MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-86.79 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -86.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 979 222 25.0 17.6 63 7.4 19.9 227 8 299.9 302.3 293.8 338.0 13.00 2 950 486 22.1 16.6 71 5.5 18.4 224 12 299.6 301.9 293.4 336.5 12.64 3 900 953 17.5 15.7 89 1.9 16.3 222 13 299.6 301.9 293.4 336.2 12.52 4 850 1439 14.0 13.0 94 1.0 13.3 235 23 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.5 11.12 5 800 1949 10.5 9.2 92 1.3 9.7 235 29 302.4 304.1 291.6 329.7 9.18 6 750 2484 6.6 4.2 84 2.4 5.3 235 34 303.8 305.1 290.2 324.6 6.91 7 700 3046 3.0 -3.7 61 6.7 -0.1 239 39 305.9 306.6 288.3 318.7 4.16 8 650 3642 -0.2 -16.9 27 16.7 -5.9 245 44 308.8 309.1 286.7 313.9 1.56 9 600 4278 -3.5 -19.9 27 16.4 -8.7 247 49 312.1 312.3 287.6 316.4 1.31 10 550 4960 -7.9 -24.5 25 16.7 -12.4 248 51 314.7 314.9 288.1 318.0 0.95 11 500 5693 -12.6 -33.7 15 21.1 -16.8 245 55 317.7 317.7 288.5 319.2 0.44 12 450 6489 -17.5 -37.3 16 19.8 -20.8 241 59 321.3 321.3 289.5 322.5 0.34 13 400 7360 -23.7 -39.6 22 15.9 -25.9 240 63 324.2 324.3 290.4 325.4 0.31 14 350 8320 -31.1 -39.5 43 8.4 -32.1 239 72 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.1 0.35 15 300 9393 -39.7 -43.1 70 3.4 -40.0 236 78 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.28 16 250 10611 -50.8 -54.1 68 3.3 -51.0 248 98 330.5 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.10 17 200 12040 -54.1 -74.6 6 20.4 -54.4 247 73 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13878 -56.6 -81.3 3 24.7 -56.9 242 65 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.7 -85.8 3 22.1 -63.8 246 42 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.69 m Freezing level: 652.70 mb = 3610.17 m = 11844.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.90 mb = 3035.85 m = 9960.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.61 mb = 1157.77 m = 3798.40 ft T: 16.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 24.09 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.62 mb = 1284.48 m = 4214.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.47 C = 77.84 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.48 C Showalter Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.59 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1287.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.94 mb = 1193.44 m = 3915.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.94 mb = 1440.07 m = 4724.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.94 mb = 11146.47 m = 36569.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1282.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.94 mb = 13880.63 m = 45539.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 169.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 12.69 Bulk Shear: 101.50 m/s