MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.48,-86.12 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 980 234 23.1 17.7 72 5.4 19.4 169 10 298.0 300.3 293.3 335.9 13.08 2 950 504 23.9 17.0 65 6.9 19.2 178 30 301.5 303.9 294.2 339.6 12.95 3 900 974 19.8 15.9 78 3.9 17.2 185 36 301.9 304.3 294.2 339.4 12.72 4 850 1464 15.3 14.4 94 0.9 14.8 188 36 302.2 304.5 293.9 338.5 12.26 5 800 1975 11.5 7.9 79 3.5 9.3 199 33 303.4 304.9 291.3 328.5 8.41 6 750 2512 8.8 -1.6 48 10.4 3.5 206 32 306.1 307.0 288.8 320.0 4.52 7 700 3080 6.5 -13.1 23 19.6 -1.3 208 36 309.6 310.0 287.5 316.1 1.99 8 650 3683 3.5 -20.1 16 23.6 -4.4 207 37 313.0 313.2 287.8 317.0 1.19 9 600 4327 -0.9 -15.4 32 14.5 -6.2 205 37 315.1 315.4 289.2 321.4 1.92 10 550 5015 -6.0 -11.5 65 5.5 -8.1 210 39 317.0 317.6 290.7 326.5 2.89 11 500 5753 -11.4 -21.8 42 10.4 -14.4 215 43 319.1 319.4 289.9 323.7 1.34 12 450 6553 -15.5 -31.4 24 15.8 -18.9 221 48 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.9 0.62 13 400 7434 -20.8 -45.2 9 24.4 -23.9 232 53 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.17 14 350 8403 -28.5 -45.7 18 17.2 -30.3 235 56 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.18 15 300 9490 -36.0 -39.7 69 3.7 -36.4 246 63 334.6 334.7 293.3 336.1 0.41 16 250 10729 -47.0 -50.3 69 3.3 -47.2 249 62 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12161 -58.7 -62.8 59 4.1 -58.8 258 74 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.04 18 150 13977 -59.1 -81.7 4 22.6 -59.3 246 67 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16458 -66.8 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 252 38 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.93 m Freezing level: 610.19 mb = 4195.74 m = 13765.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.21 mb = 2925.90 m = 9599.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.05 mb = 925.36 m = 3035.93 ft T: 20.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 23.54 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.68 mb = 1496.79 m = 4910.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.39 C = 81.29 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.84 C K Index: 21.62 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 778.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.34 mb = 1360.15 m = 4462.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.34 mb = 1610.51 m = 5283.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.34 mb = 11686.49 m = 38341.04 ft B at Equ Level: 777.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.34 mb = 14170.22 m = 46489.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 222.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 19.73 Bulk Shear: 39.48 m/s