: -88.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 178 SFC 989 267 -1.5 -9.2 56 7.7 -3.9 324 18 272.5 272.9 269.8 277.9 1.92 2 950 584 -4.9 -11.3 61 6.4 -6.7 326 29 272.2 272.5 269.3 277.0 1.70 3 900 1006 -9.0 -12.2 77 3.2 -9.9 328 31 272.2 272.5 269.2 276.8 1.66 4 850 1444 -13.2 -14.7 88 1.5 -13.5 334 33 272.3 272.6 268.9 276.4 1.43 5 800 1903 -16.4 -20.8 68 4.5 -17.2 341 25 273.7 273.8 268.8 276.3 0.91 6 750 2385 -19.4 -22.5 77 3.1 -20.0 353 11 275.5 275.6 269.9 277.9 0.84 7 700 2894 -22.9 -30.1 52 7.2 -23.8 23 5 277.2 277.3 270.2 278.6 0.45 8 650 3433 -26.5 -36.4 39 9.9 -27.4 32 3 279.0 279.0 271.0 279.8 0.26 9 600 4005 -30.5 -32.8 81 2.2 -30.7 121 3 280.8 280.9 272.3 282.1 0.41 10 550 4620 -33.4 -44.5 32 11.1 -34.1 219 6 284.5 284.5 273.9 284.9 0.13 11 500 5283 -36.9 -50.7 23 13.7 -37.5 231 15 288.0 288.0 275.7 288.2 0.07 12 450 6006 -39.7 -56.1 16 16.4 -40.2 233 25 293.4 293.4 278.4 293.5 0.04 13 400 6808 -41.3 -59.8 12 18.5 -41.9 233 36 301.3 301.3 281.9 301.4 0.03 14 350 7710 -43.6 -63.8 9 20.2 -44.2 239 39 309.9 309.9 285.3 310.0 0.02 15 300 8740 -45.7 -70.0 5 24.3 -46.2 257 34 321.0 321.0 289.0 321.0 0.01 16 250 9951 -46.1 -73.9 3 27.9 -46.7 260 36 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.01 17 200 11431 -47.3 -77.6 2 30.3 -47.9 260 35 357.9 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00 18 150 13322 -49.7 -79.5 2 29.7 -50.4 252 34 384.4 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.00 19 100 15949 -52.6 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.3 251 35 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5104.91 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.07 % Est. max temperature: -1.38 C = 29.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.69 mb = 1215.83 m = 3988.89 ft T: -11.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 1.56 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1356.63 m = 4450.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.72 g/kg Conv temperature: -1.70 C = 28.94 F Cap Strength: 6.78 C Lifted Index: 9.26 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 31.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.03 C Showalter Index: 9.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 1.84 Risk: None Sweat Index: 79.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.96 mb = 1354.90 m = 4445.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.96 mb = 1399.64 m = 4591.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 824.96 mb = 1670.59 m = 5480.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 794.96 mb = 1950.31 m = 6398.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 305.4 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 335.4 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -163.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 78.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 19.12 m/s