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: 40.89,-91.37 Latitude: 40.89 Longitude: -91.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 979 213 22.4 16.7 70 5.7 18.6 179 7 297.4 299.6 292.6 333.1 12.32 2 950 472 20.7 16.2 76 4.5 17.7 190 15 298.2 300.4 292.7 333.9 12.30 3 900 937 16.5 15.0 91 1.5 15.5 201 12 298.5 300.7 292.6 333.4 11.99 4 850 1421 12.4 11.9 96 0.6 12.1 203 9 299.2 301.1 291.6 329.5 10.35 5 800 1927 9.3 2.1 61 7.2 5.5 243 3 301.1 302.1 288.0 317.7 5.56 6 750 2458 5.5 -6.1 43 11.6 0.4 265 9 302.5 303.1 286.2 312.5 3.23 7 700 3017 0.3 -3.6 75 3.9 -1.5 274 11 302.8 303.6 287.3 315.5 4.18 8 650 3606 -3.8 -10.0 62 6.2 -6.2 271 15 304.7 305.2 286.5 313.3 2.76 9 600 4234 -7.5 -14.9 55 7.4 -9.9 269 21 307.5 307.9 286.7 313.9 2.01 10 550 4904 -12.8 -17.2 69 4.5 -14.1 265 27 308.9 309.3 287.0 314.8 1.80 11 500 5625 -16.1 -18.5 82 2.4 -16.7 259 36 313.5 313.8 288.5 319.3 1.78 12 450 6416 -17.7 -19.9 83 2.2 -18.3 219 50 321.0 321.3 290.9 327.0 1.75 13 400 7291 -21.9 -24.2 82 2.3 -22.5 210 70 326.5 326.7 292.0 331.2 1.34 14 350 8259 -29.0 -31.8 77 2.8 -29.5 214 82 329.6 329.8 292.3 332.4 0.76 15 300 9339 -38.9 -42.1 72 3.2 -39.2 215 84 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10561 -49.6 -53.1 66 3.5 -49.8 208 86 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12004 -53.0 -74.6 6 21.6 -53.3 239 77 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13851 -56.2 -82.9 2 26.8 -56.5 247 51 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16386 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.8 249 34 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.48 m Freezing level: 696.56 mb = 3057.50 m = 10031.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 740.10 mb = 2566.04 m = 8418.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.36 % Est. max temperature: 24.99 C = 76.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.03 mb = 936.41 m = 3072.16 ft T: 16.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 21.43 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.73 mb = 1148.90 m = 3769.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.85 C = 74.92 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -6.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.25 C Showalter Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.45 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 27.95 C K Index: 36.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1046.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.07 mb = 1078.41 m = 3538.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.07 mb = 1223.21 m = 4013.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.07 mb = 10559.16 m = 34642.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1044.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.07 mb = 13044.75 m = 42797.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.6 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 281.6 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.4 neg: -28.0 tot: 12.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 28.48 Bulk Shear: 36.74 m/s