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: 40.50,-90.66 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -90.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 980 207 14.8 13.4 91 1.4 14.0 205 15 289.7 291.4 287.9 317.6 9.91 2 950 466 12.4 12.0 98 0.4 12.1 207 26 289.7 291.4 287.4 315.9 9.30 3 900 918 11.4 8.7 83 2.8 9.9 213 25 293.3 294.7 287.3 315.8 7.85 4 850 1396 10.6 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 253 17 297.3 299.0 290.2 324.7 9.42 5 800 1899 7.6 7.5 99 0.2 7.5 276 11 299.3 300.7 289.7 323.2 8.13 6 750 2428 3.7 2.7 94 0.9 3.2 312 10 300.5 301.7 288.5 319.1 6.22 7 700 2984 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.7 -1.2 309 10 301.6 302.5 287.5 316.3 4.89 8 650 3572 -4.1 -4.9 94 0.8 -4.4 287 29 304.4 305.1 287.7 316.9 4.09 9 600 4200 -7.3 -8.4 92 1.1 -7.7 273 48 307.7 308.3 288.2 318.3 3.39 10 550 4874 -10.9 -12.2 90 1.4 -11.4 261 51 311.2 311.7 288.7 319.9 2.72 11 500 5600 -14.8 -16.4 88 1.6 -15.3 241 30 315.0 315.4 289.3 321.9 2.12 12 450 6390 -19.9 -22.0 84 2.0 -20.4 226 49 318.2 318.5 289.7 323.2 1.46 13 400 7254 -25.1 -27.4 81 2.3 -25.6 202 71 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.9 1.01 14 350 8210 -31.9 -34.9 75 3.0 -32.3 198 76 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.7 0.56 15 300 9282 -39.4 -44.6 58 5.2 -39.8 198 99 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.24 16 250 10506 -47.0 -57.8 28 10.8 -47.4 201 92 336.2 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.06 17 200 11977 -47.0 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.7 238 73 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 18 150 13842 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.8 249 68 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16380 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.8 256 35 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5567.74 m Freezing level: 709.30 mb = 2880.98 m = 9451.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.29 mb = 2832.82 m = 9293.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.95 % Est. max temperature: 23.19 C = 73.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.22 mb = 384.15 m = 1260.33 ft T: 13.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 8.38 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.88 mb = 1675.32 m = 5496.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.49 C = 74.27 F Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.26 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9351.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.92 mb = 845.00 m = 2772.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.7 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 287.7 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.3 neg: -54.7 tot: 28.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: -1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 64.99 m/s