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: 38.99,-87.09 Latitude: 38.99 Longitude: -87.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 985 165 21.1 18.3 85 2.7 19.2 170 12 295.5 297.9 292.9 334.5 13.59 2 950 482 22.5 16.3 68 6.3 18.3 185 39 300.0 302.3 293.4 336.2 12.34 3 900 950 18.8 14.6 77 4.2 16.0 193 48 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.3 11.70 4 850 1438 14.3 12.7 90 1.6 13.3 195 48 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.3 10.91 5 800 1947 10.8 7.5 80 3.3 8.9 202 41 302.7 304.2 290.9 327.1 8.18 6 750 2482 7.2 4.4 83 2.8 5.6 204 41 304.4 305.7 290.5 325.5 7.02 7 700 3047 3.9 1.1 82 2.8 2.4 208 41 306.8 307.9 290.3 324.9 5.93 8 650 3647 1.5 0.9 96 0.5 1.2 216 46 310.6 311.8 291.7 330.2 6.31 9 600 4288 -1.9 -3.3 90 1.4 -2.6 215 54 313.9 314.8 291.6 329.7 5.01 10 550 4975 -6.3 -7.7 90 1.4 -6.9 213 56 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.2 3.91 11 500 5714 -11.1 -12.6 89 1.5 -11.7 220 60 319.5 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.90 12 450 6518 -15.4 -16.1 95 0.7 -15.6 234 61 323.9 324.3 292.3 332.0 2.42 13 400 7397 -21.1 -25.8 66 4.7 -22.2 242 62 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.7 1.17 14 350 8368 -28.1 -37.6 40 9.6 -29.4 233 58 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.5 0.43 15 300 9453 -37.7 -41.4 68 3.7 -38.0 228 56 332.3 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.34 16 250 10680 -49.1 -52.4 68 3.4 -49.2 226 64 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12112 -53.4 -69.8 12 16.4 -53.7 241 76 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 13942 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 244 55 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16441 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 253 43 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.75 m Freezing level: 628.49 mb = 3923.03 m = 12870.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.36 mb = 3842.42 m = 12606.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.17 C = 80.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.96 mb = 509.39 m = 1671.22 ft T: 22.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 11.25 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.15 mb = 1416.35 m = 4646.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 35.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 496.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.19 mb = 1227.76 m = 4028.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.19 mb = 1676.70 m = 5500.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.19 mb = 11044.84 m = 36235.90 ft B at Equ Level: 480.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.19 mb = 12567.18 m = 41230.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.7 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 238.7 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.7 neg: -14.9 tot: 353.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 6.66 Bulk Shear: 74.55 m/s