MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.18,-85.37 Latitude: 40.18 Longitude: -85.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 971 298 18.6 16.7 88 2.0 17.4 143 8 294.3 296.5 291.6 329.7 12.40 2 950 486 20.8 15.2 70 5.6 17.1 176 22 298.3 300.4 292.2 331.7 11.50 3 900 953 18.6 12.5 68 6.1 14.7 203 36 300.7 302.5 291.9 330.6 10.16 4 850 1440 14.3 10.3 77 4.0 11.9 206 38 301.1 302.8 291.3 328.6 9.31 5 800 1949 10.0 8.5 90 1.5 9.0 208 39 301.8 303.4 291.0 327.6 8.72 6 750 2483 6.6 2.6 76 4.0 4.5 199 34 303.8 304.9 289.5 322.4 6.18 7 700 3046 4.1 -6.5 46 10.6 -0.6 213 34 307.0 307.7 287.9 317.5 3.36 8 650 3646 1.9 -8.4 46 10.3 -2.5 213 40 311.2 311.8 289.1 321.1 3.13 9 600 4287 -2.5 -4.0 90 1.5 -3.2 213 45 313.3 314.2 291.2 328.3 4.76 10 550 4972 -7.2 -10.2 79 3.0 -8.4 214 48 315.6 316.2 290.6 325.9 3.21 11 500 5706 -13.2 -14.4 90 1.3 -13.6 215 49 317.0 317.4 290.3 325.2 2.50 12 450 6503 -17.6 -27.6 41 10.0 -19.8 216 55 321.1 321.3 290.0 324.2 0.88 13 400 7374 -22.7 -25.2 80 2.6 -23.2 222 64 325.5 325.8 291.7 329.9 1.23 14 350 8342 -29.1 -31.9 77 2.8 -29.6 230 69 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.75 15 300 9424 -38.1 -41.3 72 3.1 -38.4 230 68 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.34 16 250 10649 -49.5 -52.8 68 3.4 -49.6 232 66 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12085 -52.7 -67.9 14 15.2 -53.0 245 61 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 13915 -59.7 -82.5 4 22.8 -60.0 252 57 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.6 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 249 38 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.78 m Freezing level: 627.97 mb = 3928.59 m = 12888.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.13 mb = 2974.54 m = 9758.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.52 mb = 545.09 m = 1788.32 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.20 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.44 mb = 1706.48 m = 5598.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.78 C = 78.40 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 27.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 183.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.35 mb = 1436.56 m = 4713.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.35 mb = 1996.96 m = 6551.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 675.35 mb = 3336.25 m = 10945.56 ft B at Equ Level: 43.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 255.35 mb = 10507.09 m = 34471.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.6 neg: -43.2 tot: 258.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 2.57 Bulk Shear: 71.51 m/s