MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 29 NOV 25 Station: 42.0,-88.5 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -88.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 195 SFC 991 262 -3.3 -6.5 79 3.2 -4.4 119 9 270.5 270.9 269.2 276.9 2.37 2 950 599 -4.4 -13.7 48 9.3 -6.9 142 23 272.7 273.0 269.1 276.7 1.40 3 900 1023 -6.2 -17.8 39 11.6 -9.0 171 20 275.1 275.3 270.0 278.2 1.05 4 850 1468 -8.5 -10.4 87 1.8 -9.1 199 27 277.2 277.6 272.9 283.0 2.04 5 800 1938 -6.8 -7.9 92 1.1 -7.2 224 34 283.9 284.4 277.4 291.5 2.63 6 750 2442 -8.5 -9.9 90 1.3 -9.0 241 37 287.3 287.7 278.8 294.4 2.41 7 700 2972 -11.6 -13.2 88 1.6 -12.1 244 43 289.7 290.0 279.4 295.6 1.98 8 650 3541 -11.1 -12.6 89 1.4 -11.6 245 48 296.4 296.8 282.7 303.2 2.24 9 600 4153 -13.1 -14.7 88 1.6 -13.6 247 51 300.9 301.3 284.3 307.3 2.04 10 550 4813 -16.2 -18.0 86 1.8 -16.7 246 56 304.8 305.2 285.4 310.3 1.69 11 500 5523 -20.9 -22.9 84 2.0 -21.4 246 61 307.5 307.8 285.9 311.5 1.21 12 450 6293 -26.6 -28.9 81 2.3 -27.0 248 65 309.8 309.9 286.2 312.4 0.78 13 400 7130 -34.0 -36.9 75 2.9 -34.3 251 67 310.8 310.8 286.1 312.2 0.40 14 350 8048 -42.6 -45.9 70 3.3 -42.8 255 67 311.3 311.4 286.0 312.0 0.18 15 300 9068 -51.3 -54.0 73 2.7 -51.4 260 79 313.0 313.0 286.5 313.3 0.08 16 250 10228 -59.6 -62.9 65 3.3 -59.6 266 92 317.5 317.5 287.9 317.6 0.03 17 200 11600 -65.2 -70.6 47 5.4 -65.2 273 95 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.6 0.01 18 150 13397 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.2 269 59 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 15960 -57.4 -85.3 2 27.9 -57.8 274 44 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5328.77 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.96 % Est. max temperature: 4.49 C = 40.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.04 mb = 656.74 m = 2154.64 ft T: -4.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.66 C/km ThetaE index: 0.26 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 503.61 mb = 5469.67 m = 17944.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.44 C = 92.19 F Cap Strength: 23.79 C Lifted Index: 25.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.13 C Showalter Index: 20.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 12.38 C Cross Totals Index: 10.56 C K Index: 0.42 Risk: None Sweat Index: 231.10 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20070.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 25.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.84 mb = 1710.23 m = 5610.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.0 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 268.0 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 509.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 509.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 169.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 25.31 m/s