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: 41.12,-85.07 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -85.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 979 244 22.5 17.3 73 5.2 19.0 206 10 297.5 299.8 293.0 334.7 12.83 2 950 503 23.1 15.6 63 7.5 18.1 218 27 300.6 302.8 293.1 335.3 11.79 3 900 972 18.6 14.2 75 4.5 15.7 220 28 300.7 302.8 292.8 334.1 11.35 4 850 1459 13.9 12.9 93 1.1 13.3 220 28 300.7 302.8 292.6 333.2 11.03 5 800 1968 10.6 8.3 86 2.3 9.2 227 28 302.4 304.0 291.2 328.1 8.64 6 750 2503 7.5 5.2 85 2.3 6.2 229 27 304.7 306.1 290.9 327.0 7.41 7 700 3069 4.2 1.5 82 2.7 2.7 234 24 307.1 308.3 290.5 325.7 6.08 8 650 3668 0.5 -2.4 81 2.9 -0.9 234 27 309.5 310.5 290.3 325.0 4.95 9 600 4306 -3.4 -5.6 85 2.1 -4.4 231 30 312.1 312.9 290.4 325.4 4.21 10 550 4989 -7.4 -8.5 92 1.1 -7.9 229 32 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.0 3.66 11 500 5725 -11.7 -12.3 95 0.6 -11.9 222 42 318.8 319.4 291.3 328.6 2.99 12 450 6525 -17.2 -19.6 82 2.4 -17.9 224 48 321.6 322.0 291.1 327.8 1.80 13 400 7396 -23.7 -27.5 71 3.8 -24.5 229 48 324.2 324.4 291.1 327.8 1.00 14 350 8359 -30.6 -33.6 75 3.0 -31.0 234 53 327.5 327.6 291.7 329.9 0.64 15 300 9433 -39.8 -43.1 71 3.2 -40.1 237 64 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.28 16 250 10649 -50.4 -54.8 59 4.5 -50.5 242 69 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.5 0.09 17 200 12082 -54.9 -72.0 10 17.0 -55.2 244 57 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 13912 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.5 -58.0 244 59 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.4 -85.3 4 20.8 -64.6 244 39 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.39 m Freezing level: 643.53 mb = 3750.43 m = 12304.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.63 mb = 3512.33 m = 11523.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.32 % Est. max temperature: 26.45 C = 79.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.16 mb = 902.97 m = 2962.47 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.31 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1493.72 m = 4900.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.85 C = 78.54 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.52 C K Index: 35.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 824.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.14 mb = 1417.53 m = 4650.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.14 mb = 1667.49 m = 5470.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.14 mb = 10934.59 m = 35874.22 ft B at Equ Level: 823.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.14 mb = 13148.41 m = 43137.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.3 neg: -4.9 tot: 85.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 80.48 Bulk Shear: 10.24 m/s