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: 38.50,-90.58 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -90.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 984 177 23.9 18.4 71 5.6 20.1 145 7 298.4 300.9 293.8 338.0 13.61 2 950 485 21.3 17.0 77 4.3 18.4 162 15 298.8 301.1 293.4 336.4 12.93 3 900 952 17.9 16.0 89 1.9 16.7 195 25 300.0 302.3 293.7 337.6 12.85 4 850 1439 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 216 30 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.6 12.24 5 800 1951 11.5 11.0 96 0.6 11.2 213 35 303.4 305.4 292.9 334.2 10.33 6 750 2488 8.2 5.8 85 2.4 6.8 220 38 305.5 307.0 291.4 328.9 7.75 7 700 3055 4.6 2.6 87 2.0 3.5 229 39 307.5 308.8 291.0 327.7 6.59 8 650 3654 0.4 -0.1 97 0.5 0.1 230 42 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.85 9 600 4293 -3.2 -3.5 97 0.3 -3.3 230 45 312.5 313.4 291.1 328.0 4.93 10 550 4977 -7.4 -8.3 94 0.9 -7.8 232 47 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.3 3.73 11 500 5713 -11.9 -13.4 89 1.5 -12.5 229 52 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.5 2.72 12 450 6512 -16.8 -18.8 85 2.0 -17.4 230 57 322.1 322.4 291.3 328.6 1.92 13 400 7386 -22.6 -24.8 82 2.3 -23.1 231 63 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.27 14 350 8351 -30.0 -32.9 76 2.9 -30.4 236 68 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.68 15 300 9431 -38.4 -41.5 72 3.2 -38.7 243 73 331.3 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10656 -49.4 -52.9 67 3.5 -49.6 250 79 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12082 -54.9 -70.4 13 15.5 -55.1 251 82 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13922 -57.5 -80.8 4 23.3 -57.8 252 57 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.7 247 43 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.69 m Freezing level: 644.77 mb = 3721.08 m = 12208.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.02 mb = 3678.57 m = 12068.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.39 mb = 881.23 m = 2891.14 ft T: 18.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 10.14 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.48 mb = 1305.20 m = 4282.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.60 C = 79.88 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 26.33 C K Index: 39.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1053.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.16 mb = 1074.35 m = 3524.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.16 mb = 1618.29 m = 5309.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.16 mb = 11128.89 m = 36511.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1050.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.16 mb = 13830.23 m = 45374.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 309.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 6.83 Bulk Shear: 154.25 m/s