MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511071200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511071200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 41.6,-87.8 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SFC 977 205 13.4 10.4 82 3.0 11.6 245 12 288.5 289.9 285.8 311.3 8.13 2 950 436 10.7 9.0 89 1.7 9.7 254 21 288.1 289.4 285.1 309.5 7.61 3 900 885 9.3 0.9 56 8.3 5.2 283 27 291.0 291.8 283.1 304.2 4.54 4 850 1358 7.8 0.5 60 7.3 4.2 283 30 294.3 295.2 284.5 308.0 4.66 5 800 1856 5.8 -5.8 43 11.6 0.8 281 33 297.3 297.9 284.1 306.7 3.10 6 750 2381 2.4 -9.3 42 11.7 -2.3 274 35 299.1 299.6 284.1 306.8 2.51 7 700 2933 -1.9 -11.6 48 9.7 -5.4 269 39 300.4 300.8 284.3 307.3 2.25 8 650 3517 -6.3 -16.6 44 10.2 -9.5 267 39 301.8 302.1 284.1 306.9 1.61 9 600 4137 -11.2 -20.8 45 9.6 -13.7 267 38 303.2 303.4 284.2 307.1 1.22 10 550 4798 -15.8 -30.4 27 14.6 -18.6 260 41 305.3 305.4 284.2 307.2 0.56 11 500 5508 -21.6 -40.1 17 18.5 -23.9 250 43 306.6 306.7 284.4 307.5 0.23 12 450 6278 -25.5 -51.0 7 25.5 -27.6 248 62 311.2 311.2 285.8 311.5 0.08 13 400 7122 -31.1 -59.2 5 28.1 -32.6 247 74 314.6 314.6 287.0 314.7 0.03 14 350 8054 -38.5 -47.9 36 9.5 -39.1 241 73 316.9 316.9 287.9 317.4 0.14 15 300 9095 -45.3 -53.8 38 8.5 -45.6 242 82 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.9 0.08 16 250 10297 -50.2 -70.3 8 20.1 -50.6 247 78 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.4 0.01 17 200 11742 -53.0 -74.6 6 21.6 -53.4 255 79 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13587 -55.6 -81.4 3 25.7 -55.9 259 57 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 19 100 16149 -57.8 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.2 272 47 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5501.62 m Freezing level: 722.45 mb = 2685.08 m = 8809.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.18 mb = 1987.32 m = 6519.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.95 % Est. max temperature: 20.57 C = 69.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.72 mb = 579.56 m = 1901.43 ft T: 10.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.66 C/km ThetaE index: 7.13 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.59 mb = 2331.02 m = 7647.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.80 C = 74.83 F Cap Strength: 4.74 C Lifted Index: 2.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.51 C Showalter Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.46 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 20.29 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11490.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.98 mb = 1242.25 m = 4075.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.8 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 294.8 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.0 neg: -6.2 tot: 64.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 40.05 m/s