MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.80,-86.61 Latitude: 39.80 Longitude: -86.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 970 272 16.4 15.7 96 0.7 15.9 242 15 292.0 294.1 290.3 324.9 11.61 2 950 448 15.0 14.9 100 0.1 14.9 245 25 292.4 294.4 290.1 324.4 11.27 3 900 904 11.5 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 255 34 293.4 295.0 288.8 320.3 9.42 4 850 1380 8.8 7.7 93 1.1 8.2 258 35 295.4 296.8 288.1 318.0 7.79 5 800 1880 6.6 3.9 83 2.7 5.1 245 35 298.2 299.3 287.7 316.9 6.34 6 750 2408 3.9 1.4 84 2.5 2.7 236 36 300.9 301.9 288.0 317.8 5.66 7 700 2966 0.8 -1.3 86 2.1 -0.2 242 40 303.4 304.3 288.2 318.5 4.97 8 650 3558 -2.5 -4.5 86 2.0 -3.4 239 42 306.1 306.9 288.5 319.1 4.20 9 600 4187 -6.6 -7.6 93 1.0 -7.0 241 43 308.5 309.2 288.7 319.8 3.61 10 550 4863 -10.4 -11.0 95 0.6 -10.6 235 46 311.8 312.4 289.2 321.4 3.01 11 500 5589 -15.2 -19.3 71 4.1 -16.4 223 53 314.5 314.8 288.8 320.0 1.66 12 450 6381 -18.0 -49.7 4 31.8 -21.7 206 76 320.6 320.7 289.0 321.0 0.09 13 400 7254 -22.4 -44.1 12 21.7 -25.1 196 93 325.9 326.0 290.7 326.7 0.19 14 350 8221 -28.8 -34.1 60 5.4 -29.6 193 97 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.2 0.61 15 300 9305 -37.9 -41.1 71 3.2 -38.2 195 99 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10537 -45.7 -64.7 10 19.0 -46.3 209 100 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.03 17 200 12014 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.4 231 71 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 18 150 13867 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 234 53 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16384 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 252 39 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5576.84 m Freezing level: 687.72 mb = 3110.99 m = 10206.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.74 mb = 2922.62 m = 9588.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.07 % Est. max temperature: 21.32 C = 70.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.09 mb = 358.61 m = 1176.53 ft T: 15.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 8.09 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.99 mb = 746.36 m = 2448.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.33 C = 63.19 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: 0.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: 2.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.90 C K Index: 29.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 73.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.32 mb = 752.53 m = 2468.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.32 mb = 798.66 m = 2620.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 541.32 mb = 4983.90 m = 16351.19 ft B at Equ Level: 73.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 441.32 mb = 6525.55 m = 21409.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.4 neg: -13.9 tot: 62.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.70 Bulk Shear: 43.35 m/s