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: 40.05,-86.18 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -86.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 977 270 26.6 16.8 55 9.8 19.9 210 14 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.4 12.41 2 950 512 23.1 15.9 64 7.3 18.2 212 18 300.7 302.9 293.3 336.0 12.03 3 900 981 18.5 14.9 79 3.6 16.1 215 21 300.6 302.8 293.2 335.6 11.90 4 850 1468 14.0 13.2 95 0.8 13.5 223 24 300.8 302.9 292.8 334.1 11.31 5 800 1977 10.7 7.5 80 3.2 8.8 230 27 302.5 304.0 290.8 326.8 8.13 6 750 2513 8.4 1.0 59 7.5 4.5 234 31 305.7 306.8 289.5 322.5 5.48 7 700 3082 6.3 0.8 68 5.5 3.4 240 29 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.4 5.80 8 650 3684 1.6 -2.0 77 3.5 -0.2 241 34 310.7 311.7 290.7 326.7 5.10 9 600 4324 -3.0 -3.6 96 0.6 -3.3 244 36 312.7 313.6 291.2 328.1 4.90 10 550 5010 -6.6 -11.6 68 5.0 -8.5 241 39 316.3 316.8 290.5 325.6 2.86 11 500 5746 -11.9 -26.8 28 14.9 -15.6 238 42 318.5 318.7 289.2 321.5 0.85 12 450 6543 -17.4 -38.0 15 20.6 -20.8 235 43 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.5 0.32 13 400 7416 -22.4 -42.0 15 19.6 -25.0 238 47 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.24 14 350 8381 -30.2 -41.1 34 10.8 -31.5 240 56 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.30 15 300 9456 -39.2 -43.8 61 4.6 -39.6 242 57 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.26 16 250 10679 -49.3 -53.0 65 3.7 -49.5 243 60 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 17 200 12112 -54.6 -68.2 17 13.5 -54.9 262 77 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13935 -59.4 -81.5 4 22.1 -59.6 251 59 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16423 -67.4 -86.4 5 19.0 -67.5 242 45 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.15 m Freezing level: 632.62 mb = 3906.75 m = 12817.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.00 mb = 3646.83 m = 11964.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.64 % Est. max temperature: 26.44 C = 79.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.36 mb = 1503.97 m = 4934.21 ft T: 13.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 15.95 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1456.18 m = 4777.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.19 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.94 C Cross Totals Index: 25.15 C K Index: 33.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 832.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.84 mb = 1449.45 m = 4755.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.84 mb = 1499.17 m = 4918.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.84 mb = 11026.26 m = 36174.96 ft B at Equ Level: 828.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.84 mb = 13260.72 m = 43505.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 99.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 21.47 Bulk Shear: 38.80 m/s