MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.33,-92.95 Latitude: 38.33 Longitude: -92.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 973 268 20.8 18.6 87 2.2 19.3 188 13 296.2 298.7 293.4 336.5 13.98 2 950 476 19.1 17.8 92 1.3 18.2 194 26 296.5 299.0 293.3 335.7 13.58 3 900 939 15.7 15.2 97 0.5 15.4 208 41 297.7 299.9 292.5 332.9 12.17 4 850 1423 13.5 12.3 93 1.2 12.8 226 52 300.3 302.3 292.2 331.7 10.67 5 800 1932 10.7 9.6 93 1.1 10.0 227 47 302.6 304.3 291.9 330.6 9.42 6 750 2469 8.3 5.5 83 2.8 6.7 231 44 305.6 307.0 291.3 328.4 7.57 7 700 3037 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 2.9 238 42 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.3 5.72 8 650 3639 2.2 -7.0 51 9.2 -1.9 252 44 311.5 312.1 289.5 322.5 3.49 9 600 4280 -2.2 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.8 256 48 313.5 314.2 290.1 324.5 3.42 10 550 4966 -5.9 -8.3 83 2.3 -7.0 248 52 317.0 317.8 291.5 329.1 3.73 11 500 5707 -9.9 -11.6 88 1.7 -10.6 234 55 321.0 321.6 292.1 331.4 3.16 12 450 6512 -15.2 -17.0 86 1.8 -15.7 222 53 324.2 324.6 292.2 331.8 2.25 13 400 7392 -21.0 -23.3 82 2.3 -21.6 216 54 327.7 327.9 292.4 332.8 1.46 14 350 8363 -28.5 -31.4 76 2.8 -29.0 210 54 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.1 0.79 15 300 9448 -37.9 -41.0 73 3.0 -38.2 210 55 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10672 -49.8 -53.3 67 3.4 -50.0 211 55 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.11 17 200 12097 -56.2 -69.2 18 13.1 -56.3 246 60 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 18 150 13913 -59.7 -81.4 4 21.6 -59.9 260 57 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16424 -63.8 -87.9 2 24.1 -64.0 258 39 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.86 m Freezing level: 625.10 mb = 3958.06 m = 12985.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.68 mb = 3396.62 m = 11143.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.31 % Est. max temperature: 26.05 C = 78.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.47 mb = 544.22 m = 1785.46 ft T: 18.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 13.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 885.29 m = 2904.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.07 C = 71.72 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.22 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.44 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 216.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.97 mb = 854.10 m = 2802.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.97 mb = 995.97 m = 3267.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.97 mb = 11095.12 m = 36400.86 ft B at Equ Level: 202.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.97 mb = 12290.54 m = 40322.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 463.8 neg: -25.0 tot: 438.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 1.78 Bulk Shear: 121.25 m/s