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: 38.76,-91.42 Latitude: 38.76 Longitude: -91.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 SFC 978 212 22.3 19.3 83 3.0 20.2 193 2 297.3 300.0 294.2 339.5 14.57 2 950 465 22.0 18.3 80 3.6 19.5 195 15 299.5 302.0 294.4 340.6 14.08 3 900 934 19.0 16.7 86 2.3 17.4 203 34 301.1 303.6 294.4 340.5 13.41 4 850 1423 15.4 14.2 93 1.2 14.6 210 45 302.3 304.5 293.8 338.0 12.09 5 800 1936 12.4 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 222 50 304.4 306.5 293.8 338.0 11.25 6 750 2476 9.1 8.9 99 0.2 9.0 227 51 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.4 9.60 7 700 3043 4.3 2.5 88 1.8 3.3 232 50 307.3 308.5 290.9 327.3 6.56 8 650 3642 1.0 -9.6 45 10.6 -3.4 237 49 310.1 310.6 288.5 319.1 2.83 9 600 4281 -3.1 -18.0 31 14.9 -8.1 245 53 312.6 312.8 288.0 317.7 1.54 10 550 4963 -7.8 -24.7 24 16.9 -12.3 245 57 314.8 315.0 288.1 318.0 0.94 11 500 5696 -12.3 -31.8 18 19.5 -16.4 242 62 318.0 318.1 288.7 319.9 0.53 12 450 6492 -17.7 -35.6 19 17.8 -20.8 243 71 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.4 0.41 13 400 7361 -24.4 -41.2 20 16.8 -26.6 243 82 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.3 0.26 14 350 8320 -31.4 -45.5 24 14.1 -32.7 241 95 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.19 15 300 9392 -40.3 -52.0 27 11.7 -40.9 243 99 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.0 0.10 16 250 10610 -49.2 -59.9 28 10.7 -49.5 248 84 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.05 17 200 12055 -52.6 -74.8 5 22.2 -52.9 244 63 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 13896 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 258 57 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16412 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 248 48 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.37 m Freezing level: 637.93 mb = 3796.54 m = 12455.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.40 mb = 3332.47 m = 10933.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.53 mb = 589.09 m = 1932.68 ft T: 21.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 22.93 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.75 mb = 1275.79 m = 4185.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -5.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.43 C Showalter Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.72 C Cross Totals Index: 26.55 C K Index: 40.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 519.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1799.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.08 mb = 1038.29 m = 3406.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.08 mb = 1582.91 m = 5193.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.08 mb = 11318.40 m = 37133.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1789.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.08 mb = 14592.35 m = 47874.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 48.8 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 552.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 552.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 184.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.77 Bulk Rich Number: 9.18 Bulk Shear: 196.02 m/s