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: 38.55,-90.71 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -90.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 983 181 21.6 19.3 87 2.3 20.1 173 5 296.2 298.8 293.9 338.0 14.51 2 950 479 20.2 18.3 89 2.0 18.9 203 18 297.7 300.2 293.9 338.4 14.02 3 900 944 16.9 15.8 94 1.0 16.2 218 30 298.9 301.2 293.3 335.8 12.67 4 850 1430 14.7 9.4 70 5.4 11.4 237 44 301.6 303.2 291.0 327.4 8.72 5 800 1940 11.2 6.1 71 5.1 8.2 244 46 303.1 304.4 290.3 325.2 7.38 6 750 2475 7.2 3.8 79 3.3 5.3 244 47 304.4 305.6 290.2 324.7 6.73 7 700 3040 3.3 0.5 82 2.8 1.9 239 46 306.2 307.2 289.8 323.6 5.69 8 650 3637 0.1 -8.2 54 8.3 -3.4 233 46 309.1 309.7 288.5 319.1 3.18 9 600 4274 -2.9 -18.9 28 16.0 -8.1 233 48 312.7 313.0 287.9 317.5 1.43 10 550 4958 -6.8 -24.7 22 17.9 -11.7 235 50 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.2 0.93 11 500 5695 -10.6 -18.8 51 8.1 -13.2 238 56 320.1 320.4 290.6 326.0 1.74 12 450 6496 -16.6 -19.7 76 3.2 -17.5 235 52 322.4 322.8 291.3 328.5 1.78 13 400 7370 -22.5 -25.2 79 2.7 -23.2 227 53 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.0 1.23 14 350 8337 -29.8 -33.3 71 3.5 -30.3 221 59 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.0 0.66 15 300 9416 -38.8 -42.2 70 3.4 -39.1 215 68 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10636 -49.0 -55.9 45 6.8 -49.3 223 72 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.08 17 200 12078 -54.4 -71.0 11 16.6 -54.6 240 59 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 13910 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.4 -58.0 262 58 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16417 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 254 41 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.31 m Freezing level: 648.04 mb = 3661.83 m = 12013.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.23 mb = 3246.86 m = 10652.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.07 mb = 469.06 m = 1538.90 ft T: 20.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 20.85 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 1010.56 m = 3315.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.36 C Showalter Index: 1.84 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 31.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1004.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.17 mb = 856.68 m = 2810.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.17 mb = 1689.78 m = 5543.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.17 mb = 11058.97 m = 36282.26 ft B at Equ Level: 998.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.17 mb = 13735.51 m = 45063.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.0 neg: -26.7 tot: 325.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.19 Bulk Rich Number: 7.03 Bulk Shear: 142.85 m/s