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: 38.43,-90.39 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 167 22.4 19.2 82 3.2 20.2 184 6 296.8 299.4 293.9 338.4 14.40 2 950 484 20.4 18.0 86 2.5 18.8 205 19 297.9 300.4 293.8 337.9 13.77 3 900 949 17.0 15.1 88 1.9 15.7 219 27 299.0 301.2 292.9 334.2 12.05 4 850 1435 14.6 10.8 78 3.8 12.2 233 37 301.4 303.2 291.6 329.7 9.59 5 800 1945 11.0 7.9 81 3.1 9.2 239 40 302.9 304.4 291.1 327.8 8.37 6 750 2481 7.2 4.7 84 2.5 5.8 242 43 304.4 305.7 290.5 325.9 7.14 7 700 3045 3.7 1.2 84 2.5 2.4 240 43 306.5 307.7 290.2 324.8 5.97 8 650 3643 0.1 -6.1 63 6.2 -2.7 236 45 309.0 309.7 289.0 320.7 3.73 9 600 4281 -3.1 -8.9 64 5.8 -5.5 234 51 312.6 313.2 289.7 323.0 3.26 10 550 4965 -7.4 -12.2 68 4.9 -9.2 237 52 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.2 2.72 11 500 5701 -11.2 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.8 238 53 319.4 320.0 291.4 328.8 2.85 12 450 6502 -16.4 -18.7 82 2.3 -17.1 234 53 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.3 1.94 13 400 7378 -22.0 -25.8 71 3.8 -22.9 226 59 326.4 326.6 291.9 330.5 1.17 14 350 8346 -29.3 -34.7 60 5.4 -30.1 219 64 329.3 329.4 292.1 331.4 0.58 15 300 9427 -38.3 -43.5 58 5.2 -38.8 211 67 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.4 0.27 16 250 10650 -48.9 -56.7 40 7.8 -49.2 223 73 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.07 17 200 12090 -55.3 -70.6 13 15.3 -55.5 237 54 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 18 150 13914 -58.1 -83.3 3 25.2 -58.4 264 58 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16421 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 253 42 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.75 m Freezing level: 648.85 mb = 3657.74 m = 12000.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.55 mb = 3320.25 m = 10893.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.92 % Est. max temperature: 27.41 C = 81.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.95 mb = 566.35 m = 1858.08 ft T: 19.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 17.62 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.69 mb = 1143.32 m = 3751.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.56 C = 78.00 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 34.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 856.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.39 mb = 926.32 m = 3039.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.39 mb = 1662.19 m = 5453.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.39 mb = 10983.87 m = 36035.87 ft B at Equ Level: 854.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.39 mb = 13609.19 m = 44649.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.7 neg: -5.2 tot: 268.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 6.96 Bulk Shear: 123.07 m/s