MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.31,-87.6 Latitude: 39.31 Longitude: -87.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 989 166 27.2 17.4 55 9.9 20.5 214 11 301.3 303.7 294.0 338.7 12.70 2 950 516 23.1 15.9 64 7.2 18.2 217 17 300.6 302.8 293.3 336.0 12.04 3 900 985 18.6 14.5 77 4.1 15.9 226 21 300.7 302.8 293.0 334.8 11.61 4 850 1472 14.2 13.3 95 0.8 13.6 234 22 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.5 11.40 5 800 1982 10.5 9.4 93 1.1 9.8 228 23 302.3 304.0 291.7 329.9 9.27 6 750 2516 6.9 3.3 78 3.5 4.9 230 30 304.0 305.2 289.9 323.6 6.50 7 700 3081 4.8 -1.1 66 5.9 1.8 224 31 307.8 308.7 289.8 323.4 5.05 8 650 3682 1.5 -3.6 69 5.0 -1.0 222 34 310.6 311.5 290.2 324.8 4.52 9 600 4322 -3.3 -3.7 96 0.5 -3.5 225 40 312.3 313.3 291.0 327.6 4.84 10 550 5007 -6.1 -20.5 31 14.4 -10.6 224 44 316.8 317.1 289.2 321.4 1.36 11 500 5744 -11.9 -25.7 31 13.7 -15.4 228 46 318.5 318.7 289.3 321.8 0.95 12 450 6542 -16.9 -30.9 29 14.0 -19.8 232 47 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.3 0.64 13 400 7416 -22.2 -26.4 68 4.3 -23.1 245 58 326.2 326.4 291.7 330.1 1.10 14 350 8383 -29.7 -33.7 68 4.0 -30.3 255 64 328.7 328.9 292.0 331.1 0.63 15 300 9462 -38.7 -43.2 62 4.5 -39.1 252 61 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.28 16 250 10684 -49.5 -54.5 56 5.0 -49.7 256 71 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.8 0.09 17 200 12117 -54.5 -66.9 20 12.4 -54.8 256 87 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 13946 -58.1 -82.2 3 24.1 -58.4 252 59 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16436 -68.0 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.1 241 43 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.98 m Freezing level: 634.58 mb = 3879.46 m = 12727.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.36 mb = 3468.47 m = 11379.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.48 % Est. max temperature: 27.17 C = 80.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.22 mb = 1409.94 m = 4625.72 ft T: 14.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 15.36 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.41 mb = 1477.91 m = 4848.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.89 C = 80.40 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 25.25 C K Index: 33.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 835.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.26 mb = 1449.44 m = 4755.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.26 mb = 1598.99 m = 5245.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.26 mb = 11020.10 m = 36154.73 ft B at Equ Level: 833.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.26 mb = 13253.32 m = 43481.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.2 neg: -3.4 tot: 58.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 21.06 Bulk Shear: 39.67 m/s