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: 38.87,-92.97 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -92.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 978 226 21.4 19.6 89 1.8 20.2 166 5 296.5 299.1 294.1 339.3 14.85 2 950 479 19.7 18.5 93 1.2 18.9 172 7 297.2 299.7 293.9 338.4 14.26 3 900 944 16.6 16.2 98 0.3 16.4 178 9 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.4 13.00 4 850 1429 13.5 13.0 97 0.5 13.2 220 14 300.3 302.3 292.5 333.0 11.16 5 800 1938 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 230 22 302.3 304.1 292.1 331.4 9.81 6 750 2474 7.5 7.3 99 0.2 7.3 228 27 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.5 8.59 7 700 3040 4.2 4.0 99 0.2 4.1 225 30 307.1 308.5 291.5 329.4 7.32 8 650 3639 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.3 223 34 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.0 5.98 9 600 4278 -3.2 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.3 225 38 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.94 10 550 4962 -7.4 -8.0 96 0.5 -7.7 228 42 315.3 316.0 291.0 327.6 3.82 11 500 5697 -12.0 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 230 47 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.5 2.76 12 450 6496 -17.0 -19.1 84 2.0 -17.6 230 52 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.2 1.88 13 400 7369 -23.0 -25.4 80 2.4 -23.5 230 57 325.1 325.3 291.5 329.3 1.21 14 350 8331 -31.1 -34.0 76 2.9 -31.5 231 63 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.1 0.62 15 300 9406 -39.3 -42.4 72 3.2 -39.5 235 65 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.30 16 250 10625 -50.3 -54.2 64 3.8 -50.5 239 83 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12062 -52.3 -74.2 5 21.9 -52.6 252 67 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 13898 -58.0 -82.9 3 24.9 -58.3 253 57 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.6 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 243 44 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.94 m Freezing level: 643.48 mb = 3722.22 m = 12211.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.70 mb = 3691.90 m = 12112.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.11 C = 79.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.57 mb = 455.74 m = 1495.20 ft T: 19.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 11.30 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 858.30 m = 2815.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.30 C = 73.93 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 38.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.89 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1299.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.87 mb = 793.45 m = 2603.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.87 mb = 935.33 m = 3068.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.87 mb = 11137.70 m = 36540.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1291.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.87 mb = 13860.94 m = 45474.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 89.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 13.99 Bulk Shear: 92.89 m/s