MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.96,-87.11 Latitude: 38.96 Longitude: -87.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 986 162 21.6 18.0 80 3.6 19.2 182 11 296.0 298.3 292.9 334.2 13.29 2 950 487 22.5 15.9 66 6.6 18.1 191 36 300.0 302.2 293.1 335.2 12.01 3 900 956 19.0 14.1 73 4.9 15.8 199 45 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.4 11.33 4 850 1444 14.6 11.9 84 2.7 12.9 201 45 301.5 303.4 292.3 332.1 10.38 5 800 1954 10.8 9.3 90 1.5 9.9 208 42 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.1 9.24 6 750 2490 7.7 7.5 99 0.2 7.6 204 38 305.0 306.6 292.0 331.2 8.72 7 700 3057 4.5 3.9 96 0.6 4.2 205 37 307.5 308.9 291.6 329.6 7.26 8 650 3658 1.7 -0.5 85 2.2 0.6 212 45 310.9 312.0 291.3 328.6 5.70 9 600 4300 -1.1 -5.7 71 4.5 -3.3 215 53 314.8 315.6 291.2 328.1 4.17 10 550 4989 -6.3 -11.9 64 5.7 -8.5 218 54 316.7 317.2 290.5 325.8 2.79 11 500 5725 -12.0 -18.3 59 6.3 -14.0 225 54 318.4 318.8 290.1 324.5 1.81 12 450 6527 -15.3 -39.3 11 23.9 -19.4 232 52 324.0 324.0 290.3 325.0 0.28 13 400 7405 -21.7 -44.3 11 22.6 -24.6 237 56 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.19 14 350 8370 -30.4 -41.5 33 11.1 -31.6 232 60 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.29 15 300 9448 -38.6 -48.6 34 10.0 -39.3 235 59 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.15 16 250 10674 -48.0 -54.9 45 6.9 -48.2 244 65 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.09 17 200 12130 -51.9 -72.6 7 20.7 -52.2 245 82 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13959 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 252 60 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16446 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 247 40 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.96 m Freezing level: 620.01 mb = 4043.24 m = 13265.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.17 mb = 3755.08 m = 12319.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.28 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.17 mb = 623.84 m = 2046.68 ft T: 21.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 6.65 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.84 mb = 1545.20 m = 5069.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 37.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 464.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.32 mb = 1301.43 m = 4269.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.32 mb = 1856.71 m = 6091.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.32 mb = 10427.87 m = 34211.75 ft B at Equ Level: 461.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.32 mb = 12479.33 m = 40942.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.1 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 241.1 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 292.0 neg: -34.7 tot: 257.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 7.94 Bulk Shear: 58.45 m/s