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,-87.69 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -87.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 127 23.8 17.2 67 6.6 19.3 169 17 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.4 12.56 2 950 472 22.2 16.1 68 6.2 18.1 179 40 299.8 302.0 293.2 335.4 12.19 3 900 941 19.0 15.1 78 3.9 16.4 191 53 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.5 12.06 4 850 1429 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 200 54 301.5 303.7 293.7 337.4 12.19 5 800 1940 11.5 8.4 81 3.1 9.6 210 53 303.4 305.0 291.5 329.3 8.68 6 750 2476 8.5 2.0 63 6.6 5.0 215 49 305.8 306.9 289.9 323.8 5.89 7 700 3044 5.3 0.7 72 4.6 2.9 219 53 308.4 309.5 290.6 326.1 5.76 8 650 3646 2.0 -2.9 70 5.0 -0.4 219 57 311.2 312.1 290.6 326.1 4.74 9 600 4287 -2.1 -4.7 83 2.5 -3.3 212 58 313.6 314.5 291.1 327.9 4.51 10 550 4973 -7.0 -9.1 85 2.2 -7.9 206 61 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.1 3.49 11 500 5712 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.8 219 65 321.3 322.0 292.5 333.0 3.55 12 450 6520 -14.5 -15.4 93 0.9 -14.8 227 60 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.7 2.57 13 400 7402 -20.0 -23.9 71 3.9 -21.0 229 58 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.9 1.39 14 350 8378 -26.9 -31.1 68 4.2 -27.7 234 58 332.4 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.82 15 300 9470 -36.2 -41.2 60 4.9 -36.7 239 60 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.35 16 250 10703 -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 -72.5 7 20.3 -52.6 246 73 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 13986 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 243 58 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16463 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.7 -66.1 249 37 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.08 m Freezing level: 625.75 mb = 3956.88 m = 12981.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.34 mb = 3566.81 m = 11701.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.28 mb = 966.48 m = 3170.83 ft T: 18.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 13.63 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.75 mb = 1491.06 m = 4891.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.67 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 34.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 239.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.41 mb = 1265.51 m = 4151.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.41 mb = 1924.89 m = 6315.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.41 mb = 7375.85 m = 24198.70 ft B at Equ Level: 239.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.41 mb = 11793.14 m = 38690.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 54.4 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 40.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 548.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 547.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.6 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: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 1.79 Bulk Shear: 133.69 m/s