MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.91,-86.25 Latitude: 39.91 Longitude: -86.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 978 264 21.8 17.1 75 4.7 18.6 247 12 296.8 299.1 292.6 333.2 12.61 2 950 518 19.5 16.4 82 3.1 17.5 246 21 297.0 299.2 292.5 333.0 12.46 3 900 982 16.0 14.9 93 1.1 15.3 244 23 298.0 300.1 292.4 332.6 11.92 4 850 1466 13.1 13.0 99 0.2 13.0 238 24 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.5 11.12 5 800 1975 10.5 10.4 99 0.1 10.4 238 24 302.4 304.2 292.2 331.8 9.93 6 750 2511 7.5 7.3 99 0.2 7.4 238 27 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.5 8.61 7 700 3076 4.2 4.0 99 0.2 4.1 235 31 307.1 308.4 291.5 329.3 7.29 8 650 3676 0.6 0.2 97 0.4 0.4 229 35 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.1 5.99 9 600 4315 -3.0 -4.5 90 1.5 -3.7 229 45 312.6 313.5 290.9 327.1 4.58 10 550 4999 -7.5 -10.2 81 2.7 -8.6 229 53 315.2 315.8 290.5 325.6 3.20 11 500 5734 -12.3 -13.8 88 1.5 -12.9 232 55 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.7 2.62 12 450 6534 -16.0 -17.7 87 1.7 -16.5 242 57 323.1 323.6 291.8 330.3 2.12 13 400 7411 -22.4 -24.6 82 2.2 -22.9 247 57 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.31 14 350 8377 -29.5 -32.4 76 2.9 -29.9 247 55 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.6 0.72 15 300 9458 -38.4 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.7 242 52 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.33 16 250 10681 -49.8 -53.6 64 3.8 -49.9 242 65 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.10 17 200 12109 -56.6 -67.3 25 10.7 -56.8 252 83 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 18 150 13930 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 251 63 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16426 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 254 48 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.53 m Freezing level: 642.00 mb = 3778.09 m = 12395.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.47 mb = 3731.68 m = 12242.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.93 C = 78.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.95 mb = 859.08 m = 2818.47 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 7.66 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1163.69 m = 3817.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.70 C = 74.65 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.44 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 38.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 320.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.28 mb = 1016.57 m = 3335.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.28 mb = 1552.39 m = 5093.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 301.28 mb = 9427.64 m = 30930.19 ft B at Equ Level: 319.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.28 mb = 12391.43 m = 40653.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 3.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 50.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 7.20 Bulk Shear: 44.51 m/s