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: 38.98,-86.59 Latitude: 38.98 Longitude: -86.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 210 21.2 17.8 81 3.4 18.9 168 10 296.0 298.4 292.8 334.0 13.20 2 950 488 22.0 16.3 70 5.8 18.1 183 32 299.5 301.8 293.2 335.6 12.33 3 900 957 18.9 15.0 78 3.9 16.3 194 46 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.98 4 850 1445 14.5 12.6 89 1.9 13.3 197 46 301.3 303.3 292.6 333.3 10.87 5 800 1955 10.9 6.3 73 4.6 8.2 204 39 302.8 304.1 290.3 325.2 7.49 6 750 2489 7.2 2.6 73 4.6 4.7 204 40 304.4 305.5 289.7 323.1 6.18 7 700 3054 4.1 -2.1 64 6.3 1.0 212 41 307.1 307.9 289.2 321.5 4.67 8 650 3655 2.4 -4.2 62 6.6 -0.7 218 45 311.7 312.5 290.3 325.3 4.32 9 600 4297 -1.5 -3.0 90 1.5 -2.3 216 50 314.4 315.4 291.9 330.6 5.12 10 550 4985 -6.2 -8.5 83 2.4 -7.2 214 52 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.6 3.65 11 500 5723 -11.3 -14.1 80 2.8 -12.3 219 57 319.2 319.7 291.1 327.8 2.57 12 450 6525 -15.4 -16.9 89 1.4 -15.9 233 59 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.27 13 400 7404 -21.6 -25.8 69 4.2 -22.6 242 61 326.9 327.2 292.0 331.1 1.17 14 350 8375 -28.0 -35.1 50 7.1 -29.1 232 54 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.1 0.55 15 300 9461 -37.7 -43.4 55 5.7 -38.2 232 55 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.27 16 250 10687 -49.5 -53.3 64 3.8 -49.6 231 62 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12118 -53.4 -68.8 14 15.4 -53.7 243 75 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 13946 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 245 54 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16444 -65.0 -86.0 4 21.0 -65.2 254 43 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.62 m Freezing level: 619.17 mb = 4050.80 m = 13289.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.10 mb = 3395.62 m = 11140.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.20 mb = 642.96 m = 2109.41 ft T: 20.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.41 mb = 1450.50 m = 4758.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -1.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 490.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.31 mb = 1243.12 m = 4078.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.31 mb = 1692.61 m = 5553.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.31 mb = 11075.04 m = 36334.98 ft B at Equ Level: 477.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.31 mb = 12602.71 m = 41346.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 45.6 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 374.6 neg: -16.4 tot: 358.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 6.14 Bulk Shear: 79.90 m/s