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: 41.62,-86.25 Latitude: 41.62 Longitude: -86.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 979 239 24.1 17.1 65 7.0 19.4 227 15 299.1 301.4 293.3 335.9 12.63 2 950 497 20.3 16.1 77 4.2 17.5 227 21 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.2 12.21 3 900 961 15.8 15.2 96 0.6 15.4 229 25 297.8 300.0 292.5 333.0 12.14 4 850 1446 14.2 12.3 88 2.0 13.0 232 36 301.1 303.0 292.3 332.3 10.61 5 800 1956 11.5 7.1 74 4.4 8.9 238 37 303.4 304.9 290.9 327.2 7.95 6 750 2493 8.5 3.4 70 5.1 5.6 240 39 305.8 307.0 290.4 325.5 6.51 7 700 3060 4.7 -3.1 57 7.8 0.9 244 40 307.6 308.5 289.0 321.1 4.33 8 650 3659 0.0 -2.8 81 2.8 -1.4 242 47 309.0 309.9 289.9 323.8 4.79 9 600 4296 -3.2 -14.7 41 11.5 -7.4 244 51 312.4 312.8 288.4 319.0 2.03 10 550 4979 -7.3 -24.3 24 17.0 -12.0 246 55 315.4 315.6 288.3 318.7 0.97 11 500 5713 -12.3 -26.4 30 14.1 -15.8 244 60 318.1 318.2 289.1 321.1 0.88 12 450 6509 -18.0 -27.9 41 9.9 -20.1 239 57 320.6 320.8 289.9 323.6 0.85 13 400 7380 -23.4 -31.7 46 8.3 -24.9 236 56 324.5 324.7 290.9 327.0 0.67 14 350 8341 -31.0 -43.2 29 12.2 -32.2 234 61 327.0 327.1 291.1 327.9 0.24 15 300 9413 -40.2 -46.1 54 5.8 -40.6 234 65 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.5 0.20 16 250 10629 -50.7 -54.3 66 3.6 -50.9 245 77 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.10 17 200 12058 -54.7 -70.6 12 15.9 -54.9 249 72 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 13889 -57.2 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.5 241 62 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16406 -65.0 -85.7 4 20.8 -65.1 250 44 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.65 m Freezing level: 649.88 mb = 3660.09 m = 12008.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.34 mb = 3290.11 m = 10794.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.43 mb = 1118.58 m = 3669.84 ft T: 15.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 14.84 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1376.37 m = 4515.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.60 C = 78.08 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.87 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 30.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 682.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.22 mb = 1072.64 m = 3519.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 743.22 mb = 2567.97 m = 8425.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.22 mb = 11074.06 m = 36331.78 ft B at Equ Level: 663.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.22 mb = 12972.97 m = 42561.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.1 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 271.1 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 8.46 Bulk Shear: 80.68 m/s