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: 38.00,-87.64 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -87.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 989 127 23.7 17.2 67 6.5 19.3 169 17 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.3 12.60 2 950 473 22.3 16.0 68 6.2 18.1 179 40 299.8 302.0 293.2 335.3 12.15 3 900 942 19.0 15.0 78 4.0 16.3 191 53 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.3 11.99 4 850 1430 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 200 54 301.6 303.8 293.7 337.6 12.22 5 800 1941 11.5 8.3 81 3.2 9.6 210 53 303.4 305.0 291.5 329.2 8.64 6 750 2477 8.6 1.4 60 7.2 4.7 215 48 305.9 306.9 289.7 323.1 5.63 7 700 3045 5.4 0.0 68 5.4 2.6 219 52 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.4 5.47 8 650 3647 2.1 -3.8 65 5.9 -0.7 219 57 311.3 312.2 290.4 325.4 4.46 9 600 4289 -2.2 -4.7 83 2.5 -3.4 212 57 313.6 314.5 291.1 327.9 4.50 10 550 4975 -6.9 -9.3 83 2.4 -7.9 206 60 315.9 316.6 290.9 327.0 3.44 11 500 5713 -9.9 -10.3 97 0.4 -10.1 219 65 321.0 321.7 292.4 332.5 3.49 12 450 6521 -14.5 -15.4 93 0.9 -14.8 227 60 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.7 2.56 13 400 7403 -20.0 -24.0 70 4.1 -21.0 229 59 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.8 1.37 14 350 8379 -26.9 -31.1 68 4.2 -27.7 235 58 332.4 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.81 15 300 9471 -36.2 -41.2 60 5.0 -36.7 239 60 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.34 16 250 10704 -47.6 -51.8 62 4.2 -47.8 235 68 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.13 17 200 12154 -52.3 -72.7 7 20.4 -52.6 246 73 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 13987 -60.8 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.0 243 58 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16463 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -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: 5685.99 m Freezing level: 625.35 mb = 3963.09 m = 13002.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.11 mb = 3509.05 m = 11512.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.28 mb = 948.40 m = 3111.52 ft T: 18.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 14.51 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.60 mb = 1513.57 m = 4965.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.73 C = 81.92 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 33.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.09 mb = 1269.68 m = 4165.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.09 mb = 1929.36 m = 6329.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.09 mb = 7382.65 m = 24221.01 ft B at Equ Level: 231.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.09 mb = 11803.53 m = 38725.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 54.0 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 544.1 neg: -1.5 tot: 542.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 180.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 1.79 Bulk Shear: 129.94 m/s