MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.66,-85.96 Latitude: 39.66 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 SFC 974 240 20.3 17.8 85 2.6 18.6 175 15 295.7 298.1 292.7 333.9 13.27 2 950 452 19.6 17.0 85 2.6 17.9 181 28 297.1 299.4 292.9 334.5 12.94 3 900 917 17.3 15.6 89 1.8 16.2 197 50 299.4 301.6 293.3 335.8 12.46 4 850 1403 14.1 13.9 99 0.1 14.0 204 58 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.7 11.84 5 800 1913 10.8 4.2 64 6.6 7.1 207 53 302.6 303.8 289.4 322.1 6.48 6 750 2447 7.1 -0.4 59 7.6 3.3 202 51 304.3 305.3 288.5 319.4 4.95 7 700 3011 4.2 -2.6 61 6.8 0.8 206 53 307.1 308.0 289.0 321.0 4.50 8 650 3612 1.5 1.2 98 0.3 1.3 211 58 310.6 311.8 291.9 330.5 6.42 9 600 4253 -2.0 -3.1 92 1.1 -2.6 211 63 313.8 314.8 291.7 329.8 5.08 10 550 4940 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.8 -6.5 210 63 316.8 317.5 291.7 330.0 4.11 11 500 5680 -10.1 -10.7 95 0.6 -10.4 220 61 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.8 3.37 12 450 6485 -14.6 -19.1 69 4.4 -16.0 221 61 324.8 325.2 292.0 331.3 1.88 13 400 7366 -20.7 -25.5 66 4.7 -21.9 224 61 328.0 328.3 292.3 332.3 1.21 14 350 8338 -28.5 -33.1 64 4.6 -29.2 226 62 330.4 330.5 292.5 332.8 0.67 15 300 9422 -37.9 -41.4 70 3.5 -38.3 225 63 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.2 0.34 16 250 10647 -49.7 -53.1 67 3.4 -49.8 221 58 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12088 -52.7 -72.3 8 19.6 -53.0 237 83 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 13924 -59.0 -79.6 5 20.6 -59.2 247 58 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16422 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 251 35 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.82 m Freezing level: 629.04 mb = 3880.31 m = 12730.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.08 mb = 3822.93 m = 12542.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.90 mb = 561.95 m = 1843.66 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 16.36 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.75 mb = 1217.59 m = 3994.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 31.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 399.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.23 mb = 962.10 m = 3156.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.23 mb = 1600.89 m = 5252.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.23 mb = 10904.14 m = 35774.29 ft B at Equ Level: 393.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.23 mb = 12407.96 m = 40708.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.5 at 55.2 knts Storm direction: 238.5 at 41.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.1 neg: -44.1 tot: 444.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 128.26 m/s