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: 38.53,-90.45 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 985 169 22.4 19.2 82 3.2 20.2 174 6 296.9 299.5 293.9 338.4 14.36 2 950 482 20.6 18.1 85 2.6 18.9 205 18 298.1 300.6 293.9 338.3 13.85 3 900 947 16.9 15.5 91 1.4 16.0 217 27 298.9 301.2 293.0 335.0 12.36 4 850 1433 14.6 10.7 77 3.9 12.1 234 38 301.4 303.2 291.6 329.6 9.53 5 800 1943 10.9 8.1 83 2.8 9.2 240 42 302.8 304.3 291.2 328.1 8.50 6 750 2478 7.0 4.9 86 2.1 5.8 242 44 304.2 305.5 290.6 326.0 7.24 7 700 3043 3.5 1.3 85 2.2 2.3 240 44 306.4 307.5 290.2 324.7 6.00 8 650 3640 -0.0 -6.7 60 6.7 -3.0 235 45 309.0 309.6 288.8 320.1 3.55 9 600 4277 -3.1 -13.3 45 10.1 -6.9 234 51 312.5 313.0 288.7 320.0 2.29 10 550 4961 -7.2 -15.9 50 8.8 -10.2 236 52 315.6 316.0 289.5 322.2 2.01 11 500 5698 -10.8 -14.8 73 3.9 -12.2 239 53 319.8 320.3 291.1 327.9 2.43 12 450 6499 -16.4 -18.7 82 2.3 -17.1 235 51 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.2 1.94 13 400 7374 -22.3 -25.6 74 3.3 -23.1 228 56 326.0 326.2 291.7 330.2 1.19 14 350 8341 -29.5 -34.0 65 4.6 -30.2 220 63 329.0 329.2 292.0 331.3 0.61 15 300 9422 -38.5 -43.4 60 4.9 -38.9 212 68 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.27 16 250 10644 -48.9 -56.5 41 7.5 -49.2 222 71 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.6 0.07 17 200 12085 -54.9 -70.0 14 15.1 -55.2 237 56 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 13912 -58.0 -82.4 3 24.5 -58.3 263 57 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16418 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 254 42 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.68 m Freezing level: 650.15 mb = 3638.37 m = 11936.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.15 mb = 3298.50 m = 10821.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.44 mb = 578.23 m = 1897.07 ft T: 19.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 18.39 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1070.00 m = 3510.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.21 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.17 C Showalter Index: 0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 33.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 960.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.71 mb = 911.94 m = 2991.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.71 mb = 1545.94 m = 5071.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.71 mb = 11218.61 m = 36806.00 ft B at Equ Level: 944.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.71 mb = 13553.61 m = 44466.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.6 neg: -10.3 tot: 284.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 7.47 Bulk Shear: 128.54 m/s