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: 38.71,-90.89 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 982 190 20.3 19.5 95 0.8 19.8 159 5 295.0 297.6 293.6 337.0 14.68 2 950 474 19.4 18.6 95 0.8 18.8 202 18 296.9 299.5 293.9 338.2 14.32 3 900 938 16.9 15.8 94 1.0 16.2 220 34 298.9 301.2 293.3 335.9 12.68 4 850 1424 14.3 9.1 71 5.2 11.2 235 48 301.2 302.7 290.7 326.6 8.59 5 800 1934 11.2 4.8 64 6.5 7.6 241 48 303.1 304.4 289.8 323.4 6.74 6 750 2469 7.5 3.1 73 4.4 5.1 241 48 304.7 305.9 290.0 324.0 6.38 7 700 3034 3.9 -1.2 70 5.1 1.4 239 49 306.8 307.7 289.4 322.2 5.02 8 650 3632 0.2 -10.7 44 10.9 -4.1 235 47 309.2 309.7 287.9 317.5 2.60 9 600 4268 -3.5 -21.0 25 17.4 -8.8 236 45 312.0 312.3 287.4 316.0 1.20 10 550 4950 -7.1 -24.8 23 17.8 -11.9 236 48 315.7 315.9 288.4 318.9 0.93 11 500 5688 -10.8 -27.9 23 17.0 -15.0 235 57 319.8 320.0 289.5 322.5 0.77 12 450 6489 -16.3 -24.6 49 8.2 -18.4 233 60 322.7 323.0 290.8 326.8 1.16 13 400 7363 -22.8 -25.7 77 2.9 -23.5 228 56 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.5 1.18 14 350 8328 -30.1 -33.6 71 3.5 -30.6 220 60 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.5 0.64 15 300 9406 -38.9 -42.2 71 3.3 -39.2 217 68 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.31 16 250 10626 -49.1 -54.7 52 5.6 -49.3 222 73 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.09 17 200 12068 -53.7 -73.4 7 19.8 -53.9 238 63 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13904 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.3 -57.8 261 58 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 19 100 16413 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 255 39 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.80 m Freezing level: 647.04 mb = 3669.47 m = 12038.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.59 mb = 3178.33 m = 10427.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.72 mb = 287.63 m = 943.65 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 14.87 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 958.64 m = 3145.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: 2.10 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.98 C K Index: 29.25 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 991.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.03 mb = 777.26 m = 2550.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.03 mb = 1503.34 m = 4932.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.03 mb = 11108.39 m = 36444.42 ft B at Equ Level: 977.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.03 mb = 13411.94 m = 44001.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 402.3 neg: -11.2 tot: 391.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.49 Bulk Rich Number: 6.85 Bulk Shear: 144.81 m/s