MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511190000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511190000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 20 NOV 25 Station: 42.2,-88.1 Latitude: 42.20 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 190 SFC 994 236 5.5 3.7 88 1.8 4.6 81 3 279.1 280.0 278.1 292.9 5.01 2 950 607 2.3 1.9 97 0.5 2.1 89 6 279.6 280.3 277.8 292.3 4.61 3 900 1043 -0.1 -0.4 98 0.3 -0.2 212 7 281.4 282.1 278.1 292.9 4.13 4 850 1501 1.3 -0.1 90 1.4 0.7 173 6 287.5 288.3 281.4 300.3 4.47 5 800 1991 2.9 -1.3 74 4.3 1.0 212 7 294.3 295.0 284.2 307.0 4.33 6 750 2513 2.0 -5.2 59 7.3 -1.2 242 11 298.8 299.4 285.0 309.2 3.45 7 700 3068 0.8 -11.6 39 12.4 -3.9 263 17 303.4 303.8 285.5 310.4 2.24 8 650 3661 -1.9 -15.9 33 14.0 -6.7 282 25 306.8 307.1 286.1 312.3 1.70 9 600 4291 -6.7 -15.0 52 8.2 -9.5 280 29 308.3 308.7 287.0 314.7 1.99 10 550 4965 -11.0 -23.6 34 12.6 -14.3 281 36 311.0 311.2 286.9 314.5 1.03 11 500 5688 -16.8 -24.9 50 8.1 -18.7 278 41 312.6 312.8 287.4 316.0 1.01 12 450 6469 -23.3 -34.5 35 11.3 -25.0 276 51 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.6 0.45 13 400 7321 -28.5 -38.2 39 9.7 -29.6 275 77 318.0 318.1 288.5 319.3 0.35 14 350 8263 -35.4 -43.2 45 7.8 -36.0 278 88 321.1 321.1 289.3 322.0 0.24 15 300 9318 -44.3 -47.5 70 3.2 -44.5 274 101 322.9 323.0 289.9 323.6 0.18 16 250 10512 -52.8 -59.8 42 7.1 -52.9 274 89 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.05 17 200 11938 -56.3 -72.6 11 16.2 -56.5 268 92 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 18 150 13750 -60.2 -83.2 3 23.0 -60.4 281 66 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16251 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.5 -62.2 283 43 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5497.87 m Freezing level: 902.08 mb = 1024.51 m = 3361.21 ft Freezing level: 896.47 mb = 1074.97 m = 3526.77 ft Freezing level: 685.37 mb = 3241.68 m = 10635.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 904.58 mb = 1001.74 m = 3286.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.06 % Est. max temperature: 14.65 C = 58.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.59 mb = 466.71 m = 1531.17 ft T: 3.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 0.59 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.88 mb = 779.71 m = 2558.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.69 C = 44.05 F Cap Strength: 17.34 C Lifted Index: 17.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.72 C Showalter Index: 11.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.84 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.13 C Cross Totals Index: 16.71 C K Index: 5.65 Risk: None Sweat Index: 53.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16651.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.99 mb = 752.84 m = 2469.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.4 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 302.4 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.3 neg: -17.6 tot: 117.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 13.55 m/s