MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 40.05,-86.34 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -86.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 SFC 979 279 15.9 3.2 42 12.7 9.3 267 15 290.9 291.7 283.4 305.0 4.91 2 950 528 12.1 0.9 46 11.2 6.6 269 19 289.5 290.2 282.1 301.8 4.29 3 900 977 7.6 -0.2 58 7.8 3.9 271 21 289.4 290.1 282.0 301.4 4.19 4 850 1444 3.2 -4.7 56 7.9 -0.1 280 26 289.5 290.1 280.8 298.8 3.17 5 800 1932 0.0 -14.5 33 14.5 -4.7 283 31 291.2 291.4 279.5 295.9 1.55 6 750 2445 -3.6 -17.9 32 14.3 -7.7 273 33 292.7 292.9 279.8 296.6 1.25 7 700 2986 -6.3 -24.8 22 18.4 -10.7 264 37 295.5 295.6 280.4 297.8 0.73 8 650 3561 -9.6 -30.1 17 20.5 -13.7 258 44 298.1 298.2 281.2 299.7 0.48 9 600 4173 -14.3 -35.0 15 20.7 -17.6 254 51 299.6 299.6 281.6 300.7 0.32 10 550 4828 -18.1 -36.7 18 18.6 -20.7 252 53 302.7 302.7 282.9 303.7 0.30 11 500 5532 -22.5 -40.8 17 18.3 -24.6 252 55 305.6 305.6 284.0 306.4 0.22 12 450 6300 -26.3 -48.5 10 22.3 -28.2 257 57 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.6 0.10 13 400 7142 -31.5 -48.7 17 17.2 -32.8 262 60 314.1 314.1 286.9 314.5 0.11 14 350 8073 -38.1 -54.7 16 16.7 -38.9 263 62 317.4 317.4 288.0 317.6 0.06 15 300 9120 -43.6 -62.9 10 19.2 -44.2 267 63 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.03 16 250 10332 -47.5 -68.2 8 20.6 -48.0 265 63 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.02 17 200 11799 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.7 265 65 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 18 150 13668 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 263 57 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 19 100 16243 -57.2 -85.2 2 28.0 -57.6 259 34 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5436.13 m Freezing level: 799.90 mb = 1932.70 m = 6340.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 851.20 mb = 1432.22 m = 4698.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.57 % Est. max temperature: 15.27 C = 59.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.97 mb = 1851.88 m = 6075.64 ft T: 0.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 9.16 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 771.09 mb = 2224.12 m = 7296.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.10 C = 62.77 F Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lifted Index: 5.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.99 C Showalter Index: 7.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.55 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 17.82 C K Index: 2.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 107.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12560.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.78 mb = 1943.78 m = 6377.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.5 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 290.5 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.1 neg: -1.0 tot: 34.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 66.10 m/s