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: 38.78,-90.84 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -90.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 982 181 21.9 18.8 82 3.1 19.8 166 8 296.6 299.2 293.6 337.0 14.01 2 950 466 22.2 17.7 75 4.6 19.1 181 25 299.7 302.2 294.1 339.2 13.50 3 900 935 19.2 16.3 84 2.8 17.2 200 41 301.3 303.7 294.3 339.8 13.09 4 850 1424 15.5 13.6 88 1.9 14.3 209 48 302.4 304.6 293.5 336.8 11.63 5 800 1937 12.4 11.7 96 0.6 11.9 218 49 304.3 306.3 293.5 336.8 10.87 6 750 2476 8.7 8.4 98 0.3 8.6 228 53 306.0 307.8 292.8 334.0 9.29 7 700 3044 5.0 0.9 75 4.1 2.8 235 57 308.0 309.1 290.6 326.1 5.86 8 650 3645 2.0 -18.2 21 20.2 -4.9 241 57 311.3 311.5 287.4 315.9 1.40 9 600 4285 -1.9 -27.4 12 25.5 -8.7 246 57 314.0 314.1 287.5 316.3 0.67 10 550 4970 -6.7 -24.8 22 18.2 -11.6 246 60 316.2 316.4 288.5 319.4 0.93 11 500 5706 -11.5 -33.5 14 22.0 -16.0 245 64 319.0 319.1 288.9 320.7 0.45 12 450 6505 -17.3 -37.5 15 20.2 -20.7 245 70 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.34 13 400 7374 -24.4 -39.7 23 15.3 -26.4 245 76 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.5 0.30 14 350 8332 -31.6 -45.0 25 13.4 -32.9 245 88 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.9 0.20 15 300 9404 -40.2 -48.2 42 8.0 -40.7 246 99 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.3 0.16 16 250 10620 -49.6 -61.2 24 11.6 -49.8 249 92 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.04 17 200 12063 -53.0 -75.3 5 22.3 -53.4 248 61 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13897 -58.1 -83.3 3 25.2 -58.3 256 58 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16411 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 246 49 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.72 m Freezing level: 623.85 mb = 3979.58 m = 13056.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.69 mb = 3258.56 m = 10690.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.36 C = 83.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.52 mb = 580.78 m = 1905.41 ft T: 21.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 23.85 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.71 mb = 1387.18 m = 4551.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.60 C = 81.67 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 36.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 485.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1480.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.39 mb = 1094.62 m = 3591.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.39 mb = 1848.90 m = 6065.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.39 mb = 11204.72 m = 36760.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1475.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.39 mb = 14396.21 m = 47231.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 722.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 722.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 240.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 11.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.69 Bulk Rich Number: 6.26 Bulk Shear: 236.58 m/s