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: 38.14,-93.15 Latitude: 38.14 Longitude: -93.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 973 263 26.6 20.4 69 6.3 22.2 181 10 302.1 305.0 296.3 348.3 15.64 2 950 475 24.3 18.9 72 5.4 20.5 184 17 301.8 304.5 295.5 344.8 14.59 3 900 946 19.7 17.5 87 2.2 18.2 189 22 301.8 304.4 295.1 343.4 14.11 4 850 1436 16.0 14.5 91 1.5 15.0 206 31 302.9 305.1 294.1 339.3 12.29 5 800 1950 12.7 11.6 93 1.0 12.0 214 38 304.7 306.7 293.6 337.0 10.82 6 750 2489 9.2 8.1 93 1.0 8.5 221 43 306.5 308.2 292.8 334.0 9.10 7 700 3058 5.8 1.8 75 4.0 3.6 238 52 308.9 310.1 291.2 328.1 6.23 8 650 3661 1.7 -8.9 45 10.5 -2.9 243 54 310.9 311.4 288.9 320.4 3.01 9 600 4299 -3.5 -9.7 62 6.3 -6.0 247 54 312.1 312.7 289.3 321.8 3.04 10 550 4981 -8.1 -18.1 45 10.0 -11.3 247 57 314.5 314.8 288.8 320.0 1.68 11 500 5713 -13.3 -27.6 29 14.3 -16.6 244 62 316.9 317.0 288.6 319.6 0.79 12 450 6507 -18.3 -35.4 21 17.1 -21.2 242 66 320.3 320.4 289.3 321.8 0.42 13 400 7374 -24.9 -36.0 35 11.2 -26.6 240 70 322.7 322.7 290.0 324.3 0.44 14 350 8330 -32.1 -43.9 30 11.7 -33.3 237 80 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.3 0.22 15 300 9400 -40.1 -50.9 31 10.7 -40.8 240 92 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.3 0.12 16 250 10619 -48.3 -60.9 22 12.7 -48.6 243 97 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.04 17 200 12071 -52.5 -77.0 4 24.5 -52.9 252 71 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13904 -58.3 -81.4 4 23.1 -58.5 255 63 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 241 40 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.79 m Freezing level: 633.75 mb = 3868.13 m = 12690.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.12 mb = 3388.70 m = 11117.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.58 mb = 1055.67 m = 3463.45 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 27.81 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.84 mb = 1287.79 m = 4224.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.07 C = 80.73 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -8.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.13 C Showalter Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.99 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.24 C Cross Totals Index: 27.75 C K Index: 39.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 560.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2458.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.99 mb = 1207.38 m = 3961.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.99 mb = 1355.99 m = 4448.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.99 mb = 11510.47 m = 37763.55 ft B at Equ Level: 2457.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.99 mb = 15393.11 m = 50501.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 483.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 483.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.06 Bulk Rich Number: 12.67 Bulk Shear: 194.02 m/s