MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.78,-86.97 Latitude: 39.78 Longitude: -86.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 982 236 14.8 13.6 92 1.3 14.1 180 8 289.5 291.2 287.9 317.6 9.99 2 950 523 21.1 12.4 58 8.7 15.5 230 30 298.6 300.3 290.7 326.4 9.53 3 900 989 18.2 10.8 62 7.4 13.6 243 28 300.2 301.9 290.8 326.9 9.06 4 850 1475 14.0 8.6 70 5.4 10.7 238 27 300.8 302.3 290.3 325.3 8.28 5 800 1983 10.2 3.1 61 7.1 6.3 234 25 302.1 303.2 288.8 320.0 5.99 6 750 2518 8.8 -9.4 26 18.2 1.1 234 24 306.2 306.6 286.8 314.0 2.50 7 700 3086 6.4 -12.7 24 19.2 -1.2 239 23 309.6 310.0 287.5 316.2 2.05 8 650 3689 2.4 -2.6 70 4.9 -0.1 238 28 311.6 312.6 290.9 326.9 4.88 9 600 4330 -1.9 -10.1 54 8.2 -5.3 239 31 313.9 314.5 289.8 323.5 2.96 10 550 5017 -5.9 -24.6 21 18.7 -11.1 241 34 317.1 317.3 288.9 320.4 0.95 11 500 5755 -11.4 -35.1 12 23.8 -16.1 243 35 319.2 319.3 288.9 320.6 0.39 12 450 6554 -16.8 -41.7 10 24.9 -20.5 250 37 322.1 322.2 289.6 322.9 0.22 13 400 7427 -22.9 -44.7 12 21.9 -25.5 254 38 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.0 0.18 14 350 8390 -29.9 -48.8 14 18.9 -31.6 265 41 328.4 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.13 15 300 9469 -38.7 -50.3 28 11.6 -39.5 262 47 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.3 0.13 16 250 10692 -48.5 -58.7 30 10.2 -48.8 257 52 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.06 17 200 12135 -54.4 -69.6 14 15.1 -54.7 259 63 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 13957 -59.8 -81.2 4 21.4 -60.0 259 51 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16437 -68.1 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 248 31 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.53 m Freezing level: 622.38 mb = 4043.44 m = 13265.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.49 mb = 2780.29 m = 9121.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.39 % Est. max temperature: 26.56 C = 79.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.14 mb = 396.03 m = 1299.30 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 12.87 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 740.23 mb = 2625.97 m = 8615.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.78 F Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lifted Index: 2.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.87 C Showalter Index: 2.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 19.97 C K Index: 14.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 227.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7039.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.23 mb = 1572.33 m = 5158.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.6 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 268.6 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.6 neg: -18.7 tot: 147.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 5.25 Bulk Shear: 7.11 m/s