MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.07,-87.46 Latitude: 38.07 Longitude: -87.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 990 131 19.1 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 232 11 293.1 295.4 292.0 330.9 13.32 2 950 483 16.4 15.9 97 0.5 16.1 240 23 293.8 296.0 291.2 328.2 12.05 3 900 942 14.2 11.4 83 2.8 12.5 250 33 296.2 297.9 289.8 323.5 9.45 4 850 1423 11.9 8.3 78 3.6 9.8 245 40 298.6 300.1 289.5 322.4 8.10 5 800 1929 9.7 5.1 73 4.7 7.1 241 49 301.5 302.8 289.3 322.0 6.87 6 750 2463 6.7 1.7 70 5.0 4.1 241 54 303.9 304.9 289.2 321.3 5.76 7 700 3026 3.5 -2.4 65 5.9 0.6 237 59 306.3 307.2 288.9 320.5 4.58 8 650 3625 0.5 -9.0 49 9.6 -3.5 233 63 309.6 310.1 288.4 319.0 2.97 9 600 4261 -4.2 -12.2 54 8.0 -7.2 231 62 311.3 311.8 288.5 319.4 2.50 10 550 4942 -6.9 -9.9 79 2.9 -8.1 228 64 315.9 316.5 290.7 326.5 3.29 11 500 5682 -10.9 -12.3 89 1.5 -11.4 215 57 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.6 2.97 12 450 6484 -16.0 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 207 55 323.2 323.6 291.7 330.2 2.08 13 400 7361 -21.6 -23.9 82 2.3 -22.2 210 53 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.7 1.38 14 350 8330 -28.9 -31.6 77 2.8 -29.3 211 60 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.6 0.77 15 300 9413 -38.1 -41.2 73 3.1 -38.4 209 73 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.35 16 250 10640 -47.5 -53.8 49 6.3 -47.8 219 88 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.10 17 200 12099 -50.8 -75.6 4 24.8 -51.2 243 79 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13942 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 244 54 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 250 41 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.99 m Freezing level: 644.26 mb = 3697.54 m = 12130.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.62 mb = 3111.97 m = 10209.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.18 C = 77.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.29 mb = 249.46 m = 818.42 ft T: 18.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 11.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 964.05 m = 3162.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.27 C = 72.09 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: 1.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.24 C Showalter Index: 4.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.92 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.78 C Cross Totals Index: 19.15 C K Index: 25.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.95 mb = 746.74 m = 2449.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.95 mb = 4052.22 m = 13294.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 575.95 mb = 4581.20 m = 15029.99 ft B at Equ Level: 16.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 535.95 mb = 5143.10 m = 16873.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.8 neg: -1.2 tot: 119.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 139.81 m/s