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: 38.59,-90.45 Latitude: 38.59 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 36 SFC 985 166 22.2 19.3 84 2.9 20.2 165 6 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.1 14.41 2 950 481 20.7 18.1 85 2.7 18.9 204 19 298.2 300.8 294.0 338.5 13.87 3 900 946 16.9 15.5 91 1.4 16.0 217 27 298.9 301.2 293.0 334.9 12.36 4 850 1433 14.6 10.5 76 4.1 12.0 233 38 301.4 303.2 291.5 329.3 9.41 5 800 1942 10.9 8.0 83 2.8 9.2 239 42 302.7 304.3 291.1 327.9 8.47 6 750 2477 7.0 4.9 87 2.1 5.8 241 44 304.2 305.5 290.6 326.0 7.26 7 700 3042 3.5 1.2 85 2.2 2.3 240 44 306.3 307.4 290.2 324.6 5.99 8 650 3639 -0.0 -6.4 62 6.3 -2.9 235 45 308.9 309.6 288.9 320.4 3.65 9 600 4276 -3.2 -15.3 39 12.1 -7.5 234 50 312.4 312.8 288.3 318.8 1.94 10 550 4960 -7.1 -17.2 44 10.1 -10.5 236 52 315.7 316.0 289.3 321.7 1.81 11 500 5696 -10.7 -16.1 65 5.4 -12.6 239 54 320.0 320.4 290.9 327.2 2.18 12 450 6498 -16.3 -18.8 82 2.4 -17.1 236 51 322.7 323.1 291.5 329.3 1.93 13 400 7372 -22.5 -25.9 74 3.4 -23.2 229 55 325.8 326.0 291.7 329.9 1.16 14 350 8339 -29.5 -33.8 66 4.3 -30.2 221 63 328.9 329.1 292.0 331.2 0.63 15 300 9419 -38.5 -43.4 60 4.9 -38.9 213 69 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.1 0.27 16 250 10641 -48.9 -56.4 42 7.4 -49.2 222 70 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.6 0.07 17 200 12082 -54.8 -70.3 13 15.5 -55.1 237 57 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 18 150 13911 -58.0 -81.5 3 23.5 -58.2 263 57 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16416 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 255 41 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.05 m Freezing level: 650.46 mb = 3633.38 m = 11920.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.65 mb = 3303.24 m = 10837.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.34 mb = 532.49 m = 1746.98 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 19.75 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1057.88 m = 3470.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.11 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.23 C Showalter Index: 0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.21 C K Index: 33.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 978.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.13 mb = 907.00 m = 2975.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.13 mb = 1540.75 m = 5054.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.13 mb = 11204.17 m = 36758.64 ft B at Equ Level: 962.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.13 mb = 13535.17 m = 44406.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 304.2 neg: -6.6 tot: 297.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 7.50 Bulk Shear: 130.39 m/s