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: 42,-86.17 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -86.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 978 237 24.9 17.2 63 7.6 19.6 210 12 299.9 302.3 293.6 337.3 12.75 2 950 487 21.2 16.2 73 5.0 17.8 209 16 298.7 300.9 292.9 334.4 12.28 3 900 952 16.7 15.3 91 1.4 15.8 213 22 298.7 301.0 292.9 334.4 12.25 4 850 1438 14.6 12.1 85 2.5 13.0 221 32 301.4 303.4 292.4 332.5 10.52 5 800 1949 11.1 8.9 86 2.2 9.7 229 35 303.0 304.6 291.6 329.7 8.97 6 750 2484 6.5 5.6 94 0.9 6.0 232 38 303.7 305.1 290.7 326.6 7.65 7 700 3047 3.1 1.9 91 1.3 2.5 236 42 306.0 307.1 290.3 325.0 6.27 8 650 3645 -0.3 -2.7 84 2.4 -1.4 240 40 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.6 4.82 9 600 4281 -3.8 -10.5 60 6.7 -6.5 239 45 311.7 312.3 289.0 320.9 2.86 10 550 4963 -7.3 -21.3 32 14.0 -11.5 241 50 315.4 315.7 288.6 319.7 1.27 11 500 5698 -12.3 -26.7 29 14.4 -15.9 243 52 318.0 318.2 289.0 321.0 0.86 12 450 6494 -17.6 -27.6 42 10.0 -19.8 246 58 321.1 321.3 290.0 324.2 0.88 13 400 7366 -23.6 -28.3 65 4.7 -24.5 245 63 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.6 0.93 14 350 8326 -30.9 -35.1 67 4.2 -31.5 244 71 327.0 327.2 291.5 329.1 0.55 15 300 9399 -40.2 -45.9 54 5.8 -40.6 239 82 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 16 250 10616 -50.4 -53.9 66 3.6 -50.5 246 95 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12046 -55.5 -71.8 11 16.3 -55.8 250 75 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 13874 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 239 57 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16388 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 254 46 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.12 m Freezing level: 653.89 mb = 3598.11 m = 11804.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.40 mb = 3419.56 m = 11218.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.37 mb = 1198.11 m = 3930.77 ft T: 15.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.29 mb = 1475.30 m = 4840.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.48 C = 79.66 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.79 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 955.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.18 mb = 1161.16 m = 3809.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.18 mb = 1915.78 m = 6285.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.18 mb = 11062.79 m = 36294.80 ft B at Equ Level: 946.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.18 mb = 13338.79 m = 43761.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 208.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 208.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 10.62 Bulk Shear: 89.99 m/s