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: 38.50,-90.34 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -90.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 163 22.0 19.3 85 2.7 20.2 176 6 296.4 299.0 293.9 338.1 14.46 2 950 483 20.7 18.1 85 2.6 18.9 205 20 298.2 300.7 293.9 338.4 13.86 3 900 949 17.0 15.2 90 1.7 15.8 218 27 299.0 301.2 292.9 334.5 12.18 4 850 1435 14.4 10.8 79 3.6 12.2 232 37 301.3 303.0 291.6 329.7 9.64 5 800 1945 10.9 8.3 84 2.6 9.3 238 40 302.8 304.3 291.3 328.4 8.62 6 750 2480 7.0 5.0 87 2.0 5.9 241 43 304.2 305.6 290.6 326.2 7.32 7 700 3045 3.6 1.2 84 2.4 2.4 240 43 306.5 307.6 290.2 324.8 5.99 8 650 3642 -0.0 -6.6 61 6.6 -3.0 236 45 308.9 309.6 288.8 320.2 3.58 9 600 4279 -3.1 -10.8 55 7.7 -6.2 235 51 312.5 313.0 289.2 321.5 2.79 10 550 4963 -7.3 -13.1 63 5.8 -9.4 237 53 315.5 315.9 289.9 323.8 2.54 11 500 5700 -11.0 -13.2 84 2.2 -11.9 238 54 319.6 320.1 291.3 328.7 2.76 12 450 6501 -16.4 -18.7 83 2.2 -17.1 234 54 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.2 1.95 13 400 7376 -22.1 -26.0 71 3.8 -23.0 226 59 326.2 326.5 291.8 330.3 1.15 14 350 8344 -29.3 -34.8 59 5.4 -30.2 219 66 329.2 329.3 292.1 331.3 0.57 15 300 9425 -38.2 -43.5 58 5.2 -38.7 211 69 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.5 0.27 16 250 10649 -48.9 -56.8 39 7.9 -49.2 221 72 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.07 17 200 12088 -55.4 -70.0 15 14.6 -55.6 235 55 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.02 18 150 13913 -58.1 -83.0 3 25.0 -58.3 264 57 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 253 42 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.08 m Freezing level: 650.57 mb = 3635.17 m = 11926.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.84 mb = 3303.93 m = 10839.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.39 mb = 507.17 m = 1663.93 ft T: 20.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 18.23 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1084.62 m = 3558.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.46 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 33.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 926.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.00 mb = 910.64 m = 2987.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.00 mb = 1544.41 m = 5066.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.00 mb = 11214.66 m = 36793.06 ft B at Equ Level: 912.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.00 mb = 13543.03 m = 44431.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.3 neg: -3.2 tot: 279.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 7.52 Bulk Shear: 123.23 m/s