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: 40.91,-89.74 Latitude: 40.91 Longitude: -89.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 981 205 22.0 17.8 77 4.3 19.1 204 13 296.8 299.2 293.0 334.9 13.17 2 950 479 18.8 17.0 89 1.8 17.6 206 19 296.3 298.6 292.7 333.5 12.92 3 900 941 15.5 13.5 88 2.0 14.2 230 25 297.5 299.5 291.5 329.0 10.87 4 850 1424 12.7 10.5 87 2.2 11.4 243 24 299.5 301.2 290.9 327.2 9.44 5 800 1931 9.4 6.3 81 3.1 7.6 239 26 301.2 302.6 289.8 323.5 7.50 6 750 2464 6.7 1.9 72 4.8 4.2 239 29 303.8 304.9 289.2 321.6 5.87 7 700 3027 3.4 -7.1 46 10.5 -1.2 242 30 306.2 306.8 287.5 316.2 3.20 8 650 3623 -0.8 -13.2 38 12.4 -5.4 242 35 308.1 308.5 287.1 314.9 2.12 9 600 4256 -5.2 -14.2 49 8.9 -8.4 248 40 310.1 310.5 287.8 316.9 2.13 10 550 4935 -8.8 -27.2 21 18.4 -13.3 250 48 313.6 313.8 287.5 316.2 0.75 11 500 5665 -13.5 -30.0 24 16.5 -17.0 245 56 316.6 316.8 288.3 318.9 0.63 12 450 6459 -18.5 -28.6 41 10.1 -20.6 240 64 320.0 320.2 289.6 322.8 0.81 13 400 7327 -24.1 -26.9 78 2.7 -24.7 234 64 323.6 323.8 290.9 327.3 1.06 14 350 8288 -30.6 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.1 222 66 327.4 327.6 291.6 329.7 0.63 15 300 9363 -39.6 -42.8 71 3.2 -39.9 219 71 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.29 16 250 10580 -51.0 -54.5 67 3.5 -51.1 232 98 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.09 17 200 12012 -52.2 -76.8 4 24.5 -52.6 246 71 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13850 -58.0 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 253 54 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16374 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 250 41 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.66 m Freezing level: 659.43 mb = 3510.64 m = 11517.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.23 mb = 2897.35 m = 9505.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.81 % Est. max temperature: 25.32 C = 77.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.32 mb = 740.57 m = 2429.65 ft T: 16.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 19.99 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1075.78 m = 3529.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 26.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 590.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.73 mb = 943.30 m = 3094.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.73 mb = 1476.17 m = 4843.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.73 mb = 10716.64 m = 35159.14 ft B at Equ Level: 583.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.73 mb = 12519.92 m = 41075.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.3 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 272.3 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 118.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 8.30 Bulk Shear: 71.14 m/s