MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.07,-87.53 Latitude: 38.07 Longitude: -87.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 995 131 28.4 18.3 54 10.2 21.3 205 13 302.0 304.5 294.7 341.6 13.41 2 950 536 23.2 16.5 66 6.8 18.7 210 18 300.7 303.0 293.7 337.4 12.48 3 900 1005 19.7 13.3 66 6.4 15.5 235 26 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.5 10.72 4 850 1494 15.3 12.4 83 2.8 13.4 236 24 302.1 304.1 292.7 333.8 10.72 5 800 2005 11.4 9.5 88 1.9 10.3 237 20 303.3 305.1 292.0 331.2 9.37 6 750 2541 7.7 3.4 74 4.2 5.3 234 19 304.9 306.1 290.2 324.7 6.53 7 700 3109 7.1 -5.6 40 12.7 1.1 238 22 310.3 311.0 289.2 321.6 3.58 8 650 3714 3.0 -6.6 49 9.6 -1.4 240 26 312.3 313.0 289.9 323.7 3.57 9 600 4357 -1.3 -16.1 31 14.8 -6.6 241 31 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.7 1.82 10 550 5044 -6.0 -21.0 30 15.0 -10.6 244 35 316.9 317.2 289.2 321.3 1.30 11 500 5780 -12.4 -21.1 48 8.8 -14.9 246 36 317.9 318.2 289.6 322.7 1.41 12 450 6577 -17.0 -40.0 12 23.0 -20.7 240 37 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.8 0.26 13 400 7452 -21.7 -40.1 17 18.5 -24.4 240 38 326.8 326.9 291.1 327.9 0.29 14 350 8420 -29.2 -46.3 18 17.1 -30.9 237 46 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.17 15 300 9502 -38.0 -50.6 25 12.7 -38.8 248 55 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.4 0.12 16 250 10730 -48.7 -52.3 66 3.6 -48.8 253 66 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.12 17 200 12173 -52.9 -70.9 9 18.0 -53.2 256 82 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.7 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.9 249 63 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.8 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 241 30 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.69 m Freezing level: 614.95 mb = 4164.48 m = 13662.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.51 mb = 3375.87 m = 11075.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.34 mb = 1410.53 m = 4627.66 ft T: 16.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 12.21 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.20 mb = 1662.33 m = 5453.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.93 C = 84.07 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.31 C Showalter Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 27.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 759.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.40 mb = 1519.92 m = 4986.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.40 mb = 1875.54 m = 6153.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 702.40 mb = 3081.06 m = 10108.36 ft B at Equ Level: 42.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.40 mb = 13493.32 m = 44268.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.4 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 268.4 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.1 neg: -17.0 tot: 66.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 26.62 Bulk Shear: 28.54 m/s