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: 39.01,-87.09 Latitude: 39.01 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 985 166 21.0 18.4 85 2.6 19.2 169 12 295.4 297.9 292.9 334.5 13.63 2 950 481 22.5 16.3 68 6.2 18.3 185 39 300.0 302.3 293.4 336.2 12.35 3 900 950 18.8 14.6 76 4.2 16.0 192 48 300.9 303.0 293.1 335.2 11.66 4 850 1438 14.3 12.8 91 1.5 13.3 194 48 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.4 10.96 5 800 1947 10.8 7.7 81 3.1 9.0 202 41 302.7 304.2 291.0 327.4 8.29 6 750 2482 7.2 4.6 84 2.6 5.8 203 41 304.4 305.7 290.5 325.9 7.13 7 700 3047 3.9 1.2 82 2.7 2.5 208 41 306.8 307.9 290.3 325.0 5.96 8 650 3647 1.5 0.8 96 0.6 1.1 215 46 310.6 311.8 291.7 330.0 6.27 9 600 4288 -1.9 -3.4 90 1.4 -2.7 215 54 313.9 314.8 291.6 329.6 4.97 10 550 4975 -6.3 -7.7 89 1.5 -7.0 213 56 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.2 3.89 11 500 5713 -11.1 -12.6 89 1.5 -11.6 220 61 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.1 2.91 12 450 6517 -15.4 -16.1 95 0.6 -15.7 234 61 323.8 324.3 292.3 332.0 2.43 13 400 7396 -21.1 -25.5 68 4.4 -22.2 242 62 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.8 1.20 14 350 8367 -28.1 -37.7 39 9.7 -29.4 234 58 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.5 0.43 15 300 9453 -37.7 -41.6 67 3.8 -38.1 228 56 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.33 16 250 10680 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 226 64 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12111 -53.4 -69.7 12 16.3 -53.7 241 76 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 13942 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 244 55 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16440 -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: 5676.50 m Freezing level: 628.61 mb = 3921.05 m = 12864.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.13 mb = 3832.33 m = 12573.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.12 mb = 498.50 m = 1635.49 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.83 mb = 1409.19 m = 4623.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.64 C = 79.95 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 35.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 495.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.42 mb = 1225.17 m = 4019.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.42 mb = 1673.97 m = 5491.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.42 mb = 11037.80 m = 36212.83 ft B at Equ Level: 480.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.42 mb = 12558.50 m = 41201.91 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): 72.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.0 neg: -13.3 tot: 353.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 6.56 Bulk Shear: 75.50 m/s