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: 38.28,-90.89 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 980 213 21.8 19.0 84 2.9 19.9 195 6 296.7 299.3 293.7 337.7 14.22 2 950 482 20.4 18.0 86 2.4 18.8 209 17 297.9 300.4 293.8 337.9 13.79 3 900 947 16.8 15.7 93 1.2 16.1 223 31 298.9 301.1 293.2 335.4 12.55 4 850 1433 14.8 8.1 64 6.8 10.8 241 46 301.7 303.2 290.4 325.4 7.97 5 800 1944 11.5 4.6 63 6.9 7.6 248 48 303.4 304.6 289.8 323.4 6.67 6 750 2479 7.4 3.2 75 4.2 5.1 249 47 304.6 305.8 290.0 324.0 6.41 7 700 3043 3.4 -0.0 78 3.4 1.6 242 46 306.2 307.3 289.6 322.9 5.45 8 650 3641 0.8 -10.4 43 11.2 -3.7 235 46 309.9 310.4 288.2 318.4 2.67 9 600 4280 -2.6 -20.9 23 18.3 -8.3 232 45 313.1 313.3 287.8 317.1 1.20 10 550 4964 -6.7 -24.0 24 17.3 -11.5 238 48 316.2 316.4 288.6 319.6 1.00 11 500 5701 -11.0 -17.8 57 6.8 -13.2 238 51 319.6 320.0 290.6 325.9 1.88 12 450 6501 -16.8 -19.6 78 2.9 -17.6 237 49 322.2 322.5 291.2 328.3 1.79 13 400 7376 -22.6 -25.3 78 2.8 -23.2 227 51 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.0 1.22 14 350 8341 -29.8 -33.9 67 4.1 -30.4 221 57 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.9 0.62 15 300 9421 -38.6 -42.2 68 3.7 -38.9 218 68 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.31 16 250 10643 -49.0 -54.9 50 5.9 -49.2 225 76 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.09 17 200 12086 -54.1 -72.3 9 18.2 -54.4 246 57 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13914 -58.2 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.5 262 60 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16423 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 254 40 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.39 m Freezing level: 637.95 mb = 3795.15 m = 12451.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.79 mb = 3220.68 m = 10566.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.75 mb = 575.45 m = 1887.95 ft T: 19.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 14.48 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.17 mb = 1175.44 m = 3856.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.32 C = 77.57 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.07 C Showalter Index: 2.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 19.07 C K Index: 30.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 855.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.03 mb = 937.43 m = 3075.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.03 mb = 1880.38 m = 6169.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.03 mb = 11014.89 m = 36137.64 ft B at Equ Level: 846.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.03 mb = 13268.68 m = 43531.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.3 neg: -35.3 tot: 298.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.78 Bulk Rich Number: 6.99 Bulk Shear: 122.36 m/s