MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.94,-87.72 Latitude: 37.94 Longitude: -87.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 989 123 23.8 17.2 66 6.7 19.3 169 17 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.3 12.54 2 950 472 22.4 16.0 67 6.4 18.1 179 40 299.9 302.1 293.2 335.3 12.12 3 900 941 19.0 15.1 78 3.9 16.4 191 53 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.6 12.08 4 850 1429 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.3 199 54 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.8 12.04 5 800 1940 11.6 8.6 82 3.0 9.8 210 53 303.5 305.1 291.7 329.8 8.82 6 750 2477 8.6 2.8 67 5.8 5.4 216 50 305.9 307.0 290.2 324.9 6.25 7 700 3044 5.3 1.6 77 3.7 3.3 220 53 308.4 309.5 290.9 327.3 6.15 8 650 3646 2.0 -2.3 73 4.4 -0.2 219 58 311.3 312.2 290.8 326.8 4.97 9 600 4288 -2.2 -4.7 83 2.5 -3.4 212 58 313.5 314.4 291.1 327.8 4.49 10 550 4974 -6.8 -9.1 83 2.3 -7.7 207 60 316.1 316.7 291.0 327.4 3.49 11 500 5714 -9.5 -10.0 97 0.4 -9.7 220 65 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.2 3.59 12 450 6521 -14.6 -15.6 92 1.0 -14.9 228 60 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.5 2.53 13 400 7403 -20.0 -24.3 68 4.3 -21.1 229 58 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.7 1.34 14 350 8379 -26.9 -31.6 64 4.7 -27.8 234 57 332.5 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.78 15 300 9472 -36.2 -41.6 57 5.4 -36.7 238 60 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.7 0.33 16 250 10705 -47.5 -51.7 62 4.2 -47.7 234 68 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.13 17 200 12156 -52.3 -72.1 7 19.8 -52.7 246 72 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13988 -60.8 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 243 58 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16464 -66.0 -87.0 4 21.0 -66.1 249 37 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.43 m Freezing level: 626.04 mb = 3954.00 m = 12972.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.26 mb = 3618.33 m = 11871.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.88 % Est. max temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.57 mb = 973.38 m = 3193.48 ft T: 18.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 11.86 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1460.07 m = 4790.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.35 mb = 1276.19 m = 4186.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.35 mb = 1936.27 m = 6352.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 400.35 mb = 7396.91 m = 24267.77 ft B at Equ Level: 231.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.35 mb = 11827.75 m = 38804.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 558.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 558.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 1.70 Bulk Shear: 136.53 m/s