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: 40.03,-86.04 Latitude: 40.03 Longitude: -86.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 258 20.3 19.7 96 0.6 19.9 156 3 295.5 298.2 293.9 338.5 14.95 2 950 485 19.5 18.2 93 1.2 18.7 195 12 296.9 299.5 293.7 337.5 14.02 3 900 950 17.6 16.2 91 1.5 16.7 198 27 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.6 12.96 4 850 1437 14.7 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 198 39 301.5 303.8 293.8 337.8 12.32 5 800 1948 10.8 10.1 95 0.7 10.4 197 36 302.7 304.5 292.2 331.7 9.75 6 750 2483 7.6 2.0 68 5.5 4.6 199 34 304.8 305.9 289.6 322.7 5.91 7 700 3049 5.3 -2.1 59 7.4 1.7 200 38 308.4 309.3 289.6 322.9 4.69 8 650 3652 2.0 -2.4 73 4.4 -0.2 195 43 311.2 312.1 290.7 326.6 4.93 9 600 4294 -1.7 -5.4 76 3.7 -3.4 196 46 314.1 314.9 291.0 327.7 4.27 10 550 4981 -6.5 -8.3 87 1.8 -7.2 201 47 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.5 3.73 11 500 5718 -11.9 -14.2 83 2.3 -12.8 205 47 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.9 2.55 12 450 6518 -16.1 -18.2 83 2.2 -16.7 220 47 323.0 323.4 291.7 329.9 2.02 13 400 7396 -21.6 -24.0 81 2.4 -22.2 231 49 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.8 1.38 14 350 8365 -28.9 -31.8 76 2.9 -29.4 238 55 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.6 0.76 15 300 9446 -38.8 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.1 243 59 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.9 0.32 16 250 10666 -50.4 -53.8 67 3.4 -50.5 232 58 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.10 17 200 12107 -51.1 -72.0 7 20.9 -51.5 249 81 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13934 -60.4 -85.2 2 24.8 -60.6 251 49 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16430 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 243 43 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.59 m Freezing level: 623.27 mb = 3994.91 m = 13106.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.72 mb = 3580.30 m = 11746.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.90 mb = 332.79 m = 1091.82 ft T: 20.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 15.09 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.25 mb = 1129.49 m = 3705.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -4.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 26.44 C K Index: 33.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1012.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.42 mb = 869.81 m = 2853.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.42 mb = 1502.78 m = 4930.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.42 mb = 11108.73 m = 36445.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1010.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.42 mb = 13791.03 m = 45245.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.9 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 229.9 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.8 neg: -15.2 tot: 152.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 10.87 Bulk Shear: 93.09 m/s