MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511111800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511111800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 11 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 80 SFC 983 223 3.0 -3.8 61 6.8 0.4 187 13 277.6 278.0 274.4 285.7 2.94 2 950 493 -0.5 -5.9 67 5.4 -2.4 197 22 276.7 277.2 273.4 284.0 2.59 3 900 922 -3.0 -10.4 57 7.4 -5.4 218 37 278.4 278.7 273.4 283.9 1.92 4 850 1376 -2.1 -9.8 55 7.7 -4.7 239 46 283.9 284.3 276.7 290.1 2.13 5 800 1857 -1.6 -9.3 56 7.7 -4.4 234 47 289.4 289.8 279.7 296.4 2.36 6 750 2374 0.3 -6.0 63 6.3 -2.3 253 42 296.9 297.5 284.1 306.7 3.26 7 700 2925 -2.3 -6.4 74 4.1 -4.0 273 38 299.9 300.6 285.4 310.2 3.39 8 650 3509 -6.8 -7.4 95 0.6 -7.0 275 38 301.3 301.9 285.9 311.6 3.37 9 600 4129 -9.8 -12.7 79 2.9 -10.8 276 43 304.8 305.2 286.1 312.3 2.39 10 550 4799 -11.2 -17.7 59 6.4 -13.2 281 47 310.8 311.1 287.6 316.4 1.73 11 500 5524 -16.1 -24.6 48 8.5 -18.1 284 42 313.4 313.6 287.7 316.9 1.04 12 450 6305 -23.3 -30.6 51 7.3 -24.6 287 39 314.0 314.1 287.5 316.3 0.66 13 400 7155 -29.6 -34.6 61 5.1 -30.3 285 46 316.6 316.7 288.2 318.3 0.51 14 350 8094 -36.6 -41.7 59 5.1 -37.1 289 57 319.3 319.4 288.9 320.4 0.28 15 300 9143 -45.1 -50.1 57 5.0 -45.3 290 57 321.8 321.8 289.5 322.3 0.13 16 250 10335 -53.6 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.8 293 60 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.5 0.04 17 200 11755 -57.9 -67.8 27 9.9 -58.0 308 61 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 18 150 13552 -61.5 -81.7 5 20.2 -61.7 311 66 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16074 -60.2 -87.5 2 27.3 -60.4 307 42 411.5 411.5 306.7 411.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5443.34 m Freezing level: 954.29 mb = 457.45 m = 1500.80 ft Freezing level: 757.95 mb = 2291.56 m = 7518.16 ft Freezing level: 744.05 mb = 2439.27 m = 8002.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 978.12 mb = 258.81 m = 849.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.53 % Est. max temperature: 11.21 C = 52.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.42 mb = 1060.85 m = 3480.45 ft T: -2.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 1.86 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 512.79 mb = 5331.60 m = 17491.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.97 C = 100.34 F Cap Strength: 23.21 C Lifted Index: 24.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 17.13 C Showalter Index: 20.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.02 C Cross Totals Index: 6.29 C K Index: 0.11 Risk: None Sweat Index: 248.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19314.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 24.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.84 mb = 1443.24 m = 4734.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 565.2 neg: -23.1 tot: 542.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 180.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 18.69 m/s