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: 38.68,-90.76 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 986 177 22.6 19.2 81 3.4 20.2 138 6 296.9 299.5 293.9 338.3 14.32 2 950 497 19.3 17.0 87 2.3 17.8 167 10 296.8 299.1 292.9 334.2 12.95 3 900 963 18.2 15.5 85 2.6 16.4 208 23 300.3 302.5 293.5 336.7 12.44 4 850 1451 14.9 13.3 90 1.6 13.8 215 30 301.8 303.8 293.2 335.3 11.36 5 800 1962 11.4 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 220 34 303.3 305.2 292.9 334.4 10.49 6 750 2499 8.4 5.1 80 3.3 6.5 225 38 305.6 307.0 291.1 327.9 7.35 7 700 3066 4.9 2.5 85 2.4 3.5 240 44 307.9 309.1 291.1 327.9 6.56 8 650 3667 0.8 -0.8 89 1.6 -0.0 243 48 309.8 310.9 290.9 327.0 5.54 9 600 4305 -3.0 -6.3 78 3.2 -4.5 242 54 312.6 313.4 290.3 325.3 3.99 10 550 4989 -7.5 -13.5 62 6.0 -9.7 242 58 315.1 315.6 289.7 323.2 2.45 11 500 5723 -12.2 -19.2 56 6.9 -14.3 242 61 318.1 318.5 289.9 323.8 1.68 12 450 6520 -17.7 -27.6 42 9.9 -19.9 242 62 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.1 0.88 13 400 7388 -24.6 -37.4 30 12.8 -26.5 244 64 323.0 323.1 290.1 324.4 0.38 14 350 8346 -31.4 -36.6 60 5.1 -32.1 241 71 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.1 0.48 15 300 9418 -39.9 -44.4 62 4.5 -40.3 242 84 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.25 16 250 10637 -49.5 -53.6 62 4.0 -49.7 245 98 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.10 17 200 12076 -54.0 -71.9 9 18.0 -54.3 247 81 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13907 -58.1 -81.2 4 23.1 -58.4 248 66 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16418 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 237 41 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.92 m Freezing level: 640.01 mb = 3794.22 m = 12448.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.54 mb = 3659.86 m = 12007.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.12 mb = 605.49 m = 1986.49 ft T: 19.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 8.83 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.01 mb = 1371.00 m = 4497.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.50 C K Index: 38.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1078.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.69 mb = 965.87 m = 3168.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.69 mb = 1912.61 m = 6274.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.69 mb = 11044.51 m = 36234.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1068.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.69 mb = 13711.00 m = 44983.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.95 Bulk Rich Number: 5.02 Bulk Shear: 214.70 m/s