MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.59,-88.95 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 986 162 26.1 19.1 65 7.0 21.2 150 6 300.4 303.0 294.8 342.2 14.26 2 950 491 23.2 17.3 69 5.9 19.2 170 11 300.7 303.2 294.2 339.4 13.17 3 900 960 19.2 16.4 84 2.8 17.3 185 18 301.3 303.7 294.3 339.9 13.12 4 850 1449 15.4 14.8 96 0.7 15.0 194 23 302.3 304.6 294.1 339.3 12.53 5 800 1962 12.2 11.8 98 0.3 12.0 202 21 304.1 306.1 293.5 336.8 10.96 6 750 2500 8.6 7.6 93 1.0 8.0 202 25 305.9 307.5 292.3 332.2 8.75 7 700 3068 4.8 0.8 75 4.0 2.7 209 30 307.8 308.9 290.5 325.6 5.79 8 650 3669 2.7 -7.1 48 9.8 -1.7 214 33 312.0 312.7 289.7 323.0 3.44 9 600 4312 -1.4 -10.1 52 8.6 -5.0 227 37 314.5 315.0 290.0 324.1 2.97 10 550 4999 -6.6 -15.0 51 8.4 -9.6 226 41 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.4 2.16 11 500 5734 -12.9 -15.2 83 2.3 -13.7 225 42 317.3 317.7 290.3 325.0 2.34 12 450 6528 -17.5 -26.9 44 9.4 -19.7 222 49 321.3 321.5 290.2 324.6 0.94 13 400 7403 -22.1 -40.2 18 18.1 -24.6 226 58 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.4 0.29 14 350 8369 -29.6 -40.2 35 10.6 -30.9 228 69 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.2 0.33 15 300 9452 -37.7 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.1 237 78 332.2 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10678 -49.3 -52.9 66 3.6 -49.4 247 77 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 17 200 12109 -54.1 -68.6 15 14.5 -54.3 242 71 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 13938 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 244 66 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16436 -66.8 -86.1 5 19.3 -66.9 248 42 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.94 m Freezing level: 617.29 mb = 4089.99 m = 13418.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.64 mb = 3427.62 m = 11245.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.85 mb = 1047.54 m = 3436.77 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 16.91 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.08 mb = 1398.42 m = 4587.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.87 C = 82.17 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -5.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.04 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.35 C Cross Totals Index: 27.69 C K Index: 39.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 494.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1393.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.12 mb = 1239.26 m = 4065.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.12 mb = 1588.64 m = 5212.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.12 mb = 11611.98 m = 38096.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1372.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.12 mb = 14535.62 m = 47688.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.6 neg: -1.4 tot: 148.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 17.91 Bulk Shear: 77.83 m/s