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: 40.05,-86.34 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -86.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 976 280 26.3 17.4 58 8.9 20.2 214 13 301.6 303.9 294.3 339.7 12.95 2 950 516 22.8 16.5 68 6.3 18.5 216 18 300.3 302.6 293.6 337.0 12.53 3 900 984 18.5 15.1 80 3.4 16.3 229 26 300.6 302.8 293.3 336.0 12.06 4 850 1473 14.7 12.6 87 2.1 13.4 233 25 301.6 303.6 292.7 333.7 10.88 5 800 1983 11.3 10.8 97 0.5 11.0 239 22 303.2 305.1 292.7 333.7 10.25 6 750 2520 8.3 6.6 89 1.7 7.3 243 24 305.6 307.1 291.8 330.3 8.18 7 700 3088 5.9 1.6 74 4.3 3.6 248 37 309.0 310.2 291.1 327.9 6.15 8 650 3691 1.9 -2.1 75 4.0 -0.1 248 44 311.1 312.1 290.8 326.9 5.05 9 600 4332 -2.9 -5.1 85 2.2 -3.9 254 45 312.8 313.6 290.7 326.6 4.37 10 550 5015 -7.4 -12.0 70 4.6 -9.2 248 43 315.3 315.9 290.1 324.4 2.77 11 500 5751 -11.6 -27.9 24 16.4 -15.5 243 44 318.9 319.1 289.2 321.6 0.77 12 450 6548 -17.9 -29.7 35 11.8 -20.3 239 46 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.4 0.72 13 400 7420 -22.7 -45.3 11 22.7 -25.4 242 46 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.17 14 350 8384 -30.2 -46.9 18 16.8 -31.7 236 51 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.16 15 300 9460 -39.4 -49.8 33 10.3 -40.1 239 55 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.14 16 250 10681 -49.8 -53.2 67 3.5 -49.9 251 69 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12113 -55.0 -69.8 14 14.8 -55.2 255 80 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 13939 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 249 66 369.3 369.3 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16434 -67.4 -85.7 6 18.3 -67.5 241 39 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.92 m Freezing level: 630.19 mb = 3944.86 m = 12942.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.33 mb = 3674.51 m = 12055.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.44 mb = 1398.14 m = 4587.03 ft T: 15.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 12.10 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.34 mb = 1528.81 m = 5015.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.54 C = 79.78 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.21 C K Index: 34.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 999.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.08 mb = 1391.74 m = 4566.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.08 mb = 1743.52 m = 5720.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.08 mb = 11130.69 m = 36517.57 ft B at Equ Level: 997.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.08 mb = 13810.31 m = 45308.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.8 neg: -13.5 tot: 132.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 18.68 Bulk Shear: 53.47 m/s