MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.94,-87.69 Latitude: 37.94 Longitude: -87.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 991 123 22.9 17.3 71 5.6 19.1 178 15 296.8 299.1 292.6 333.3 12.63 2 950 490 22.2 15.6 66 6.6 17.8 190 41 299.7 301.8 292.9 334.2 11.79 3 900 958 18.2 14.5 79 3.7 15.8 197 49 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.5 11.64 4 850 1445 13.9 12.7 92 1.2 13.1 200 48 300.8 302.8 292.5 332.9 10.93 5 800 1955 11.9 0.5 45 11.5 5.9 205 41 303.9 304.8 288.4 318.9 4.95 6 750 2491 8.4 -6.1 35 14.5 1.8 207 44 305.7 306.3 287.3 315.8 3.23 7 700 3057 4.9 1.1 76 3.8 2.9 214 44 307.9 309.0 290.6 326.2 5.94 8 650 3660 2.3 1.4 94 0.9 1.8 218 48 311.5 312.8 292.2 331.8 6.52 9 600 4302 -1.4 -2.4 93 1.0 -1.9 217 54 314.5 315.5 292.1 331.4 5.35 10 550 4990 -6.1 -9.1 79 3.0 -7.4 215 56 316.9 317.5 291.2 328.2 3.50 11 500 5729 -10.8 -13.2 82 2.4 -11.7 222 57 319.9 320.4 291.5 329.1 2.77 12 450 6535 -14.6 -16.2 87 1.6 -15.2 226 56 324.9 325.3 292.5 333.0 2.39 13 400 7416 -20.7 -23.4 79 2.6 -21.4 227 59 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.1 1.46 14 350 8388 -28.2 -32.8 65 4.6 -29.0 228 61 330.7 330.9 292.6 333.3 0.69 15 300 9473 -37.7 -41.4 68 3.8 -38.0 227 57 332.3 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.34 16 250 10699 -49.2 -53.1 64 3.8 -49.4 231 52 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12144 -50.6 -69.8 9 19.1 -51.0 240 75 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.02 18 150 13974 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.7 246 60 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16461 -65.9 -84.6 6 18.6 -66.1 252 38 400.3 400.3 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.51 m Freezing level: 619.08 mb = 4056.91 m = 13309.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.92 mb = 3962.65 m = 13000.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.39 mb = 839.60 m = 2754.56 ft T: 19.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 18.70 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.78 mb = 1436.76 m = 4713.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.49 C K Index: 33.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 141.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.45 mb = 1261.74 m = 4139.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.45 mb = 2452.64 m = 8046.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 443.45 mb = 6644.29 m = 21798.58 ft B at Equ Level: 133.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.45 mb = 11722.78 m = 38460.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.0 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 241.0 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.4 neg: -21.4 tot: 331.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 2.13 Bulk Shear: 66.49 m/s