MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.82,-87.61 Latitude: 37.82 Longitude: -87.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 992 123 23.7 17.0 66 6.7 19.2 191 14 297.6 299.8 292.7 333.6 12.42 2 950 495 21.9 16.1 69 5.8 18.0 201 36 299.5 301.7 293.1 335.1 12.21 3 900 963 18.1 15.4 84 2.8 16.3 208 47 300.2 302.4 293.4 336.2 12.30 4 850 1450 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.8 213 46 301.1 303.0 292.2 331.7 10.40 5 800 1960 12.0 4.0 58 8.0 7.5 226 44 303.9 305.1 289.7 323.1 6.37 6 750 2496 7.6 5.3 85 2.3 6.3 228 44 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.4 7.48 7 700 3062 4.4 3.0 91 1.4 3.6 229 44 307.3 308.6 291.2 328.1 6.80 8 650 3662 1.1 -2.6 76 3.7 -0.7 227 50 310.2 311.1 290.4 325.4 4.87 9 600 4302 -2.4 -3.8 90 1.4 -3.1 222 56 313.4 314.3 291.3 328.6 4.81 10 550 4988 -6.7 -8.2 89 1.5 -7.3 220 58 316.2 316.9 291.2 328.3 3.76 11 500 5725 -11.9 -14.5 81 2.6 -12.8 223 61 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.8 2.48 12 450 6525 -16.4 -20.1 73 3.6 -17.5 227 61 322.6 322.9 291.3 328.5 1.73 13 400 7402 -21.4 -23.7 81 2.3 -22.0 234 66 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.1 1.41 14 350 8373 -28.3 -30.9 78 2.6 -28.7 237 59 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.83 15 300 9458 -37.7 -40.8 72 3.1 -38.0 233 54 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10685 -48.9 -52.4 67 3.5 -49.0 232 62 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.12 17 200 12123 -51.3 -72.5 6 21.2 -51.7 244 49 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13958 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 262 53 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16452 -66.7 -87.2 4 20.5 -66.8 247 40 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.28 m Freezing level: 634.20 mb = 3864.68 m = 12679.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.27 mb = 3560.01 m = 11679.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.04 mb = 971.74 m = 3188.08 ft T: 18.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 13.12 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.32 mb = 1416.48 m = 4647.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 36.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 491.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.42 mb = 1208.30 m = 3964.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.42 mb = 2176.78 m = 7141.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.42 mb = 10963.89 m = 35970.33 ft B at Equ Level: 474.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.42 mb = 12469.50 m = 40909.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 48.9 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 329.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 329.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 5.82 Bulk Shear: 84.51 m/s