MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.12,-87.69 Latitude: 38.12 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 20 SFC 987 132 21.3 19.5 90 1.8 20.1 174 16 295.5 298.1 293.7 337.4 14.59 2 950 463 19.6 18.3 92 1.3 18.7 179 37 297.0 299.6 293.7 337.7 14.07 3 900 928 17.2 16.5 96 0.7 16.8 186 53 299.2 301.6 293.8 338.0 13.27 4 850 1415 14.6 14.1 97 0.5 14.3 190 59 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.8 11.99 5 800 1926 11.7 11.1 96 0.6 11.3 197 57 303.6 305.5 293.0 334.7 10.43 6 750 2464 8.7 8.1 96 0.6 8.3 205 58 306.0 307.7 292.6 333.4 9.09 7 700 3033 5.4 4.9 96 0.5 5.1 213 59 308.5 310.0 292.3 332.3 7.80 8 650 3636 1.8 1.2 95 0.6 1.5 217 62 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.0 6.43 9 600 4278 -1.5 -1.9 97 0.4 -1.7 221 67 314.4 315.5 292.3 332.0 5.57 10 550 4968 -4.9 -5.6 95 0.7 -5.3 224 72 318.3 319.1 292.5 333.0 4.58 11 500 5711 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.6 223 74 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.4 3.48 12 450 6520 -14.0 -15.6 88 1.6 -14.6 225 75 325.6 326.1 292.9 334.2 2.52 13 400 7403 -20.1 -22.3 83 2.1 -20.7 229 70 328.8 329.2 292.9 334.5 1.60 14 350 8378 -27.2 -29.9 78 2.7 -27.8 232 63 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.4 0.91 15 300 9469 -36.1 -39.2 73 3.1 -36.5 237 58 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10705 -47.5 -50.9 68 3.4 -47.7 237 49 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12153 -51.5 -71.6 7 20.1 -51.9 242 73 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13985 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 242 48 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16464 -65.8 -89.5 2 23.7 -65.9 254 35 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.32 m Freezing level: 622.14 mb = 3993.46 m = 13101.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.54 mb = 3930.58 m = 12895.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.78 mb = 356.51 m = 1169.63 ft T: 20.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 6.99 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 927.84 m = 3044.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.97 C = 76.94 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 37.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 435.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.05 mb = 728.98 m = 2391.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.05 mb = 1554.58 m = 5100.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.05 mb = 11077.54 m = 36343.19 ft B at Equ Level: 416.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.05 mb = 12612.99 m = 41380.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 60.7 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 45.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 670.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 670.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 223.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 2.24 Bulk Shear: 194.44 m/s