MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.53,-86.12 Latitude: 39.53 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 981 230 22.9 17.8 73 5.1 19.5 177 8 297.7 300.1 293.3 336.1 13.23 2 950 508 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.9 195 25 301.2 303.5 293.9 338.3 12.63 3 900 978 19.6 15.5 77 4.1 16.8 203 30 301.7 304.0 293.9 338.2 12.39 4 850 1467 15.1 14.4 95 0.7 14.7 205 31 302.0 304.2 293.9 338.1 12.23 5 800 1979 11.6 11.0 96 0.6 11.3 212 30 303.5 305.5 292.9 334.4 10.38 6 750 2516 8.2 6.5 89 1.7 7.2 218 28 305.5 307.0 291.7 330.1 8.13 7 700 3083 4.8 0.3 72 4.6 2.4 220 29 307.8 308.9 290.3 325.0 5.57 8 650 3685 3.1 -8.3 43 11.3 -1.9 214 34 312.5 313.1 289.5 322.6 3.16 9 600 4328 -1.6 -11.4 47 9.8 -5.5 218 37 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.9 2.66 10 550 5014 -6.2 -21.9 28 15.6 -10.9 222 40 316.7 316.9 289.0 320.8 1.21 11 500 5750 -12.3 -23.2 40 11.0 -15.2 225 41 318.1 318.3 289.4 322.1 1.18 12 450 6546 -17.3 -28.1 38 10.9 -19.7 227 45 321.5 321.7 290.1 324.5 0.84 13 400 7420 -22.9 -34.2 35 11.3 -24.8 236 51 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.2 0.53 14 350 8381 -31.4 -35.8 65 4.4 -32.0 237 62 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.3 0.52 15 300 9459 -38.5 -41.7 72 3.2 -38.8 239 65 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10682 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.5 -49.7 240 62 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12111 -54.5 -69.1 15 14.6 -54.7 239 71 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 18 150 13947 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 244 65 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16452 -66.5 -84.6 6 18.1 -66.7 245 37 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.58 m Freezing level: 616.98 mb = 4109.43 m = 13482.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.07 mb = 3413.87 m = 11200.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.56 mb = 876.63 m = 2876.04 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 15.75 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.92 mb = 1517.90 m = 4979.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.17 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -4.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.38 C Cross Totals Index: 26.67 C K Index: 37.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1165.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.25 mb = 1364.74 m = 4477.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.25 mb = 1716.70 m = 5632.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.25 mb = 11349.48 m = 37235.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1153.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.25 mb = 14145.98 m = 46410.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 158.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 33.48 Bulk Shear: 34.81 m/s