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: 38.62,-90.53 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -90.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 168 21.9 19.3 85 2.6 20.1 162 6 296.4 299.0 293.9 338.0 14.45 2 950 480 20.5 18.1 86 2.4 18.9 203 18 298.0 300.5 293.9 338.4 13.92 3 900 945 16.8 15.3 91 1.5 15.8 217 27 298.9 301.1 292.9 334.6 12.25 4 850 1431 14.7 10.2 74 4.5 11.9 234 40 301.6 303.3 291.4 328.9 9.23 5 800 1941 10.9 7.7 80 3.2 9.0 240 43 302.8 304.3 291.0 327.4 8.25 6 750 2476 7.0 4.9 86 2.2 5.8 241 45 304.2 305.5 290.6 326.0 7.24 7 700 3040 3.4 1.2 85 2.2 2.2 240 45 306.2 307.3 290.1 324.4 5.96 8 650 3637 -0.1 -6.5 62 6.4 -2.9 235 45 308.9 309.6 288.8 320.3 3.63 9 600 4274 -3.3 -17.1 33 13.9 -7.9 233 49 312.3 312.7 288.0 317.8 1.66 10 550 4958 -7.0 -20.3 34 13.3 -11.1 236 51 315.8 316.1 288.9 320.5 1.39 11 500 5695 -10.6 -17.8 55 7.2 -13.0 239 55 320.1 320.5 290.7 326.5 1.89 12 450 6496 -16.3 -19.2 79 2.8 -17.2 235 52 322.7 323.0 291.5 329.0 1.86 13 400 7371 -22.6 -25.6 76 3.1 -23.3 229 54 325.7 325.9 291.7 329.8 1.19 14 350 8337 -29.7 -33.3 70 3.7 -30.2 221 61 328.8 328.9 292.0 331.2 0.66 15 300 9417 -38.7 -42.8 65 4.1 -39.1 214 68 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.29 16 250 10638 -49.0 -55.7 46 6.7 -49.3 222 70 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.08 17 200 12079 -54.5 -71.0 11 16.4 -54.8 237 59 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 18 150 13910 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.2 263 57 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.4 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 255 41 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.55 m Freezing level: 650.81 mb = 3627.74 m = 11901.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.54 mb = 3291.20 m = 10797.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.40 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.89 mb = 498.85 m = 1636.64 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 20.61 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.72 mb = 1071.33 m = 3514.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.12 C = 77.21 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.21 C Showalter Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 20.81 C K Index: 33.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 953.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.36 mb = 893.79 m = 2932.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.36 mb = 1627.78 m = 5340.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.36 mb = 11166.32 m = 36634.46 ft B at Equ Level: 938.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.36 mb = 13484.89 m = 44241.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.4 neg: -8.3 tot: 311.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 7.00 Bulk Shear: 136.23 m/s