MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511070000F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511070000F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 41.5,-88.6 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -88.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 983 193 11.4 1.4 50 10.0 6.6 182 15 285.9 286.6 280.5 298.1 4.29 2 950 481 11.1 0.5 48 10.5 6.0 192 36 288.4 289.2 281.5 300.5 4.18 3 900 932 10.7 7.8 82 2.9 9.0 215 54 292.5 293.8 286.6 313.7 7.38 4 850 1407 8.6 8.0 96 0.6 8.3 236 46 295.2 296.6 288.2 318.2 7.96 5 800 1907 6.2 5.9 98 0.3 6.1 246 42 297.8 299.1 288.5 319.2 7.31 6 750 2435 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.5 253 37 300.5 301.7 288.7 319.8 6.50 7 700 2992 0.2 -0.1 98 0.3 0.0 238 37 302.7 303.6 288.4 319.0 5.41 8 650 3582 -3.4 -4.6 92 1.1 -3.9 236 41 305.1 305.9 288.1 318.0 4.20 9 600 4212 -6.5 -14.4 54 7.9 -9.2 237 44 308.6 309.0 287.2 315.3 2.09 10 550 4885 -11.9 -16.1 71 4.2 -13.2 236 46 310.0 310.3 287.5 316.4 1.97 11 500 5607 -16.7 -19.0 83 2.3 -17.4 238 51 312.6 313.0 288.2 318.3 1.70 12 450 6388 -22.9 -25.5 79 2.7 -23.4 243 56 314.5 314.7 288.1 318.1 1.06 13 400 7240 -29.2 -32.1 76 2.9 -29.6 249 64 317.1 317.2 288.5 319.3 0.65 14 350 8178 -36.7 -40.0 71 3.3 -37.0 245 74 319.3 319.4 288.9 320.5 0.34 15 300 9226 -45.3 -48.7 68 3.4 -45.5 248 74 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.0 0.15 16 250 10419 -52.9 -57.7 56 4.8 -53.0 254 73 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.7 0.06 17 200 11842 -57.1 -72.6 12 15.5 -57.3 254 73 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.01 18 150 13649 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.3 268 62 368.4 368.4 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16188 -60.4 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 273 46 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5553.03 m Freezing level: 697.90 mb = 3017.08 m = 9898.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.75 mb = 2995.15 m = 9826.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.09 % Est. max temperature: 21.46 C = 70.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.25 mb = 1463.34 m = 4800.94 ft T: 8.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 4.54 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 701.76 mb = 2972.04 m = 9750.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Cap Strength: 7.99 C Lifted Index: 8.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.40 C Showalter Index: 0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.78 C K Index: 33.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11814.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.66 mb = 1478.89 m = 4851.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 579.4 neg: -17.3 tot: 562.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 187.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.0 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 109.62 m/s