MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509230000F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509230000F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z TUE 23 SEP 25 Station: 38.73,-90.19 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -90.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 995 146 20.5 19.9 96 0.6 20.1 137 4 294.0 296.7 293.4 336.3 14.82 2 950 548 22.3 19.8 86 2.5 20.5 229 9 299.8 302.6 295.6 345.1 15.47 3 900 1017 19.2 14.5 74 4.7 16.1 271 7 301.3 303.5 293.2 335.5 11.60 4 850 1506 16.1 9.6 65 6.5 12.1 290 7 303.0 304.6 291.5 329.3 8.85 5 800 2019 13.1 4.0 54 9.1 8.0 289 7 305.1 306.3 290.1 324.5 6.39 6 750 2558 10.3 -4.8 34 15.1 3.1 305 7 307.7 308.4 288.4 318.9 3.57 7 700 3128 6.7 -11.3 26 18.1 -0.7 309 8 309.9 310.4 287.9 317.3 2.29 8 650 3731 2.5 -11.3 35 13.8 -3.1 292 10 311.8 312.3 288.6 319.8 2.47 9 600 4372 -2.2 -11.5 49 9.3 -5.9 291 14 313.5 314.0 289.4 322.1 2.64 10 550 5057 -6.5 -15.9 47 9.4 -9.8 282 20 316.4 316.8 289.7 323.1 2.01 11 500 5796 -10.3 -24.4 31 14.0 -14.2 287 27 320.4 320.7 290.0 324.1 1.06 12 450 6598 -16.3 -30.7 28 14.4 -19.3 292 35 322.8 322.9 290.3 325.1 0.66 13 400 7473 -22.4 -34.7 32 12.3 -24.5 290 41 325.9 326.0 291.0 327.7 0.50 14 350 8438 -29.4 -33.0 71 3.6 -30.0 291 45 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.6 0.68 15 300 9523 -37.0 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.3 294 68 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.7 0.39 16 250 10754 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.5 -48.3 300 57 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12200 -51.9 -68.8 11 16.9 -52.3 287 42 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14040 -57.4 -79.4 4 22.0 -57.6 286 55 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16559 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 281 23 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.57 m Freezing level: 623.52 mb = 4070.88 m = 13355.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.67 mb = 3015.00 m = 9891.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.44 mb = 220.54 m = 723.55 ft T: 20.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 27.76 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.91 mb = 1387.25 m = 4551.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.99 C = 84.17 F Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: 1.19 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 17.91 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1160.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.30 mb = 947.15 m = 3107.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.30 mb = 2313.50 m = 7590.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.30 mb = 11229.70 m = 36842.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1158.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.30 mb = 13942.95 m = 45744.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.2 at 12.5 knts Storm direction: 316.2 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 31.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.0 neg: -1.7 tot: 39.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 58.68 Bulk Shear: 19.77 m/s