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: 38.8,-89.74 Latitude: 38.80 Longitude: -89.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 986 159 19.0 18.6 98 0.4 18.7 155 8 293.3 295.7 292.4 332.5 13.79 2 950 483 21.0 18.4 85 2.7 19.2 187 27 298.5 301.1 294.2 339.7 14.14 3 900 949 17.2 16.4 95 0.8 16.7 208 31 299.2 301.6 293.7 337.6 13.15 4 850 1435 13.6 12.2 91 1.4 12.8 219 35 300.4 302.4 292.2 331.6 10.60 5 800 1944 10.7 8.4 86 2.3 9.3 226 38 302.5 304.1 291.2 328.4 8.69 6 750 2480 7.4 4.7 83 2.7 5.9 230 42 304.7 306.0 290.6 326.3 7.17 7 700 3045 3.7 1.1 83 2.6 2.4 232 45 306.6 307.7 290.2 324.7 5.92 8 650 3643 0.4 -2.8 80 3.1 -1.2 232 45 309.4 310.3 290.0 324.3 4.81 9 600 4281 -3.3 -12.0 51 8.6 -6.7 236 48 312.3 312.7 288.9 320.5 2.55 10 550 4963 -7.9 -15.4 55 7.5 -10.5 244 55 314.8 315.2 289.3 321.7 2.10 11 500 5699 -11.2 -12.6 90 1.4 -11.8 240 55 319.3 319.9 291.4 328.9 2.90 12 450 6500 -16.1 -17.8 87 1.7 -16.7 238 59 322.9 323.4 291.7 330.1 2.09 13 400 7376 -22.2 -24.5 82 2.3 -22.8 233 62 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.8 1.32 14 350 8344 -29.0 -31.8 77 2.8 -29.5 227 67 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.5 0.76 15 300 9427 -37.8 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.1 220 70 332.2 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10655 -48.5 -52.4 64 3.8 -48.7 219 78 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.12 17 200 12087 -56.9 -67.4 26 10.4 -57.1 233 69 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 18 150 13909 -58.0 -83.6 2 25.6 -58.2 264 54 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 252 42 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.83 m Freezing level: 645.19 mb = 3704.37 m = 12153.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.39 mb = 3441.99 m = 11292.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.86 % Est. max temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.19 mb = 204.31 m = 670.29 ft T: 19.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 19.18 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.80 mb = 989.19 m = 3245.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.01 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.14 C Showalter Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1040.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.68 mb = 809.91 m = 2657.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.68 mb = 1143.58 m = 3751.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.68 mb = 11199.29 m = 36742.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1038.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.68 mb = 13922.20 m = 45675.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 392.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 392.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.32 Bulk Rich Number: 7.47 Bulk Shear: 139.21 m/s