MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.34,-86.73 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -86.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 981 216 14.9 5.5 53 9.4 9.9 253 13 289.6 290.7 283.8 306.1 5.78 2 950 483 11.8 3.6 57 8.2 7.6 255 19 289.2 290.1 283.0 304.1 5.23 3 900 932 7.4 1.6 67 5.8 4.6 259 22 289.2 290.0 282.5 302.9 4.78 4 850 1399 3.4 -4.8 55 8.3 0.0 264 28 289.8 290.3 280.8 298.9 3.14 5 800 1887 -0.1 -8.9 52 8.7 -3.4 264 27 291.0 291.4 280.6 298.2 2.44 6 750 2399 -4.9 -8.9 74 4.0 -6.4 265 25 291.2 291.7 280.8 298.9 2.60 7 700 2937 -9.8 -11.1 90 1.3 -10.2 260 23 291.6 292.0 280.7 298.6 2.34 8 650 3503 -14.1 -17.1 78 3.0 -14.9 256 25 293.1 293.3 280.4 297.8 1.54 9 600 4104 -18.7 -23.3 67 4.6 -19.7 251 29 294.4 294.6 280.2 297.5 0.97 10 550 4748 -22.7 -24.7 84 2.0 -23.1 251 33 297.2 297.3 281.4 300.2 0.94 11 500 5439 -28.3 -29.4 90 1.1 -28.5 246 41 298.5 298.7 281.6 300.7 0.67 12 450 6190 -31.3 -48.6 17 17.3 -32.5 245 46 303.9 303.9 283.1 304.3 0.10 13 400 7016 -35.5 -56.8 9 21.3 -36.5 253 45 308.8 308.8 284.9 309.0 0.04 14 350 7934 -40.6 -61.0 9 20.4 -41.3 257 46 314.0 314.0 286.8 314.1 0.03 15 300 8976 -42.5 -66.6 5 24.1 -43.2 258 49 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.02 16 250 10206 -42.7 -74.2 2 31.5 -43.6 259 48 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.01 17 200 11704 -45.5 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.3 255 47 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 18 150 13600 -50.3 -79.9 2 29.6 -51.0 258 44 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 19 100 16214 -54.6 -83.1 2 28.6 -55.1 261 33 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5386.60 m Freezing level: 802.05 mb = 1867.37 m = 6126.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 849.71 mb = 1401.85 m = 4599.19 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.76 % Est. max temperature: 15.47 C = 59.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.71 mb = 1382.70 m = 4536.36 ft T: 3.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 7.88 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1737.40 m = 5700.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.86 C = 60.55 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.44 C Showalter Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 55.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 25.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 293.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.51 mb = 1576.21 m = 5171.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.51 mb = 2123.70 m = 6967.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 466.51 mb = 5932.81 m = 19464.37 ft B at Equ Level: 291.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 356.51 mb = 7807.09 m = 25613.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.8 neg: -10.6 tot: 31.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 17.14 Bulk Shear: 17.13 m/s