MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511230000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511230000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 24 NOV 25 Station: 42.2,-90 Latitude: 42.20 Longitude: -90.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 170 SFC 991 245 1.7 0.1 89 1.6 1.0 177 6 275.6 276.2 274.6 286.1 3.88 2 950 591 8.3 -13.0 21 21.3 1.0 207 13 285.6 285.9 276.7 290.0 1.48 3 900 1037 7.9 -20.8 11 28.7 -0.6 214 11 289.7 289.8 277.7 292.2 0.81 4 850 1505 5.9 -14.1 22 20.0 -1.0 240 12 292.4 292.6 280.0 297.0 1.51 5 800 1999 3.8 -18.2 18 22.0 -3.1 258 14 295.2 295.4 280.8 298.7 1.13 6 750 2519 0.9 -9.9 44 10.8 -3.3 282 16 297.5 298.0 283.3 304.8 2.40 7 700 3070 -2.4 -16.2 34 13.8 -6.9 285 19 299.8 300.1 283.2 304.6 1.53 8 650 3655 -4.2 -17.6 34 13.4 -8.4 289 23 304.2 304.5 284.9 308.9 1.47 9 600 4283 -6.7 -22.7 27 16.0 -11.1 286 27 308.4 308.6 285.9 311.8 1.03 10 550 4957 -10.5 -26.3 26 15.8 -14.3 284 36 311.6 311.8 286.9 314.4 0.81 11 500 5684 -14.5 -40.6 9 26.1 -18.6 283 45 315.3 315.4 287.5 316.1 0.22 12 450 6473 -20.6 -35.0 26 14.4 -22.9 283 55 317.4 317.4 288.4 318.9 0.43 13 400 7330 -28.4 -35.4 51 7.0 -29.4 278 61 318.0 318.1 288.6 319.7 0.47 14 350 8271 -35.7 -45.6 35 9.9 -36.4 272 61 320.6 320.7 289.2 321.3 0.18 15 300 9325 -44.0 -52.5 38 8.5 -44.4 269 69 323.3 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.10 16 250 10523 -52.5 -60.8 36 8.3 -52.7 267 72 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.1 0.04 17 200 11941 -58.7 -72.2 16 13.5 -58.9 264 70 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.01 18 150 13738 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.3 280 55 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16247 -63.2 -89.9 2 26.7 -63.4 280 40 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5513.45 m Freezing level: 736.82 mb = 2664.55 m = 8741.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 919.75 mb = 857.76 m = 2814.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.71 % Est. max temperature: 18.95 C = 66.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.45 mb = 449.88 m = 1475.96 ft T: 5.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.63 C/km ThetaE index: 0.23 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 454.88 mb = 6392.02 m = 20970.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.16 C = 109.69 F Cap Strength: 19.59 C Lifted Index: 21.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.07 C Showalter Index: 16.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.48 C Cross Totals Index: 0.45 C K Index: -7.42 Risk: None Sweat Index: 67.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16388.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 709.71 mb = 2959.82 m = 9710.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.0 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 307.0 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.1 neg: -2.3 tot: 91.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.72 Bulk Shear: 75.61 m/s