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: 37.98,-87.61 Latitude: 37.98 Longitude: -87.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 989 126 23.6 17.2 67 6.4 19.3 169 17 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.3 12.61 2 950 474 22.3 16.0 68 6.3 18.1 179 40 299.8 302.0 293.2 335.3 12.13 3 900 942 19.0 14.9 77 4.1 16.3 191 53 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.2 11.93 4 850 1431 14.7 14.4 98 0.4 14.5 200 54 301.6 303.8 293.7 337.5 12.19 5 800 1942 11.5 8.3 81 3.2 9.6 211 52 303.4 305.0 291.5 329.2 8.63 6 750 2478 8.6 1.1 59 7.5 4.6 216 48 305.9 306.9 289.6 322.8 5.53 7 700 3046 5.4 -0.3 66 5.8 2.5 219 52 308.5 309.5 290.3 325.0 5.34 8 650 3648 2.2 -4.2 62 6.4 -0.9 218 56 311.4 312.2 290.3 325.0 4.30 9 600 4290 -2.2 -4.7 83 2.6 -3.4 212 57 313.6 314.4 291.1 327.8 4.49 10 550 4976 -6.8 -9.5 81 2.7 -7.9 207 59 316.0 316.7 290.9 327.0 3.39 11 500 5714 -10.0 -10.4 97 0.4 -10.2 219 64 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.2 3.45 12 450 6522 -14.5 -15.5 92 1.0 -14.8 227 60 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.7 2.54 13 400 7404 -20.0 -24.3 69 4.3 -21.1 228 59 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.8 1.34 14 350 8380 -26.9 -31.3 66 4.4 -27.8 235 58 332.4 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.80 15 300 9472 -36.2 -41.4 59 5.2 -36.7 240 60 334.4 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.34 16 250 10705 -47.6 -51.8 62 4.2 -47.8 234 68 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.13 17 200 12155 -52.3 -72.7 7 20.5 -52.6 246 73 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 13987 -60.9 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.0 243 59 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16464 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.2 249 37 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.29 m Freezing level: 625.07 mb = 3967.90 m = 13017.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.50 mb = 3480.75 m = 11419.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.69 mb = 935.85 m = 3070.32 ft T: 19.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.82 mb = 1522.31 m = 4994.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.75 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 33.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 224.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.70 mb = 1274.41 m = 4181.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.70 mb = 1934.39 m = 6346.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 400.70 mb = 7390.99 m = 24248.35 ft B at Equ Level: 223.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.70 mb = 11816.52 m = 38767.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 543.0 neg: -1.5 tot: 541.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 180.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 1.76 Bulk Shear: 127.88 m/s