MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.23,-88.77 Latitude: 39.23 Longitude: -88.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 985 184 18.7 18.4 98 0.3 18.5 138 7 293.1 295.6 292.3 332.0 13.68 2 950 491 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.7 167 21 295.5 297.9 292.7 333.7 13.30 3 900 955 17.1 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 193 31 299.1 301.5 293.4 336.4 12.78 4 850 1441 14.0 12.8 92 1.2 13.2 201 36 300.8 302.8 292.6 333.1 10.97 5 800 1951 10.6 9.2 91 1.5 9.7 210 35 302.5 304.2 291.6 329.7 9.16 6 750 2486 7.3 6.2 93 1.1 6.7 217 37 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.5 7.98 7 700 3051 4.0 3.4 96 0.6 3.7 221 40 306.9 308.2 291.2 328.2 6.98 8 650 3651 0.4 -0.2 96 0.6 0.1 223 43 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.4 5.82 9 600 4289 -2.8 -5.0 85 2.2 -3.8 224 45 312.9 313.7 290.8 326.8 4.39 10 550 4975 -7.0 -11.1 72 4.1 -8.6 226 48 315.8 316.4 290.4 325.5 2.98 11 500 5710 -12.2 -14.5 83 2.3 -13.0 230 52 318.2 318.7 290.7 326.4 2.48 12 450 6510 -15.9 -17.9 84 2.0 -16.6 228 56 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.3 2.07 13 400 7388 -21.8 -24.0 82 2.2 -22.3 226 60 326.7 327.0 292.1 331.5 1.37 14 350 8356 -29.0 -31.8 77 2.8 -29.5 232 67 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.4 0.76 15 300 9439 -38.1 -41.3 72 3.1 -38.4 234 73 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.34 16 250 10662 -49.9 -53.3 67 3.5 -50.0 235 77 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 17 200 12080 -58.7 -63.1 57 4.4 -58.8 245 80 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.04 18 150 13917 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 253 53 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16428 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.8 254 45 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.33 m Freezing level: 643.63 mb = 3731.98 m = 12243.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.64 mb = 3667.37 m = 12031.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.17 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.08 mb = 214.75 m = 704.55 ft T: 18.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 10.90 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.01 mb = 1116.99 m = 3664.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.22 C = 77.39 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.96 C K Index: 38.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 554.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.03 mb = 737.99 m = 2421.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.03 mb = 1661.25 m = 5450.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.03 mb = 11246.70 m = 36898.17 ft B at Equ Level: 545.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.03 mb = 13191.98 m = 43280.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 368.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 4.04 Bulk Shear: 137.20 m/s