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: 40.48,-86.12 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 979 252 22.1 15.8 68 6.2 17.9 268 15 297.0 299.1 291.9 330.7 11.63 2 950 513 19.6 15.2 76 4.3 16.7 268 24 297.0 299.1 291.8 330.3 11.51 3 900 976 15.9 13.9 88 2.0 14.6 257 26 297.9 299.9 291.7 330.2 11.12 4 850 1460 12.8 12.2 96 0.6 12.4 244 26 299.5 301.5 291.9 330.5 10.58 5 800 1968 9.8 9.4 97 0.4 9.5 238 29 301.6 303.3 291.5 329.0 9.27 6 750 2502 7.0 6.0 94 0.9 6.4 234 34 304.1 305.6 291.0 327.7 7.85 7 700 3067 3.8 2.0 89 1.7 2.8 231 38 306.7 307.8 290.6 326.0 6.35 8 650 3665 -0.0 -1.3 91 1.3 -0.7 230 42 308.9 309.9 290.4 325.4 5.34 9 600 4302 -3.8 -4.9 92 1.1 -4.3 226 48 311.7 312.5 290.5 325.6 4.43 10 550 4985 -7.5 -8.6 92 1.1 -8.0 225 57 315.2 315.9 290.8 326.8 3.63 11 500 5720 -12.3 -13.7 89 1.5 -12.8 231 62 318.0 318.6 290.8 326.8 2.64 12 450 6520 -17.0 -18.6 88 1.5 -17.5 242 60 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.5 1.97 13 400 7392 -22.8 -25.2 81 2.4 -23.4 244 52 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.6 1.23 14 350 8357 -29.4 -33.1 70 3.8 -30.0 242 54 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.6 0.67 15 300 9439 -38.3 -42.5 65 4.1 -38.7 242 57 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.5 0.30 16 250 10662 -49.9 -53.7 64 3.8 -50.0 238 66 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.10 17 200 12088 -56.7 -66.8 27 10.1 -56.8 253 83 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 18 150 13911 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 248 58 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16413 -65.5 -87.2 3 21.7 -65.7 258 49 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.38 m Freezing level: 650.61 mb = 3657.72 m = 12000.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.72 mb = 3545.17 m = 11631.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.45 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.11 mb = 1041.32 m = 3416.35 ft T: 15.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 5.06 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1359.64 m = 4460.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.25 C = 75.64 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: -1.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 24.52 C K Index: 35.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 177.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.64 mb = 1150.80 m = 3775.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.64 mb = 1795.41 m = 5890.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 406.64 mb = 7270.54 m = 23853.20 ft B at Equ Level: 177.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 246.64 mb = 10748.47 m = 35263.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.5 neg: -4.8 tot: 53.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.01 Bulk Shear: 88.29 m/s