MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.70,-91.32 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -91.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 979 207 23.0 19.1 79 3.8 20.3 190 5 298.0 300.6 294.3 339.7 14.40 2 950 466 22.8 17.9 74 4.8 19.4 196 22 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.5 13.74 3 900 935 19.0 16.4 85 2.6 17.2 202 38 301.1 303.5 294.2 339.7 13.12 4 850 1424 15.9 13.3 84 2.7 14.2 211 48 302.9 304.9 293.4 336.5 11.35 5 800 1938 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 222 49 304.8 306.9 294.0 338.9 11.43 6 750 2478 8.8 8.5 98 0.3 8.6 229 51 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.2 9.32 7 700 3045 4.3 0.7 77 3.6 2.4 235 52 307.2 308.3 290.2 324.9 5.75 8 650 3644 1.1 -15.9 27 17.1 -5.0 241 51 310.3 310.6 287.3 315.8 1.70 9 600 4282 -2.7 -17.1 32 14.4 -7.7 247 55 313.0 313.3 288.2 318.5 1.66 10 550 4966 -7.6 -24.9 24 17.3 -12.2 245 58 315.1 315.3 288.2 318.2 0.92 11 500 5700 -12.0 -33.8 14 21.8 -16.4 242 63 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.0 0.44 12 450 6497 -17.5 -36.2 18 18.7 -20.8 244 71 321.2 321.3 289.5 322.6 0.38 13 400 7366 -24.3 -40.7 20 16.4 -26.5 244 80 323.4 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.27 14 350 8324 -31.3 -43.4 29 12.1 -32.6 242 94 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.23 15 300 9397 -40.2 -51.3 30 11.1 -40.8 243 102 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.11 16 250 10615 -49.2 -62.8 19 13.6 -49.5 248 89 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.03 17 200 12059 -52.9 -73.6 6 20.7 -53.2 245 63 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13898 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 257 57 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16413 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 247 48 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.50 m Freezing level: 635.14 mb = 3833.52 m = 12577.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.60 mb = 3236.25 m = 10617.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.12 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.11 mb = 695.89 m = 2283.08 ft T: 20.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 23.09 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.05 mb = 1443.56 m = 4736.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.91 C = 82.25 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -5.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.93 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 37.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1686.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.21 mb = 1134.76 m = 3722.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.21 mb = 1893.39 m = 6211.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.21 mb = 11319.18 m = 37135.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1674.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.21 mb = 14587.82 m = 47859.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 585.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 585.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 195.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.52 Bulk Rich Number: 9.35 Bulk Shear: 180.31 m/s