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,-92.23 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 977 216 22.3 20.0 87 2.3 20.7 322 1 297.4 300.1 294.7 341.4 15.22 2 950 462 21.6 18.7 84 2.9 19.6 201 6 299.1 301.8 294.6 341.3 14.45 3 900 930 18.8 17.5 92 1.4 17.9 208 23 300.9 303.5 294.9 342.3 14.09 4 850 1419 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.7 211 36 302.7 305.2 294.8 342.0 13.28 5 800 1933 12.5 12.3 99 0.1 12.4 220 46 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.2 11.33 6 750 2471 8.2 7.8 98 0.3 8.0 227 49 305.5 307.1 292.3 332.3 8.91 7 700 3037 4.1 0.9 79 3.3 2.4 231 48 307.0 308.1 290.2 324.9 5.83 8 650 3636 0.4 -9.1 49 9.5 -3.6 236 49 309.4 310.0 288.3 318.8 2.95 9 600 4272 -3.9 -17.0 35 13.1 -8.3 242 56 311.6 311.9 287.8 317.1 1.68 10 550 4953 -8.2 -22.5 31 14.3 -12.2 244 62 314.4 314.6 288.2 318.3 1.15 11 500 5686 -12.3 -31.0 19 18.7 -16.3 245 69 318.1 318.2 288.8 320.1 0.58 12 450 6483 -17.2 -37.2 16 19.9 -20.6 245 78 321.6 321.6 289.6 322.9 0.35 13 400 7355 -23.5 -40.5 20 16.9 -25.8 244 85 324.4 324.4 290.4 325.4 0.28 14 350 8314 -31.4 -42.3 33 10.9 -32.6 241 94 326.4 326.4 291.0 327.4 0.26 15 300 9387 -39.8 -45.1 57 5.3 -40.2 244 82 329.3 329.3 291.7 330.2 0.23 16 250 10608 -48.9 -52.7 64 3.8 -49.1 252 67 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12048 -53.7 -70.9 11 17.2 -54.0 242 71 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13889 -57.3 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 256 61 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16411 -63.6 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 252 41 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.65 m Freezing level: 645.51 mb = 3692.83 m = 12115.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.84 mb = 3273.33 m = 10739.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.34 mb = 504.15 m = 1654.01 ft T: 21.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 25.22 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1178.49 m = 3866.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.69 C = 80.05 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -6.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.11 C Showalter Index: -6.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.02 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.08 C Cross Totals Index: 27.94 C K Index: 40.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 561.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2051.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.43 mb = 935.00 m = 3067.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.43 mb = 1575.64 m = 5169.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.43 mb = 11598.60 m = 38052.68 ft B at Equ Level: 2035.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.43 mb = 15051.28 m = 49380.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 462.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 462.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.82 Bulk Shear: 232.58 m/s