MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511261800F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 18Z 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 158 SFC 987 262 -2.5 -3.4 94 0.9 -2.9 146 13 271.7 272.2 271.0 279.8 3.01 2 950 564 -4.8 -5.7 94 0.8 -5.1 154 29 272.3 272.7 270.8 279.5 2.63 3 900 987 -5.6 -6.6 93 0.9 -6.0 179 41 275.7 276.1 272.8 282.9 2.60 4 850 1438 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.2 213 43 282.0 282.6 277.2 291.0 3.19 5 800 1915 -6.1 -6.9 94 0.8 -6.4 227 34 284.7 285.2 278.1 292.9 2.85 6 750 2417 -9.3 -10.5 91 1.2 -9.7 228 23 286.5 286.9 278.2 293.2 2.29 7 700 2949 -11.1 -12.6 89 1.4 -11.6 216 27 290.1 290.5 279.7 296.3 2.08 8 650 3520 -8.9 -9.9 92 1.1 -9.2 251 35 298.9 299.4 284.3 307.4 2.77 9 600 4137 -11.6 -12.7 92 1.1 -12.0 253 45 302.7 303.1 285.4 310.1 2.39 10 550 4798 -16.0 -17.2 91 1.2 -16.4 252 43 305.0 305.4 285.6 310.8 1.80 11 500 5508 -21.2 -22.7 88 1.5 -21.5 247 45 307.2 307.4 285.7 311.2 1.23 12 450 6276 -27.3 -29.6 81 2.3 -27.6 245 54 309.0 309.1 285.8 311.4 0.73 13 400 7112 -34.0 -37.1 74 3.1 -34.4 245 62 310.8 310.8 286.1 312.1 0.39 14 350 8032 -40.4 -44.7 63 4.4 -40.6 246 72 314.3 314.3 287.1 315.1 0.20 15 300 9066 -48.1 -51.7 66 3.6 -48.3 247 82 317.5 317.5 288.1 317.9 0.11 16 250 10239 -58.3 -61.7 64 3.5 -58.3 248 89 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.04 17 200 11615 -65.0 -68.8 60 3.7 -65.1 257 90 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.8 0.02 18 150 13395 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 263 62 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 15960 -57.6 -85.5 2 27.9 -58.0 264 49 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5350.27 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.74 % Est. max temperature: 8.49 C = 47.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.46 mb = 370.83 m = 1216.61 ft T: -3.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.94 C/km ThetaE index: 0.34 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 767.29 mb = 2239.64 m = 7347.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.63 C = 52.93 F Cap Strength: 21.03 C Lifted Index: 21.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.75 C Showalter Index: 14.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.91 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.30 C Cross Totals Index: 16.61 C K Index: 11.24 Risk: None Sweat Index: 226.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19020.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.73 mb = 791.84 m = 2597.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 653.5 neg: -52.4 tot: 601.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 200.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.3 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 20.75 m/s