MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 177 SFC 989 262 -3.5 -5.2 88 1.7 -4.1 136 15 270.5 270.9 269.7 277.6 2.62 2 950 581 -5.8 -6.7 93 0.9 -6.1 142 32 271.3 271.7 269.9 278.0 2.44 3 900 1005 -6.1 -7.1 92 1.0 -6.4 166 35 275.2 275.6 272.3 282.1 2.48 4 850 1454 -4.1 -4.8 95 0.7 -4.4 201 36 281.8 282.4 277.0 290.8 3.15 5 800 1931 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.8 -6.5 214 37 284.6 285.1 278.0 292.7 2.82 6 750 2435 -8.0 -8.9 93 0.9 -8.4 227 36 287.8 288.3 279.3 295.4 2.59 7 700 2968 -10.7 -11.7 92 1.0 -11.0 230 43 290.7 291.1 280.1 297.3 2.23 8 650 3534 -12.7 -14.0 91 1.2 -13.1 237 45 294.6 294.9 281.6 300.6 2.00 9 600 4147 -11.7 -12.7 93 0.9 -12.1 246 52 302.6 303.0 285.4 310.1 2.41 10 550 4810 -15.7 -16.4 94 0.8 -15.9 246 65 305.5 305.9 285.9 311.6 1.92 11 500 5520 -21.0 -23.1 83 2.1 -21.5 250 65 307.4 307.7 285.8 311.3 1.19 12 450 6289 -27.2 -30.2 76 2.9 -27.7 252 63 309.0 309.2 285.8 311.4 0.69 13 400 7125 -33.9 -37.0 73 3.1 -34.2 253 56 310.9 311.0 286.2 312.3 0.40 14 350 8045 -41.0 -44.5 69 3.5 -41.3 256 63 313.4 313.4 286.8 314.2 0.21 15 300 9073 -49.6 -53.0 67 3.4 -49.7 258 80 315.4 315.5 287.3 315.8 0.09 16 250 10239 -59.3 -61.6 75 2.3 -59.3 259 88 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.1 0.04 17 200 11613 -64.2 -69.3 50 5.1 -64.3 265 83 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 18 150 13399 -57.5 -83.9 2 26.4 -57.8 268 59 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 15966 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 272 46 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5342.96 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.16 % Est. max temperature: 8.39 C = 47.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.67 mb = 468.94 m = 1538.51 ft T: -4.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.05 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 710.35 mb = 2854.68 m = 9365.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.02 C = 60.84 F Cap Strength: 22.58 C Lifted Index: 23.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.33 C Showalter Index: 14.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.13 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.89 C Cross Totals Index: 16.23 C K Index: 11.13 Risk: None Sweat Index: 257.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19846.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 23.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.53 mb = 819.59 m = 2688.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 646.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 646.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 215.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 27.82 m/s