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: 38.19,-93.26 Latitude: 38.19 Longitude: -93.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 974 258 26.5 20.2 69 6.3 22.1 181 10 301.9 304.8 296.1 347.7 15.52 2 950 474 24.2 18.8 72 5.5 20.4 184 17 301.8 304.4 295.4 344.4 14.48 3 900 945 19.7 17.5 87 2.2 18.2 189 21 301.8 304.4 295.2 343.6 14.16 4 850 1435 15.8 15.1 95 0.7 15.3 203 29 302.7 305.0 294.4 340.5 12.77 5 800 1948 12.7 12.0 96 0.7 12.3 214 40 304.7 306.7 293.8 337.8 11.10 6 750 2488 9.0 8.2 95 0.8 8.5 220 45 306.3 308.0 292.7 333.9 9.12 7 700 3056 5.5 1.5 75 4.0 3.4 235 51 308.6 309.8 291.0 327.4 6.11 8 650 3658 1.9 -7.5 50 9.4 -2.3 243 53 311.1 311.8 289.3 321.8 3.35 9 600 4297 -3.4 -11.7 53 8.3 -6.6 247 53 312.2 312.7 288.9 320.6 2.60 10 550 4979 -8.2 -20.7 36 12.5 -11.9 247 56 314.3 314.6 288.3 318.8 1.34 11 500 5710 -13.2 -31.7 20 18.5 -17.0 244 62 317.0 317.1 288.3 318.9 0.54 12 450 6505 -18.4 -36.1 19 17.7 -21.4 242 66 320.1 320.2 289.2 321.5 0.39 13 400 7371 -24.8 -35.9 35 11.0 -26.5 240 71 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.4 0.45 14 350 8327 -32.3 -46.1 24 13.8 -33.5 237 81 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.9 0.17 15 300 9397 -40.2 -51.5 29 11.3 -40.9 240 92 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.11 16 250 10616 -48.1 -62.2 18 14.1 -48.6 243 94 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 17 200 12069 -52.3 -76.8 4 24.5 -52.6 253 69 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 13902 -58.4 -81.5 4 23.0 -58.7 255 62 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16418 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 242 40 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.53 m Freezing level: 631.82 mb = 3890.53 m = 12764.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.14 mb = 3410.32 m = 11188.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.38 % Est. max temperature: 28.25 C = 82.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.92 mb = 1051.02 m = 3448.19 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 28.90 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.19 mb = 1263.19 m = 4144.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.94 C = 80.49 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -8.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.38 C Showalter Index: -6.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.97 C Cross Totals Index: 28.24 C K Index: 40.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 573.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2463.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.75 mb = 1198.52 m = 3932.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.75 mb = 1346.97 m = 4419.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.75 mb = 11485.35 m = 37681.14 ft B at Equ Level: 2462.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.75 mb = 15896.82 m = 52154.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 480.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 480.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.17 Bulk Rich Number: 13.10 Bulk Shear: 188.13 m/s