MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.28,-89.76 Latitude: 39.28 Longitude: -89.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 984 196 19.1 18.0 93 1.1 18.4 190 9 293.6 296.0 292.2 331.7 13.34 2 950 498 18.4 15.8 85 2.6 16.7 211 24 295.9 298.0 291.8 330.3 11.95 3 900 961 16.4 12.9 80 3.5 14.2 225 30 298.4 300.4 291.4 329.0 10.47 4 850 1446 13.6 10.5 82 3.1 11.6 232 32 300.3 302.1 291.2 328.0 9.40 5 800 1954 10.5 8.2 86 2.2 9.1 231 34 302.3 303.9 291.1 327.8 8.57 6 750 2489 7.1 5.7 91 1.3 6.3 232 37 304.2 305.7 290.9 327.3 7.69 7 700 3053 3.2 2.0 92 1.2 2.5 237 37 306.0 307.2 290.3 325.2 6.32 8 650 3650 -0.4 -0.7 98 0.3 -0.5 240 34 308.5 309.6 290.5 325.8 5.61 9 600 4287 -3.3 -3.9 95 0.6 -3.6 241 38 312.3 313.2 290.9 327.3 4.77 10 550 4972 -7.0 -8.0 92 1.0 -7.4 234 44 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.1 3.82 11 500 5709 -11.2 -12.6 89 1.4 -11.7 230 49 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.91 12 450 6510 -16.5 -18.2 86 1.7 -17.0 230 50 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.4 2.03 13 400 7385 -22.9 -25.2 82 2.2 -23.4 228 53 325.2 325.4 291.6 329.5 1.24 14 350 8347 -30.9 -33.8 75 2.9 -31.3 223 54 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.62 15 300 9421 -39.7 -43.0 70 3.4 -39.9 229 62 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.28 16 250 10639 -50.5 -54.1 66 3.6 -50.6 234 75 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12066 -54.6 -73.7 8 19.1 -54.8 244 80 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.01 18 150 13902 -57.5 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 252 60 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.5 -88.4 2 24.0 -64.6 243 43 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.54 m Freezing level: 655.42 mb = 3585.65 m = 11763.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.73 mb = 3542.95 m = 11623.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.99 % Est. max temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.72 mb = 330.07 m = 1082.89 ft T: 18.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 6.45 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.22 mb = 1453.29 m = 4767.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lifted Index: 0.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 21.65 C K Index: 34.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 106.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.44 mb = 994.38 m = 3262.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.44 mb = 2473.21 m = 8114.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 501.44 mb = 5687.17 m = 18658.47 ft B at Equ Level: 106.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.44 mb = 10861.97 m = 35635.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.8 neg: -0.7 tot: 193.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 53.40 m/s