MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511110600F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511110600F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z WED 12 NOV 25 Station: 41.9,-88.1 Latitude: 41.90 Longitude: -88.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 985 222 0.1 -0.4 97 0.5 -0.2 266 11 274.4 275.0 273.8 284.6 3.77 2 950 509 0.7 -1.4 86 2.1 -0.2 291 30 277.9 278.5 275.6 287.9 3.64 3 900 945 2.4 -7.1 50 9.5 -1.2 309 40 283.9 284.4 277.2 291.1 2.49 4 850 1406 1.7 -13.3 32 15.0 -3.2 306 40 287.9 288.2 278.0 292.8 1.61 5 800 1892 -0.7 -17.3 27 16.7 -5.6 304 43 290.5 290.7 278.7 294.2 1.22 6 750 2406 -1.7 -18.8 26 17.1 -6.7 308 46 294.8 295.0 280.6 298.4 1.16 7 700 2952 -4.4 -18.7 32 14.3 -8.5 307 51 297.6 297.8 282.0 301.5 1.25 8 650 3530 -8.9 -20.8 38 11.9 -12.1 303 57 298.9 299.1 282.4 302.4 1.12 9 600 4144 -13.5 -24.4 39 10.9 -16.0 300 60 300.4 300.6 282.7 303.3 0.88 10 550 4803 -15.5 -43.3 7 27.8 -19.1 298 77 305.7 305.7 283.9 306.3 0.15 11 500 5517 -18.5 -44.8 8 26.2 -21.7 298 93 310.5 310.5 285.7 311.0 0.14 12 450 6298 -22.4 -39.1 20 16.7 -24.6 299 110 315.1 315.2 287.5 316.2 0.29 13 400 7151 -29.0 -42.4 26 13.5 -30.4 297 114 317.3 317.4 288.1 318.2 0.23 14 350 8089 -37.1 -44.0 49 6.9 -37.6 296 119 318.8 318.8 288.6 319.6 0.22 15 300 9136 -45.3 -49.4 63 4.1 -45.5 294 122 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.0 0.14 16 250 10329 -53.6 -58.4 55 4.9 -53.7 298 123 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.7 0.06 17 200 11751 -55.6 -76.5 6 20.9 -55.8 293 103 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.8 0.01 18 150 13588 -55.8 -81.5 3 25.7 -56.1 292 67 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16138 -61.6 -86.1 2 24.5 -61.8 292 54 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5418.44 m Freezing level: 813.80 mb = 1758.03 m = 5767.76 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.18 % Est. max temperature: 14.27 C = 57.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.66 mb = 279.44 m = 916.78 ft T: 0.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 984.7- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 659.38 mb = 3418.73 m = 11216.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.15 C = 75.47 F Cap Strength: 15.67 C Lifted Index: 18.64 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.03 C Showalter Index: 15.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.45 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.23 C Cross Totals Index: 5.22 C K Index: -7.34 Risk: None Sweat Index: 173.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17390.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.19 mb = 1254.18 m = 4114.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.1 at 59.4 knts Storm direction: 331.1 at 44.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 274.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 17.75 m/s