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: 41.68,-86.30 Latitude: 41.68 Longitude: -86.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 978 234 20.3 19.0 92 1.3 19.4 177 7 295.3 297.9 293.4 336.3 14.28 2 950 487 19.1 18.0 93 1.1 18.4 202 17 296.6 299.1 293.4 336.4 13.80 3 900 950 16.3 15.9 97 0.4 16.0 209 22 298.3 300.6 293.1 335.2 12.70 4 850 1436 13.4 13.1 98 0.3 13.3 210 23 300.2 302.2 292.6 333.2 11.25 5 800 1944 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 209 24 302.3 304.1 292.1 331.4 9.81 6 750 2480 7.5 7.2 98 0.3 7.3 210 24 304.7 306.3 291.8 330.3 8.54 7 700 3046 4.3 4.1 98 0.3 4.2 213 23 307.3 308.6 291.6 329.6 7.34 8 650 3646 0.7 0.1 96 0.6 0.4 216 24 309.7 310.9 291.2 328.2 5.95 9 600 4285 -3.3 -4.4 92 1.2 -3.8 228 29 312.3 313.2 290.8 326.8 4.59 10 550 4969 -7.4 -9.3 86 1.9 -8.2 235 31 315.3 315.9 290.7 326.4 3.44 11 500 5703 -12.7 -14.5 87 1.7 -13.3 239 36 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.7 2.49 12 450 6501 -17.2 -18.8 87 1.6 -17.7 223 49 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.2 1.92 13 400 7373 -23.5 -26.2 78 2.7 -24.1 224 58 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.4 1.12 14 350 8334 -31.2 -34.9 70 3.7 -31.7 229 62 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.56 15 300 9406 -40.4 -44.0 68 3.6 -40.7 235 67 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.4 0.26 16 250 10620 -50.7 -54.7 62 4.0 -50.8 239 74 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.09 17 200 12051 -53.3 -73.0 7 19.7 -53.6 251 52 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13886 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.4 -58.5 242 51 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16407 -63.5 -86.1 3 22.7 -63.7 245 39 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.08 m Freezing level: 641.28 mb = 3757.44 m = 12327.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.60 mb = 3700.21 m = 12139.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.23 % Est. max temperature: 26.05 C = 78.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.46 mb = 401.26 m = 1316.45 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 10.73 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.84 mb = 885.60 m = 2905.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.02 C = 73.44 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.14 C Cross Totals Index: 25.89 C K Index: 39.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1126.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.53 mb = 794.35 m = 2606.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.53 mb = 1030.70 m = 3381.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.53 mb = 11111.96 m = 36456.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1115.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.53 mb = 13821.58 m = 45345.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.9 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 251.9 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 81.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 44.65 Bulk Shear: 25.23 m/s