MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.67,-86.22 Latitude: 41.67 Longitude: -86.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 977 238 25.3 16.6 58 8.8 19.4 209 14 300.5 302.7 293.4 336.3 12.24 2 950 486 21.7 15.4 68 6.2 17.5 210 18 299.2 301.3 292.6 333.3 11.68 3 900 952 17.1 14.7 86 2.4 15.5 213 23 299.1 301.2 292.6 333.4 11.74 4 850 1439 15.1 10.3 73 4.9 12.1 227 32 302.0 303.7 291.6 329.5 9.29 5 800 1950 11.5 10.1 91 1.4 10.7 232 35 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.5 9.77 6 750 2488 7.9 7.0 94 0.9 7.4 239 38 305.2 306.7 291.9 330.5 8.42 7 700 3054 3.9 1.3 83 2.6 2.5 243 41 306.8 308.0 290.3 325.3 6.04 8 650 3652 0.3 -7.7 55 8.1 -3.1 241 45 309.3 310.0 288.6 319.7 3.29 9 600 4289 -3.0 -19.9 26 16.8 -8.4 242 48 312.6 312.9 287.8 317.0 1.32 10 550 4973 -7.0 -23.9 24 17.0 -11.7 244 49 315.8 316.0 288.5 319.3 1.00 11 500 5709 -11.7 -26.8 27 15.1 -15.4 243 53 318.8 319.0 289.3 321.8 0.86 12 450 6507 -17.3 -30.4 31 13.1 -20.1 241 56 321.4 321.6 289.9 323.8 0.68 13 400 7378 -23.2 -42.9 15 19.7 -25.8 241 59 324.8 324.8 290.5 325.6 0.22 14 350 8339 -31.0 -38.0 50 7.0 -31.9 240 64 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.5 0.41 15 300 9412 -40.1 -44.7 61 4.6 -40.4 239 67 328.9 329.0 291.7 329.8 0.24 16 250 10631 -50.0 -53.3 68 3.3 -50.1 247 83 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.11 17 200 12059 -56.0 -68.3 20 12.3 -56.2 252 73 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 13886 -57.8 -80.7 4 22.8 -58.1 238 63 370.4 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16398 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 249 44 402.5 402.5 305.6 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.35 m Freezing level: 644.91 mb = 3716.61 m = 12193.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.66 mb = 3315.38 m = 10877.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.52 C = 81.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.87 mb = 1340.83 m = 4399.00 ft T: 15.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 15.47 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.66 mb = 1714.94 m = 5626.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 21.95 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 614.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.67 mb = 1313.11 m = 4308.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.67 mb = 2293.80 m = 7525.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.67 mb = 10954.84 m = 35940.65 ft B at Equ Level: 602.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.67 mb = 12810.94 m = 42030.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 6.73 Bulk Shear: 91.29 m/s