MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-88.78 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -88.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 137 20.0 19.4 96 0.6 19.6 38 9 294.0 296.6 293.2 335.4 14.50 2 950 496 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 58 14 295.3 297.6 292.5 332.9 13.12 3 900 959 17.0 15.6 91 1.4 16.1 171 14 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.4 12.47 4 850 1446 14.3 12.9 91 1.4 13.4 190 32 301.1 303.2 292.7 333.8 11.08 5 800 1956 10.5 6.5 76 4.0 8.2 195 39 302.3 303.7 290.3 325.1 7.62 6 750 2490 7.4 6.8 96 0.6 7.1 202 43 304.6 306.2 291.6 329.6 8.31 7 700 3056 4.1 3.9 99 0.2 4.0 209 43 307.1 308.4 291.5 329.2 7.26 8 650 3656 0.8 -0.2 93 1.0 0.3 215 48 309.9 311.0 291.1 327.9 5.81 9 600 4297 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 218 59 313.9 315.0 292.0 331.0 5.40 10 550 4984 -6.1 -8.1 86 2.0 -7.0 218 62 316.9 317.6 291.5 329.0 3.77 11 500 5723 -11.4 -12.9 89 1.5 -11.9 226 67 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.6 2.84 12 450 6528 -14.5 -20.6 60 6.1 -16.4 237 69 325.0 325.3 291.9 330.7 1.64 13 400 7409 -21.0 -30.3 43 9.3 -22.9 241 71 327.7 327.8 291.9 330.5 0.77 14 350 8380 -28.0 -31.8 70 3.8 -28.7 240 67 331.0 331.1 292.7 333.8 0.76 15 300 9468 -37.0 -40.4 71 3.4 -37.4 242 61 333.2 333.2 292.9 334.6 0.38 16 250 10698 -48.6 -52.1 67 3.5 -48.8 247 56 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12131 -54.5 -69.4 14 14.9 -54.7 248 70 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 18 150 13965 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 262 56 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16458 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 255 38 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.98 m Freezing level: 635.06 mb = 3847.39 m = 12622.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.58 mb = 3722.86 m = 12213.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.64 % Est. max temperature: 27.39 C = 81.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.95 mb = 211.62 m = 694.30 ft T: 19.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 10.30 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.79 mb = 1114.00 m = 3654.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.71 C = 78.28 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 38.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 266.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.58 mb = 700.58 m = 2298.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.58 mb = 1721.67 m = 5648.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 372.58 mb = 7925.33 m = 26001.43 ft B at Equ Level: 266.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.58 mb = 12048.21 m = 39527.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.4 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 242.4 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 558.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 558.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 414.12 m/s