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: 39.59,-85.54 Latitude: 39.59 Longitude: -85.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 972 280 21.4 17.5 78 3.9 18.8 173 15 296.9 299.3 292.9 334.6 13.03 2 950 482 21.2 17.1 78 4.1 18.4 180 31 298.7 301.0 293.4 336.5 13.00 3 900 951 18.9 15.3 79 3.6 16.5 194 49 301.0 303.3 293.6 337.0 12.23 4 850 1439 14.5 13.2 92 1.3 13.7 197 48 301.3 303.4 293.0 334.6 11.30 5 800 1949 12.2 2.0 50 10.2 6.7 196 43 304.1 305.1 289.0 320.9 5.53 6 750 2486 8.2 -2.8 46 11.1 2.8 201 43 305.5 306.3 288.2 318.2 4.14 7 700 3052 4.8 -8.8 36 13.6 -1.0 204 46 307.8 308.3 287.6 316.6 2.80 8 650 3652 2.1 -16.9 23 19.0 -4.6 206 48 311.3 311.6 287.6 316.5 1.56 9 600 4294 -1.2 -18.3 26 17.1 -7.0 204 47 314.7 315.0 288.6 319.8 1.51 10 550 4981 -6.1 -14.9 50 8.8 -9.3 199 46 316.8 317.3 290.0 324.1 2.18 11 500 5719 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.6 -11.5 203 50 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.4 3.07 12 450 6518 -16.6 -26.0 44 9.4 -18.9 217 56 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.9 1.02 13 400 7394 -21.6 -24.5 77 2.9 -22.3 228 59 327.0 327.2 292.2 331.6 1.32 14 350 8366 -27.9 -30.7 77 2.8 -28.5 233 62 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.85 15 300 9454 -36.8 -40.0 72 3.2 -37.2 239 68 333.5 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.39 16 250 10685 -48.4 -51.8 68 3.4 -48.6 241 71 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12117 -55.9 -60.4 58 4.4 -56.1 249 75 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 13949 -60.7 -82.1 4 21.5 -60.9 254 57 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16442 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 249 35 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.10 m Freezing level: 618.03 mb = 4062.22 m = 13327.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.38 mb = 2896.39 m = 9502.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.83 mb = 780.72 m = 2561.39 ft T: 19.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 20.47 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.81 mb = 1400.54 m = 4594.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.75 C = 78.36 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 25.33 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 534.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.15 mb = 1209.22 m = 3967.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.15 mb = 2073.51 m = 6802.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.15 mb = 10996.85 m = 36078.46 ft B at Equ Level: 530.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.15 mb = 13221.66 m = 43377.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.7 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 230.7 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.5 neg: -28.4 tot: 293.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 11.66 Bulk Shear: 45.83 m/s