MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511070000F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511070000F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 15 SFC 979 193 9.4 8.8 96 0.7 9.0 218 9 284.3 285.6 283.1 304.4 7.25 2 950 441 9.5 9.3 98 0.2 9.3 238 26 286.8 288.2 284.7 308.4 7.73 3 900 892 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 274 33 291.2 292.6 286.8 314.2 8.08 4 850 1365 7.9 2.8 70 5.0 5.3 273 32 294.4 295.4 285.5 310.5 5.53 5 800 1864 7.2 -5.7 39 12.9 1.5 279 34 298.8 299.3 284.7 308.2 3.12 6 750 2391 3.6 -6.0 49 9.6 -0.5 278 38 300.5 301.1 285.5 310.5 3.27 7 700 2946 -1.1 -8.4 57 7.4 -4.0 271 40 301.3 301.8 285.4 310.2 2.89 8 650 3532 -5.1 -11.3 62 6.2 -7.4 259 45 303.2 303.7 285.7 311.0 2.48 9 600 4155 -10.0 -14.7 69 4.7 -11.5 251 51 304.5 304.9 285.7 311.0 2.04 10 550 4820 -14.9 -31.5 23 16.6 -18.0 246 61 306.4 306.5 284.6 308.2 0.50 11 500 5534 -18.8 -51.3 4 32.5 -22.1 239 67 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.4 0.07 12 450 6312 -23.2 -60.1 2 36.9 -25.9 238 67 314.1 314.1 286.8 314.2 0.03 13 400 7162 -29.7 -57.1 5 27.4 -31.4 240 72 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.04 14 350 8100 -36.7 -42.4 55 5.7 -37.1 243 80 319.3 319.4 288.8 320.3 0.26 15 300 9149 -44.8 -48.8 64 4.0 -45.0 243 82 322.1 322.2 289.6 322.7 0.15 16 250 10345 -52.2 -61.6 32 9.3 -52.4 248 90 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.6 0.04 17 200 11771 -55.9 -72.7 11 16.8 -56.1 256 79 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.3 0.01 18 150 13605 -55.6 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.0 263 73 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 19 100 16159 -59.6 -87.1 2 27.4 -59.9 263 48 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5518.28 m Freezing level: 711.27 mb = 2820.98 m = 9255.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 762.74 mb = 2253.49 m = 7393.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.27 % Est. max temperature: 21.26 C = 70.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.24 mb = 274.46 m = 900.45 ft T: 9.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 5.95 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 978.87 mb = 192.52 m = 631.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.65 C = 49.36 F Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lifted Index: 3.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.85 C Showalter Index: 3.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 22.19 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 164.96 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9286.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.97 mb = 708.64 m = 2324.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.0 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 285.0 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.1 neg: -6.2 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 77.26 m/s