MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.64,-86.06 Latitude: 39.64 Longitude: -86.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 980 235 24.4 18.3 69 6.1 20.2 212 9 299.3 301.7 294.1 339.0 13.62 2 950 510 22.8 17.0 70 5.8 18.9 213 17 300.3 302.7 293.9 338.3 12.96 3 900 978 18.5 15.6 83 2.9 16.6 214 22 300.6 302.9 293.6 337.3 12.50 4 850 1466 14.4 13.8 97 0.5 14.0 214 25 301.2 303.3 293.3 335.9 11.78 5 800 1976 10.7 10.0 95 0.7 10.3 225 27 302.5 304.3 292.0 331.3 9.68 6 750 2511 7.6 4.9 83 2.7 6.1 227 30 304.8 306.2 290.8 326.7 7.27 7 700 3077 4.5 -1.2 66 5.7 1.6 222 29 307.5 308.4 289.6 322.9 5.00 8 650 3677 1.9 -5.7 57 7.6 -1.6 220 32 311.1 311.9 289.8 323.3 3.86 9 600 4319 -1.6 -12.8 42 11.3 -6.0 220 39 314.3 314.8 289.4 322.1 2.37 10 550 5005 -6.4 -16.7 44 10.3 -9.9 222 45 316.5 316.8 289.6 322.8 1.89 11 500 5742 -12.1 -20.3 50 8.3 -14.5 229 47 318.3 318.6 289.8 323.4 1.52 12 450 6540 -16.6 -30.3 30 13.7 -19.5 230 47 322.4 322.5 290.2 324.8 0.68 13 400 7416 -21.7 -24.9 75 3.2 -22.5 239 50 326.7 327.0 292.0 331.2 1.26 14 350 8384 -29.5 -33.4 69 3.9 -30.2 246 53 328.9 329.1 292.1 331.3 0.65 15 300 9465 -38.3 -41.8 70 3.5 -38.6 248 51 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.33 16 250 10688 -49.4 -53.5 62 4.1 -49.6 252 61 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.10 17 200 12115 -56.6 -67.0 26 10.4 -56.8 260 79 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13939 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 251 59 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16426 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 247 48 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.06 m Freezing level: 622.34 mb = 4032.17 m = 13228.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.69 mb = 3375.36 m = 11073.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.74 % Est. max temperature: 26.86 C = 80.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.47 mb = 1011.54 m = 3318.65 ft T: 18.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 16.09 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1350.75 m = 4431.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.20 C = 79.16 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 25.92 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.76 mb = 1259.79 m = 4133.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.76 mb = 1408.03 m = 4619.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.76 mb = 11340.72 m = 37206.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1062.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.76 mb = 14115.03 m = 46308.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.5 neg: -5.6 tot: 85.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 23.62 Bulk Shear: 45.00 m/s