MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.84,-90.93 Latitude: 38.84 Longitude: -90.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 986 190 22.1 15.2 65 6.9 17.6 174 7 296.5 298.4 291.3 328.4 11.06 2 950 516 23.1 14.4 58 8.8 17.4 199 26 300.7 302.7 292.4 332.7 10.89 3 900 985 19.3 12.4 64 6.9 14.9 216 29 301.4 303.3 292.0 331.3 10.11 4 850 1473 14.8 10.9 77 3.9 12.4 223 27 301.7 303.5 291.8 330.4 9.69 5 800 1983 11.5 4.9 64 6.6 7.8 243 20 303.5 304.7 290.0 324.0 6.82 6 750 2521 11.7 -12.4 17 24.0 1.7 259 21 309.3 309.6 287.3 315.6 1.97 7 700 3095 9.0 -9.0 27 18.0 1.0 260 22 312.5 313.0 289.2 321.3 2.75 8 650 3703 4.4 -3.4 57 7.8 0.5 257 22 313.9 314.8 291.3 328.5 4.58 9 600 4349 -0.2 -6.9 60 6.8 -3.3 251 24 315.9 316.7 291.2 328.1 3.79 10 550 5040 -5.3 -14.7 48 9.4 -8.8 247 26 317.8 318.2 290.3 325.2 2.23 11 500 5779 -10.4 -28.1 22 17.7 -14.7 248 28 320.4 320.5 289.7 323.0 0.75 12 450 6580 -16.5 -34.4 20 17.9 -19.8 251 27 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.2 0.46 13 400 7454 -22.7 -39.5 20 16.8 -25.2 253 30 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.6 0.31 14 350 8419 -29.6 -48.9 14 19.4 -31.3 256 31 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.4 0.13 15 300 9500 -37.4 -58.5 9 21.1 -38.5 261 34 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.05 16 250 10735 -46.4 -62.3 15 15.9 -46.9 253 36 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.03 17 200 12185 -54.4 -70.6 12 16.2 -54.7 252 45 346.5 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.01 18 150 13998 -60.9 -80.1 6 19.2 -61.0 266 48 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16467 -68.5 -87.6 5 19.1 -68.7 266 33 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.75 m Freezing level: 601.71 mb = 4327.33 m = 14197.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.15 mb = 3788.84 m = 12430.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.85 % Est. max temperature: 27.82 C = 82.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.20 mb = 1078.13 m = 3537.14 ft T: 18.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 17.07 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.96 mb = 2977.60 m = 9768.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.40 C = 99.33 F Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.17 C Showalter Index: 0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.32 C K Index: 18.12 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 357.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 835.18 mb = 1620.88 m = 5317.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 480.18 mb = 6086.78 m = 19969.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.18 mb = 8013.90 m = 26291.99 ft B at Equ Level: 41.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 310.18 mb = 9266.23 m = 30400.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.1 neg: -1.6 tot: 192.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.13 Bulk Shear: 37.76 m/s