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: 40.93,-90.62 Latitude: 40.93 Longitude: -90.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 977 217 18.4 17.6 95 0.9 17.8 200 13 293.5 295.9 291.9 330.7 13.03 2 950 453 16.4 16.2 99 0.1 16.3 205 23 293.8 296.0 291.4 328.9 12.30 3 900 912 13.4 13.3 99 0.2 13.3 230 27 295.3 297.3 290.6 326.1 10.70 4 850 1392 11.1 11.0 99 0.1 11.0 252 15 297.8 299.6 290.6 326.1 9.73 5 800 1896 8.0 7.9 99 0.1 7.9 262 12 299.7 301.2 290.0 324.3 8.36 6 750 2426 4.0 3.8 99 0.2 3.9 274 10 300.9 302.1 289.0 320.9 6.72 7 700 2983 -0.5 -1.2 95 0.7 -0.9 279 9 301.9 302.8 287.8 317.0 5.00 8 650 3571 -4.3 -4.8 97 0.4 -4.6 271 18 304.1 304.8 287.6 316.7 4.12 9 600 4198 -7.9 -8.7 94 0.8 -8.2 266 34 307.0 307.7 287.9 317.4 3.31 10 550 4869 -12.0 -13.3 90 1.3 -12.5 263 41 309.8 310.3 288.0 317.8 2.49 11 500 5592 -16.3 -17.9 87 1.7 -16.7 248 60 313.2 313.6 288.5 319.3 1.86 12 450 6379 -20.0 -21.8 86 1.8 -20.5 225 44 318.0 318.3 289.7 323.1 1.48 13 400 7242 -25.8 -27.8 83 2.0 -26.2 209 68 321.5 321.7 290.2 324.9 0.97 14 350 8199 -31.7 -34.5 76 2.8 -32.1 193 79 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.1 0.59 15 300 9270 -39.8 -43.8 65 4.1 -40.1 198 98 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.3 0.26 16 250 10492 -47.3 -56.1 36 8.8 -47.7 201 97 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.08 17 200 11961 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.5 237 74 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.00 18 150 13826 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 250 69 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.00 19 100 16371 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 256 35 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5576.76 m Freezing level: 705.96 mb = 2916.45 m = 9568.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.05 mb = 2879.15 m = 9445.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.49 % Est. max temperature: 23.51 C = 74.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.41 mb = 324.83 m = 1065.71 ft T: 17.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 9.43 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.63 mb = 691.74 m = 2269.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.47 C = 67.05 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.05 C Showalter Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.39 C Cross Totals Index: 27.24 C K Index: 37.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 727.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.02 mb = 697.41 m = 2288.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.02 mb = 743.46 m = 2439.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 358.02 mb = 8036.63 m = 26366.58 ft B at Equ Level: 725.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.02 mb = 11393.07 m = 37378.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -25.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.3 neg: -51.0 tot: 77.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 15.11 Bulk Shear: 48.13 m/s