MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.03,-88.09 Latitude: 37.03 Longitude: -88.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 995 135 27.8 18.4 57 9.4 21.2 207 11 301.4 303.8 294.6 341.0 13.47 2 950 540 22.5 16.6 69 5.9 18.5 213 18 300.0 302.3 293.6 336.9 12.59 3 900 1008 18.7 13.4 71 5.3 15.3 230 29 300.8 302.7 292.4 332.6 10.81 4 850 1496 15.5 8.7 64 6.8 11.4 231 30 302.4 304.0 290.9 327.3 8.35 5 800 2007 11.0 9.1 88 1.9 9.9 228 29 302.9 304.5 291.7 330.0 9.11 6 750 2543 7.5 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 231 27 304.7 306.2 291.4 329.0 8.05 7 700 3108 5.1 -1.7 61 6.8 1.7 224 22 308.2 309.1 289.7 323.1 4.82 8 650 3712 3.7 -4.7 54 8.4 -0.4 220 22 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.2 4.14 9 600 4357 -0.7 -4.4 76 3.7 -2.5 214 29 315.3 316.2 291.7 329.9 4.60 10 550 5046 -5.7 -10.8 67 5.1 -7.8 219 31 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.3 3.06 11 500 5784 -11.5 -20.1 49 8.7 -14.1 233 33 319.1 319.4 290.0 324.3 1.54 12 450 6585 -15.4 -38.1 12 22.7 -19.4 239 33 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.0 0.32 13 400 7466 -20.2 -42.9 11 22.6 -23.5 254 38 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.5 0.22 14 350 8437 -28.5 -48.5 13 20.0 -30.4 248 47 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 15 300 9522 -37.3 -51.1 22 13.8 -38.2 254 53 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.12 16 250 10752 -48.0 -52.0 64 3.9 -48.2 256 65 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12198 -53.2 -69.9 11 16.7 -53.5 258 81 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14019 -60.9 -82.4 4 21.4 -61.1 254 69 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16477 -70.0 -86.4 7 16.4 -70.1 251 35 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.20 m Freezing level: 608.24 mb = 4250.75 m = 13945.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.25 mb = 3597.19 m = 11801.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.88 C = 83.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.42 mb = 1322.73 m = 4339.61 ft T: 16.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 13.73 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.08 mb = 1655.25 m = 5430.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.98 C = 84.16 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: 1.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 28.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 452.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.60 mb = 1409.98 m = 4625.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.60 mb = 1864.59 m = 6117.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 653.60 mb = 3667.36 m = 12031.88 ft B at Equ Level: 75.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.60 mb = 12739.38 m = 41795.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.6 neg: -27.2 tot: 46.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 21.35 Bulk Shear: 21.18 m/s