| Number (In Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
Parcel Lifted Index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
PLI |
| 1 |
Best Lifted Index (to 500 hPa) |
K |
BLI |
| 2 |
K Index |
K |
KX |
| 3 |
KO Index |
K |
KOX |
| 4 |
Total Totals Index |
K |
TOTALX |
| 5 |
Sweat Index |
Numeric |
SX |
| 6 |
Convective Available Potential
Energy |
J kg-1 |
CAPE |
| 7 |
Convective Inhibition |
J kg-1 | CIN |
| 8 |
Storm Relative Helicity |
m2 s-2 | HLCY |
| 9 |
Energy Helicity Index |
Numeric |
EHLX |
| 10 |
Surface Lifted Index |
K |
LFT X |
| 11 |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index | K |
4LFTX |
| 12 |
Richardson Number | Numeric |
RI |
| 13 |
Showalter Index | K |
SHWINX |
| 14 |
Reserved | ||
| 15 |
Updraft Helicity | m2 s-2 | UPHL |
| 16 |
Bulk Richardson Number | Numeric | BLKRN |
| 17 |
Gradient Richardson Number | Numeric | GRDRN |
| 18 |
Flux Richardson Number | Numeric | FLXRN |
| 19 |
Convective Available Potential Energy Shear | m2 s-2 | CONAPES |
| 20 |
Thunderstorm intensity index | See Table 4.246 | TIIDEX |
| 21-191 |
Reserved | ||
| 192-254 |
Reserved for Local Use |
||
| 192 |
Surface Lifted Index |
K |
LFT X |
| 193 |
Best (4 layer) Lifted Index | K |
4LFTX |
| 194 |
Richardson Number | Numeric | RI |
| 195 |
Convective Weather Detection Index | CWDI | |
| 196 |
Ultra Violet Index | W m-2 | UVI |
| 197 |
Updraft Helicity | m2 s-2 | UPHL |
| 198 |
Leaf Area Index | Numeric | LAI |
| 199 |
Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity | m2 s-2 |
MXUPHL |
| 200 |
Hourly Minimum of Updraft Helicity | m2 s-2 | MNUPHL |
| 201 |
Bourgoiun Negative Energy Layer (surface to freezing level) | J kg-1 | BNEGELAY |
| 202 |
Bourgoiun Positive Energy Layer (2k ft AGL to 400 hPa) | J kg-1 | BPOSELAY |
| 203 | Downdraft CAPE | J kg-1 | DCAPE |
| 204 | Effective Storm Relative Helicity | m2 s-2 | EFHL |
| 205 | Enhanced Stretching Potential | Numeric | ESP |
| 206 | Critical Angle | Degree | CANGLE |
| 207 | Effective Surface Helicity | m2 s-2 | E3KH |
| 208 | Significant Tornado Parameter with CIN-Effective Layer | numeric | STPC |
| 209 | Significant Hail Parameter | numeric | SIGH |
| 210 | Supercell Composite Parameter-Effective Layer | numeric | SCCP |
| 211 | Significant Tornado parameter-Fixed Layer | numeric | SIGT |
| 212 | Mixed Layer (100 mb) Virtual LFC | numeric | MLFC |
| 255 |
Missing |