MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.49,-92.96 Latitude: 37.49 Longitude: -92.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 963 379 19.0 16.6 86 2.4 17.4 234 11 295.4 297.6 292.0 331.2 12.46 2 950 493 19.5 16.0 80 3.5 17.2 236 21 297.0 299.2 292.3 332.1 12.15 3 900 957 16.3 14.1 87 2.2 14.9 238 37 298.3 300.4 292.0 331.3 11.32 4 850 1442 13.6 8.8 73 4.8 10.7 248 50 300.3 301.9 290.3 325.0 8.37 5 800 1950 10.5 8.1 85 2.4 9.0 260 47 302.3 303.9 291.0 327.5 8.48 6 750 2485 7.3 5.1 86 2.2 6.1 263 42 304.5 305.9 290.8 326.7 7.39 7 700 3050 4.2 0.5 77 3.7 2.3 258 37 307.2 308.2 290.2 324.6 5.68 8 650 3648 -0.5 -3.8 79 3.3 -2.1 254 36 308.4 309.2 289.4 322.2 4.45 9 600 4284 -4.7 -7.4 81 2.7 -5.8 256 37 310.7 311.4 289.5 322.3 3.66 10 550 4964 -8.3 -10.0 88 1.7 -9.0 255 39 314.2 314.8 290.2 324.6 3.24 11 500 5697 -12.7 -18.0 64 5.3 -14.4 254 38 317.6 317.9 289.9 323.7 1.85 12 450 6494 -17.2 -32.2 26 15.1 -20.1 246 46 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.7 0.57 13 400 7367 -22.9 -35.6 30 12.7 -24.9 236 66 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.9 0.46 14 350 8332 -30.0 -32.7 77 2.7 -30.4 220 68 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.70 15 300 9411 -38.5 -41.8 71 3.3 -38.8 214 72 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.32 16 250 10637 -47.1 -58.6 26 11.5 -47.4 225 64 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.06 17 200 12098 -50.6 -80.1 2 29.5 -51.1 258 60 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 18 150 13937 -58.8 -80.6 4 21.8 -59.0 265 61 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16428 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 260 45 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.44 m Freezing level: 655.61 mb = 3581.33 m = 11749.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.78 mb = 3358.56 m = 11018.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.68 % Est. max temperature: 25.38 C = 77.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.36 mb = 681.73 m = 2236.62 ft T: 18.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 7.08 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1550.18 m = 5085.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.84 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.29 C Showalter Index: 0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 31.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 255.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.94 mb = 1215.89 m = 3989.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.94 mb = 2397.76 m = 7866.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 387.94 mb = 7587.78 m = 24894.00 ft B at Equ Level: 255.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 237.94 mb = 10960.65 m = 35959.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.5 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 283.5 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.9 neg: -32.6 tot: 267.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 6.82 Bulk Shear: 37.48 m/s