MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.99,-92.53 Latitude: 37.99 Longitude: -92.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 973 274 26.7 19.9 66 6.8 21.9 176 11 302.3 305.1 296.0 347.2 15.22 2 950 481 24.3 18.6 70 5.7 20.3 181 18 301.8 304.5 295.3 344.0 14.31 3 900 952 19.8 17.0 84 2.8 17.9 190 27 301.9 304.5 294.9 342.4 13.71 4 850 1443 17.0 12.6 75 4.4 14.1 212 32 304.0 306.0 293.4 336.2 10.81 5 800 1957 12.5 10.9 90 1.5 11.5 214 33 304.5 306.4 293.2 335.3 10.33 6 750 2497 9.9 6.0 77 3.8 7.6 229 41 307.3 308.7 292.0 331.2 7.86 7 700 3067 6.3 0.8 67 5.6 3.4 243 49 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.4 5.78 8 650 3670 1.4 -5.4 61 6.8 -1.7 247 55 310.6 311.3 289.6 323.0 3.94 9 600 4308 -3.3 -16.7 34 13.5 -7.9 244 55 312.3 312.6 288.1 318.0 1.72 10 550 4990 -7.6 -28.5 17 20.9 -12.7 243 58 315.0 315.2 287.9 317.3 0.66 11 500 5723 -13.0 -28.8 25 15.8 -16.6 241 62 317.2 317.4 288.6 319.7 0.71 12 450 6518 -18.2 -27.7 43 9.5 -20.3 239 65 320.3 320.5 289.8 323.4 0.87 13 400 7386 -24.8 -33.6 44 8.8 -26.2 239 69 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.8 0.56 14 350 8342 -31.8 -45.0 26 13.1 -33.1 238 78 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.6 0.20 15 300 9414 -39.8 -48.0 42 8.2 -40.4 242 92 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.17 16 250 10634 -48.8 -54.8 49 6.0 -49.0 244 102 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.9 0.09 17 200 12080 -53.0 -75.1 5 22.1 -53.4 250 79 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13916 -57.9 -81.9 3 24.0 -58.2 253 65 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16426 -65.7 -86.9 4 21.1 -65.8 241 42 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.28 m Freezing level: 634.95 mb = 3861.73 m = 12669.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.05 mb = 3459.26 m = 11349.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.98 mb = 1135.72 m = 3726.06 ft T: 18.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 29.85 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.33 mb = 1540.08 m = 5052.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.51 C = 83.31 F Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lifted Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.48 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 36.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2207.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.43 mb = 1298.61 m = 4260.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.43 mb = 1753.62 m = 5753.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.43 mb = 11479.36 m = 37661.48 ft B at Equ Level: 2207.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.43 mb = 15326.88 m = 50284.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 428.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.20 Bulk Rich Number: 11.45 Bulk Shear: 192.73 m/s