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: 40.64,-88.95 Latitude: 40.64 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 233 20.8 16.3 76 4.5 17.8 196 14 295.7 297.9 291.8 330.2 11.99 2 950 487 17.6 15.5 87 2.2 16.2 198 20 295.1 297.2 291.3 328.7 11.71 3 900 947 15.7 11.9 78 3.8 13.3 227 29 297.7 299.5 290.6 326.1 9.77 4 850 1432 13.5 11.2 86 2.3 12.0 245 26 300.3 302.1 291.5 329.2 9.85 5 800 1940 10.1 7.4 84 2.7 8.5 250 25 301.9 303.4 290.6 326.0 8.12 6 750 2474 7.3 1.5 67 5.8 4.2 247 28 304.5 305.6 289.3 321.8 5.69 7 700 3038 3.6 -6.0 49 9.6 -0.7 244 31 306.5 307.1 287.9 317.3 3.48 8 650 3635 -0.1 -13.1 37 12.9 -5.0 249 40 308.8 309.2 287.3 315.7 2.15 9 600 4270 -4.1 -16.8 36 12.7 -8.4 254 47 311.4 311.7 287.8 317.0 1.71 10 550 4951 -8.1 -27.7 19 19.7 -12.9 250 57 314.5 314.7 287.8 317.0 0.71 11 500 5684 -12.6 -34.6 14 22.0 -16.9 244 65 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.2 0.41 12 450 6480 -17.3 -37.4 16 20.1 -20.7 238 71 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.8 0.34 13 400 7352 -23.2 -37.2 27 13.9 -25.4 233 78 324.8 324.9 290.6 326.2 0.39 14 350 8314 -30.6 -37.1 53 6.6 -31.4 227 82 327.6 327.6 291.5 329.2 0.45 15 300 9391 -38.7 -42.0 71 3.3 -39.0 225 89 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10614 -50.0 -53.4 68 3.3 -50.2 230 97 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 17 200 12045 -54.3 -71.6 10 17.3 -54.6 240 85 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13876 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.2 248 61 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16395 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 253 42 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.51 m Freezing level: 651.90 mb = 3612.25 m = 11851.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.94 mb = 2957.66 m = 9703.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.09 % Est. max temperature: 25.96 C = 78.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.11 mb = 796.22 m = 2612.23 ft T: 16.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 13.53 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.25 mb = 1618.56 m = 5310.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.87 C = 78.57 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 27.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.15 mb = 1088.30 m = 3570.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.15 mb = 3152.44 m = 10342.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 470.15 mb = 6149.29 m = 20174.58 ft B at Equ Level: 57.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 370.15 mb = 7911.12 m = 25954.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.6 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 274.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.4 neg: -10.1 tot: 173.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 111.11 m/s