MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 40.12,-86.10 Latitude: 40.12 Longitude: -86.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 181 SFC 990 265 16.7 14.2 85 2.5 15.1 232 4 290.7 292.5 288.7 319.8 10.33 2 950 617 16.5 10.1 66 6.4 12.7 253 22 293.9 295.4 287.9 317.5 8.20 3 900 1075 13.6 11.2 85 2.4 12.1 265 22 295.5 297.2 289.5 322.3 9.30 4 850 1554 9.9 8.4 91 1.5 9.0 275 22 296.5 297.9 288.8 320.2 8.16 5 800 2056 7.5 7.2 98 0.3 7.3 294 26 299.1 300.6 289.5 322.5 7.97 6 750 2585 3.9 3.3 96 0.6 3.6 293 28 300.8 302.0 288.8 320.1 6.48 7 700 3143 0.7 -0.1 95 0.8 0.3 293 27 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.7 5.44 8 650 3735 -2.4 -3.4 93 1.0 -2.9 298 28 306.2 307.0 288.8 320.3 4.57 9 600 4367 -5.7 -6.9 91 1.2 -6.2 302 29 309.5 310.2 289.2 321.4 3.78 10 550 5044 -9.6 -11.5 86 1.9 -10.4 305 31 312.7 313.2 289.3 321.9 2.87 11 500 5773 -14.2 -16.2 85 2.0 -14.9 304 32 315.7 316.1 289.6 322.9 2.16 12 450 6565 -19.6 -21.8 83 2.2 -20.2 303 33 318.6 318.8 289.9 323.6 1.48 13 400 7428 -26.4 -29.2 77 2.8 -26.9 300 32 320.7 320.9 289.9 323.7 0.86 14 350 8376 -34.4 -40.4 55 5.9 -35.0 291 32 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.5 0.32 15 300 9433 -42.4 -48.9 49 6.6 -42.8 290 43 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.15 16 250 10651 -47.2 -63.0 15 15.8 -47.7 296 62 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.03 17 200 12106 -53.5 -67.6 16 14.1 -53.8 302 67 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 13945 -55.7 -81.4 3 25.7 -56.1 315 56 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 19 100 16510 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.1 322 28 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.79 m Freezing level: 689.09 mb = 3271.98 m = 10734.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.15 mb = 3198.30 m = 10492.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.15 % Est. max temperature: 22.99 C = 73.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.10 mb = 580.30 m = 1903.84 ft T: 16.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 2.85 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.83 mb = 1565.61 m = 5136.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.54 C = 72.58 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: 2.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: 2.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 31.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8513.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.63 mb = 1238.65 m = 4063.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.4 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 323.4 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.1 neg: -1.0 tot: 167.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 44.59 m/s