MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511110600F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511110600F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 119 SFC 987 222 0.2 -0.5 95 0.7 -0.1 270 12 274.3 275.0 273.7 284.5 3.73 2 950 529 -0.5 -3.2 82 2.7 -1.6 293 30 276.6 277.2 274.2 285.4 3.17 3 900 963 0.7 -9.3 47 10.0 -2.8 316 41 282.2 282.5 275.7 288.2 2.09 4 850 1421 1.1 -19.4 20 20.6 -4.6 311 44 287.3 287.5 276.8 290.3 0.96 5 800 1908 0.8 -17.4 24 18.2 -4.7 308 47 292.0 292.2 279.4 295.7 1.22 6 750 2423 -1.9 -18.7 26 16.8 -6.8 305 47 294.5 294.7 280.5 298.1 1.16 7 700 2968 -5.2 -22.9 23 17.7 -9.7 304 50 296.7 296.9 281.1 299.5 0.87 8 650 3545 -9.1 -31.1 15 22.1 -13.4 304 56 298.7 298.8 281.4 300.2 0.44 9 600 4159 -12.7 -47.3 4 34.6 -16.9 306 64 301.5 301.5 282.1 301.8 0.09 10 550 4817 -16.3 -43.0 8 26.7 -19.7 304 77 304.8 304.8 283.5 305.3 0.16 11 500 5531 -18.3 -40.0 13 21.7 -21.3 300 94 310.7 310.8 285.9 311.6 0.23 12 450 6310 -23.0 -34.1 36 11.1 -24.7 297 104 314.3 314.4 287.4 316.0 0.48 13 400 7162 -28.8 -40.8 30 12.1 -30.1 297 110 317.6 317.7 288.3 318.6 0.27 14 350 8103 -36.2 -46.5 34 10.3 -37.0 301 115 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.5 0.17 15 300 9152 -45.0 -53.3 39 8.3 -45.3 299 120 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.3 0.09 16 250 10348 -53.0 -58.0 54 5.0 -53.1 301 125 327.3 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.06 17 200 11768 -56.2 -72.6 11 16.4 -56.3 298 104 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.01 18 150 13598 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.0 294 73 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 19 100 16153 -59.1 -86.7 2 27.6 -59.5 303 56 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5411.73 m Freezing level: 977.85 mb = 299.05 m = 981.11 ft Freezing level: 927.32 mb = 725.42 m = 2379.95 ft Freezing level: 785.72 mb = 2055.43 m = 6743.44 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.24 % Est. max temperature: 14.29 C = 57.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.43 mb = 309.55 m = 1015.58 ft T: -0.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 987.1- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 638.09 mb = 3687.06 m = 12096.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.10 C = 77.18 F Cap Strength: 16.67 C Lifted Index: 20.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.90 C Showalter Index: 17.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 18.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.44 C Cross Totals Index: -1.15 C K Index: -17.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 182.08 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18633.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 20.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.18 mb = 1279.17 m = 4196.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.6 at 60.1 knts Storm direction: 333.6 at 45.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.5 neg: -0.3 tot: 255.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 18.25 m/s