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: 40.17,-90.33 Latitude: 40.17 Longitude: -90.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 987 167 26.1 17.9 60 8.3 20.5 239 6 300.4 302.9 294.1 339.1 13.18 2 950 495 21.3 16.9 76 4.4 18.3 243 7 298.8 301.1 293.3 336.1 12.83 3 900 961 17.0 15.2 89 1.8 15.8 260 9 299.0 301.2 292.9 334.5 12.15 4 850 1447 14.9 6.9 59 8.0 10.2 278 15 301.8 303.1 289.9 323.7 7.36 5 800 1958 11.8 3.8 58 8.1 7.3 258 22 303.8 304.9 289.6 322.7 6.28 6 750 2494 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.6 246 33 305.5 306.4 288.8 320.2 4.82 7 700 3060 4.5 -8.6 38 13.2 -1.1 245 42 307.5 308.0 287.6 316.5 2.84 8 650 3658 0.5 -10.8 42 11.3 -4.1 246 48 309.5 310.0 288.0 317.7 2.57 9 600 4295 -3.6 -8.8 67 5.2 -5.8 244 54 311.9 312.5 289.5 322.3 3.27 10 550 4977 -8.3 -12.5 72 4.2 -9.9 243 58 314.2 314.7 289.6 322.8 2.65 11 500 5709 -12.8 -30.0 22 17.2 -16.6 242 61 317.4 317.6 288.6 319.7 0.63 12 450 6503 -18.6 -38.2 16 19.6 -21.7 240 63 319.9 319.9 289.0 321.0 0.32 13 400 7371 -24.3 -39.0 24 14.7 -26.3 238 68 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.6 0.32 14 350 8329 -31.6 -44.0 28 12.4 -32.9 237 76 326.1 326.2 290.9 326.9 0.22 15 300 9400 -40.3 -45.8 55 5.6 -40.6 239 83 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.4 0.21 16 250 10615 -50.3 -55.2 56 4.9 -50.5 243 99 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.09 17 200 12053 -53.7 -74.5 6 20.8 -54.1 245 83 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13890 -56.9 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 242 65 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16409 -64.9 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.1 239 40 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.52 m Freezing level: 644.45 mb = 3728.76 m = 12233.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.59 mb = 2925.18 m = 9596.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.71 mb = 1203.56 m = 3948.63 ft T: 15.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 22.63 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1486.15 m = 4875.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.70 C K Index: 21.46 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1176.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.19 mb = 1150.42 m = 3774.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.19 mb = 2112.99 m = 6932.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.19 mb = 11008.32 m = 36116.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1172.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.19 mb = 13672.55 m = 44856.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 4.7 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.0 neg: -15.9 tot: 72.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 8.95 Bulk Shear: 131.40 m/s