MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.50,-86.54 Latitude: 39.50 Longitude: -86.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 976 232 10.4 8.9 90 1.5 9.6 253 18 285.5 286.8 283.8 306.0 7.35 2 950 460 7.9 7.5 98 0.3 7.7 258 28 285.2 286.4 283.1 304.3 6.88 3 900 904 4.4 4.1 98 0.3 4.3 273 39 286.1 287.1 282.3 302.2 5.73 4 850 1367 3.7 3.3 98 0.3 3.5 273 28 290.0 291.0 284.0 306.4 5.73 5 800 1858 1.3 -0.4 89 1.6 0.5 264 32 292.5 293.3 283.8 306.0 4.65 6 750 2375 -1.5 -3.5 86 2.0 -2.4 264 28 294.9 295.6 284.0 306.5 3.92 7 700 2920 -5.8 -7.8 86 2.0 -6.5 252 26 296.1 296.6 283.5 305.2 3.04 8 650 3495 -10.6 -12.7 85 2.1 -11.3 241 23 296.9 297.3 282.9 303.7 2.21 9 600 4105 -15.4 -19.0 74 3.6 -16.3 197 20 298.3 298.6 282.5 302.7 1.41 10 550 4757 -19.3 -28.4 44 9.1 -20.9 197 14 301.2 301.3 282.8 303.4 0.67 11 500 5460 -22.4 -53.8 4 31.4 -24.9 211 24 305.7 305.7 283.7 305.9 0.05 12 450 6232 -23.4 -60.3 2 36.9 -26.1 208 33 313.8 313.8 286.7 313.9 0.03 13 400 7084 -28.6 -55.3 6 26.6 -30.5 206 42 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.05 14 350 8035 -30.8 -65.5 2 34.7 -32.6 208 51 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.02 15 300 9123 -33.1 -67.2 2 34.1 -34.8 209 55 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.8 0.02 16 250 10397 -35.9 -69.2 2 33.3 -37.4 231 49 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 17 200 11929 -41.5 -73.3 2 31.8 -42.6 227 46 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.01 18 150 13826 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.3 241 60 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 19 100 16385 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 254 26 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5425.61 m Freezing level: 777.64 mb = 2089.31 m = 6854.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.66 mb = 1942.02 m = 6371.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.90 % Est. max temperature: 16.02 C = 60.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.26 mb = 422.81 m = 1387.16 ft T: 8.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 3.81 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.46 mb = 701.28 m = 2300.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.59 C = 51.05 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 3.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.77 C K Index: 27.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 178.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.44 mb = 728.22 m = 2389.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.44 mb = 772.95 m = 2535.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 884.44 mb = 1045.05 m = 3428.60 ft B at Equ Level: 11.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 844.44 mb = 1420.44 m = 4660.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.0 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 271.0 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.5 neg: -39.0 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.03 Bulk Shear: 11.12 m/s