MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 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 55 SFC 977 252 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.4 186 7 292.7 294.9 291.5 329.2 12.87 2 950 493 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 211 18 293.8 296.0 291.3 328.6 12.20 3 900 953 14.6 13.8 95 0.7 14.1 219 26 296.5 298.5 291.3 328.6 11.10 4 850 1436 12.5 11.6 94 0.9 12.0 214 31 299.2 301.1 291.4 329.0 10.17 5 800 1943 10.0 9.3 95 0.7 9.5 212 34 301.8 303.5 291.5 329.0 9.21 6 750 2478 6.9 6.5 97 0.4 6.7 213 36 304.1 305.6 291.3 328.5 8.13 7 700 3042 2.9 2.3 96 0.6 2.5 216 38 305.7 306.9 290.3 325.3 6.47 8 650 3638 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.3 220 40 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.3 5.69 9 600 4277 -2.9 -3.4 96 0.6 -3.1 220 41 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.4 4.96 10 550 4962 -6.4 -7.4 93 1.0 -6.8 222 44 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.3 4.00 11 500 5701 -11.0 -12.5 89 1.5 -11.6 222 47 319.6 320.2 291.5 329.3 2.94 12 450 6504 -15.8 -17.6 86 1.8 -16.4 214 49 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.6 2.13 13 400 7381 -21.9 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 211 52 326.5 326.7 292.0 331.2 1.35 14 350 8347 -30.0 -32.9 76 2.8 -30.5 215 54 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.69 15 300 9424 -39.2 -42.4 71 3.3 -39.5 217 54 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.3 0.30 16 250 10643 -50.6 -54.2 66 3.6 -50.8 229 65 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12074 -51.6 -63.3 23 11.7 -52.0 251 55 351.0 351.0 296.9 351.2 0.04 18 150 13913 -58.6 -83.7 3 25.1 -58.9 248 56 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16422 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 255 32 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.38 m Freezing level: 653.18 mb = 3600.28 m = 11811.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.78 mb = 3567.04 m = 11702.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.24 C = 77.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.29 mb = 277.60 m = 910.76 ft T: 17.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 3.73 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 923.61 m = 3030.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.24 C = 70.24 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: 0.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: 0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 34.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.59 mb = 769.98 m = 2526.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.59 mb = 2647.56 m = 8686.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 604.59 mb = 4215.75 m = 13831.05 ft B at Equ Level: 55.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 464.59 mb = 6260.57 m = 20539.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 56.35 m/s