MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.24,-86.75 Latitude: 40.24 Longitude: -86.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 983 240 18.4 7.8 50 10.6 12.4 159 5 293.0 294.2 286.2 312.5 6.77 2 950 534 18.4 8.7 53 9.7 12.7 174 20 295.8 297.2 287.9 317.5 7.44 3 900 995 16.5 8.3 58 8.2 11.6 209 25 298.5 299.9 289.0 320.9 7.63 4 850 1482 16.4 8.0 57 8.4 11.3 217 21 303.3 304.8 290.9 327.0 7.93 5 800 1995 13.2 5.8 61 7.4 8.9 210 21 305.2 306.6 290.9 327.1 7.23 6 750 2535 10.1 4.8 70 5.3 7.1 220 24 307.6 308.9 291.6 329.5 7.21 7 700 3107 7.4 0.7 62 6.7 3.8 228 27 310.7 311.8 291.3 328.6 5.75 8 650 3713 3.8 -2.7 62 6.5 0.5 231 30 313.3 314.2 291.3 328.5 4.83 9 600 4358 -0.2 -9.1 51 8.8 -4.1 232 29 315.8 316.5 290.6 326.2 3.21 10 550 5048 -5.4 -13.1 55 7.7 -8.3 231 24 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.1 2.54 11 500 5788 -10.7 -16.4 63 5.7 -12.7 241 23 320.0 320.4 290.9 327.1 2.12 12 450 6589 -16.8 -21.4 67 4.6 -18.1 241 26 322.2 322.5 291.0 327.4 1.54 13 400 7462 -23.7 -26.6 77 2.9 -24.4 228 31 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.0 1.08 14 350 8423 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.7 230 33 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.0 0.74 15 300 9509 -36.3 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.7 241 32 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10746 -46.6 -51.0 61 4.3 -46.9 220 37 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.14 17 200 12184 -58.7 -64.4 48 5.6 -58.8 210 36 339.7 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 18 150 13994 -61.5 -83.1 4 21.6 -61.7 260 35 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.7 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 284 28 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.34 m Freezing level: 603.04 mb = 4319.05 m = 14169.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.09 mb = 3786.49 m = 12422.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.84 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 838.95 mb = 1592.85 m = 5225.82 ft T: 15.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 3.45 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 638.67 mb = 3854.62 m = 12646.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.17 C = 102.50 F Cap Strength: 7.70 C Lifted Index: 6.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.70 C Showalter Index: 1.97 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.12 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 28.37 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9167.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.91 mb = 1870.34 m = 6136.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.0 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 254.0 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.2 neg: -9.4 tot: 178.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 42.04 m/s