MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.05,-93.68 Latitude: 38.05 Longitude: -93.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 973 252 24.7 21.0 80 3.7 22.1 213 12 300.1 303.1 296.1 347.8 16.26 2 950 464 22.7 19.8 84 2.9 20.6 215 24 300.2 303.1 295.6 345.6 15.48 3 900 933 18.5 18.2 98 0.3 18.3 217 35 300.6 303.3 295.3 343.9 14.77 4 850 1422 14.9 14.4 97 0.5 14.6 229 42 301.8 304.0 293.8 337.9 12.25 5 800 1933 11.6 9.7 88 1.9 10.4 234 39 303.5 305.3 292.2 331.7 9.46 6 750 2470 8.9 3.9 71 5.0 6.1 240 35 306.2 307.5 290.8 326.8 6.75 7 700 3039 6.2 -4.8 45 11.0 1.0 244 33 309.4 310.1 289.2 321.4 3.82 8 650 3641 2.0 -13.2 31 15.3 -3.8 249 33 311.3 311.7 288.1 318.1 2.12 9 600 4281 -2.2 -10.3 54 8.0 -5.5 254 40 313.5 314.1 289.6 322.9 2.92 10 550 4967 -6.5 -19.5 35 13.0 -10.6 255 51 316.3 316.6 289.2 321.3 1.48 11 500 5703 -12.0 -26.6 29 14.6 -15.6 252 60 318.5 318.6 289.2 321.5 0.87 12 450 6501 -17.4 -35.9 18 18.6 -20.6 245 68 321.4 321.5 289.6 322.9 0.40 13 400 7371 -23.9 -40.5 20 16.6 -26.1 238 79 324.0 324.0 290.3 325.0 0.28 14 350 8331 -31.0 -36.8 56 5.8 -31.7 230 87 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.7 0.47 15 300 9407 -39.7 -43.1 70 3.4 -39.9 222 87 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.28 16 250 10628 -47.3 -62.5 16 15.1 -47.8 237 74 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 17 200 12088 -50.8 -75.6 4 24.8 -51.2 265 56 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13923 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 261 50 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 256 38 403.0 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.73 m Freezing level: 626.20 mb = 3945.83 m = 12945.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.56 mb = 3161.28 m = 10371.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.52 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.18 mb = 721.93 m = 2368.51 ft T: 20.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 29.63 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.61 mb = 936.75 m = 3073.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.19 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -7.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 26.40 C K Index: 30.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 476.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2238.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.92 mb = 924.20 m = 3032.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.92 mb = 971.90 m = 3188.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.92 mb = 11586.77 m = 38013.88 ft B at Equ Level: 2215.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.92 mb = 15513.70 m = 50897.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.8 neg: -15.0 tot: 238.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.52 Bulk Rich Number: 30.06 Bulk Shear: 74.47 m/s