MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511081200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511081200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 9 NOV 25 Station: 41.7,-88.9 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -88.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 982 245 1.5 0.5 93 0.9 1.1 7 16 276.1 276.7 275.1 287.1 4.04 2 950 510 -0.7 -1.0 98 0.3 -0.9 15 31 276.4 277.1 274.9 286.7 3.74 3 900 941 -1.9 -2.4 96 0.5 -2.1 41 35 279.6 280.2 276.4 289.4 3.55 4 850 1395 -3.5 -4.1 96 0.5 -3.7 49 22 282.5 283.0 277.6 291.9 3.33 5 800 1873 -5.0 -5.8 94 0.8 -5.3 351 8 285.8 286.4 279.0 294.7 3.10 6 750 2378 -7.6 -8.8 91 1.2 -8.0 291 12 288.4 288.8 279.6 296.0 2.62 7 700 2912 -10.4 -11.8 89 1.4 -10.8 265 14 291.0 291.4 280.3 297.6 2.21 8 650 3479 -13.5 -15.2 87 1.7 -14.0 240 18 293.7 294.0 281.0 299.2 1.81 9 600 4083 -17.0 -18.8 86 1.8 -17.4 235 25 296.4 296.7 281.7 300.9 1.44 10 550 4730 -22.4 -24.7 82 2.2 -22.9 240 23 297.4 297.6 281.5 300.5 0.94 11 500 5420 -28.2 -31.0 77 2.8 -28.6 239 22 298.6 298.7 281.5 300.5 0.58 12 450 6167 -34.1 -37.3 73 3.1 -34.4 237 24 300.3 300.4 282.0 301.5 0.35 13 400 6979 -40.6 -44.2 68 3.6 -40.8 239 26 302.2 302.2 282.5 302.9 0.19 14 350 7876 -45.9 -52.7 46 6.8 -46.2 240 32 306.8 306.8 284.2 307.1 0.08 15 300 8896 -47.8 -65.9 11 18.1 -48.1 246 39 318.0 318.0 288.1 318.1 0.02 16 250 10096 -48.6 -71.0 6 22.4 -49.0 252 47 333.9 333.9 292.8 333.9 0.01 17 200 11561 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.7 255 50 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.00 18 150 13435 -51.6 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.1 259 48 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 19 100 16049 -54.7 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.2 268 58 422.1 422.1 308.0 422.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5322.10 m Freezing level: 960.57 mb = 422.24 m = 1385.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 964.20 mb = 391.00 m = 1282.78 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.16 % Est. max temperature: 9.02 C = 48.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.48 mb = 363.75 m = 1193.41 ft T: 0.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 0.39 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 948.07 m = 3110.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.00 C = 41.00 F Cap Strength: 9.23 C Lifted Index: 9.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.55 C Showalter Index: 6.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.17 C K Index: 19.21 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 65.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17302.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.32 mb = 737.17 m = 2418.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 20.8 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 7.1 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.3 neg: -50.6 tot: 159.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 211.12 m/s