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: 39.02,-87.04 Latitude: 39.02 Longitude: -87.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 171 21.6 18.0 80 3.6 19.1 184 11 296.0 298.4 292.9 334.2 13.28 2 950 487 22.5 16.0 67 6.5 18.1 192 34 300.0 302.2 293.2 335.5 12.12 3 900 956 18.9 14.2 74 4.7 15.8 200 45 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.5 11.38 4 850 1444 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 201 45 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.3 10.88 5 800 1953 10.8 9.6 92 1.2 10.0 208 43 302.6 304.4 291.9 330.6 9.40 6 750 2490 7.8 7.5 98 0.4 7.6 203 39 305.1 306.7 292.0 331.2 8.70 7 700 3056 4.6 3.9 95 0.7 4.2 204 38 307.6 309.0 291.7 329.8 7.28 8 650 3657 1.6 -0.3 87 2.0 0.6 211 45 310.8 311.9 291.3 328.7 5.75 9 600 4300 -1.1 -6.0 70 4.8 -3.4 216 54 314.8 315.6 291.1 327.9 4.09 10 550 4988 -6.3 -12.9 60 6.6 -8.8 219 56 316.6 317.1 290.3 325.1 2.58 11 500 5724 -11.9 -19.4 53 7.6 -14.2 225 55 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.1 1.64 12 450 6527 -15.2 -37.0 14 21.7 -19.1 233 51 324.1 324.2 290.4 325.4 0.36 13 400 7405 -21.7 -42.6 13 20.9 -24.5 237 56 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.22 14 350 8370 -30.4 -41.0 35 10.6 -31.6 232 60 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.9 0.30 15 300 9448 -38.6 -49.7 30 11.1 -39.4 235 59 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.14 16 250 10673 -48.0 -55.9 39 8.0 -48.3 244 64 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.08 17 200 12129 -51.9 -72.6 7 20.7 -52.2 245 82 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13957 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.7 252 59 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16445 -65.5 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.6 247 40 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.24 m Freezing level: 620.60 mb = 4035.20 m = 13238.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.40 mb = 3751.87 m = 12309.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.80 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.74 mb = 627.62 m = 2059.09 ft T: 21.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 7.09 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.12 mb = 1492.15 m = 4895.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.93 C = 80.47 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 38.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 488.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.23 mb = 1292.13 m = 4239.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.23 mb = 1743.51 m = 5720.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.23 mb = 10403.61 m = 34132.17 ft B at Equ Level: 488.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.23 mb = 12447.71 m = 40838.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 45.6 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.8 neg: -37.1 tot: 253.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 7.81 Bulk Shear: 62.51 m/s