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: 38.53,-90.56 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 175 23.7 18.3 72 5.4 20.0 142 7 298.2 300.7 293.7 337.5 13.54 2 950 485 21.0 16.9 78 4.0 18.2 160 15 298.5 300.8 293.3 335.9 12.88 3 900 951 17.9 16.0 89 1.8 16.7 196 25 299.9 302.3 293.7 337.5 12.85 4 850 1439 14.7 14.2 97 0.5 14.4 216 30 301.5 303.7 293.6 337.1 12.07 5 800 1950 11.6 10.8 95 0.7 11.1 214 34 303.5 305.4 292.8 334.0 10.24 6 750 2488 8.3 5.6 83 2.7 6.8 221 38 305.6 307.0 291.3 328.7 7.63 7 700 3054 4.6 2.7 87 1.9 3.5 231 38 307.6 308.8 291.1 327.9 6.65 8 650 3654 0.4 -0.0 97 0.4 0.2 230 42 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.88 9 600 4293 -3.2 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.4 231 45 312.4 313.3 291.1 327.9 4.91 10 550 4977 -7.5 -8.4 93 0.9 -7.9 233 47 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.1 3.69 11 500 5712 -11.9 -13.5 88 1.6 -12.5 230 52 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.3 2.69 12 450 6511 -17.0 -19.1 83 2.2 -17.6 230 56 321.9 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.87 13 400 7385 -22.6 -24.9 81 2.3 -23.1 231 63 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.27 14 350 8350 -30.1 -33.0 76 2.9 -30.5 236 68 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.68 15 300 9430 -38.4 -41.5 72 3.2 -38.7 242 73 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.33 16 250 10654 -49.4 -52.9 67 3.5 -49.6 249 80 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12081 -54.7 -70.4 13 15.7 -54.9 251 82 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 13921 -57.5 -80.4 4 22.9 -57.8 252 57 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16431 -65.4 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.6 247 43 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.15 m Freezing level: 644.39 mb = 3725.66 m = 12223.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.26 mb = 3687.69 m = 12098.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.09 mb = 864.62 m = 2836.65 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 9.93 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1308.60 m = 4293.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.91 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 26.15 C K Index: 38.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 410.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1009.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.87 mb = 1057.47 m = 3469.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.87 mb = 1702.24 m = 5584.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.87 mb = 11080.59 m = 36353.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1006.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.87 mb = 13758.03 m = 45137.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 313.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 6.38 Bulk Shear: 158.11 m/s