MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.28,-89.71 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -89.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 991 138 18.7 18.4 98 0.3 18.5 218 7 292.6 295.1 292.0 331.1 13.55 2 950 497 17.4 17.3 99 0.1 17.3 210 23 294.8 297.2 292.4 332.6 13.17 3 900 959 15.4 15.1 98 0.3 15.3 206 35 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.4 12.10 4 850 1443 13.3 12.9 97 0.4 13.1 204 42 300.1 302.1 292.4 332.6 11.09 5 800 1951 10.4 9.6 95 0.8 10.0 212 43 302.3 304.0 291.8 330.3 9.45 6 750 2487 7.1 6.0 93 1.1 6.5 213 41 304.3 305.8 291.1 327.9 7.87 7 700 3050 2.5 1.5 93 1.0 2.0 217 40 305.3 306.4 289.9 323.8 6.11 8 650 3646 -0.3 -0.6 98 0.3 -0.4 220 42 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.0 5.64 9 600 4285 -2.0 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 221 48 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.28 10 550 4974 -5.3 -6.1 94 0.8 -5.7 224 51 317.7 318.6 292.2 331.9 4.40 11 500 5716 -9.7 -11.0 90 1.3 -10.2 227 55 321.3 321.9 292.3 332.2 3.30 12 450 6522 -14.5 -16.3 87 1.7 -15.2 231 57 325.0 325.4 292.6 333.1 2.39 13 400 7405 -20.2 -22.4 83 2.2 -20.8 238 57 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.2 1.58 14 350 8379 -27.7 -30.4 77 2.8 -28.2 245 59 331.5 331.6 293.0 334.6 0.87 15 300 9467 -37.0 -40.0 73 3.0 -37.3 248 61 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.7 0.39 16 250 10698 -48.3 -51.7 68 3.4 -48.4 247 59 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12122 -59.2 -63.6 56 4.4 -59.2 241 63 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.04 18 150 13952 -57.6 -82.7 3 25.1 -57.8 261 52 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16455 -65.9 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.1 252 44 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.11 m Freezing level: 655.64 mb = 3579.03 m = 11742.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.12 mb = 3534.20 m = 11595.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.55 C = 79.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.34 mb = 174.80 m = 573.49 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.58 C/km ThetaE index: 8.79 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.30 mb = 685.12 m = 2247.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.91 C = 71.44 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: 0.51 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: 0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 151.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.90 mb = 615.56 m = 2019.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.90 mb = 1827.57 m = 5995.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 561.90 mb = 4804.22 m = 15761.68 ft B at Equ Level: 151.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 341.90 mb = 8544.27 m = 28032.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 5.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.7 neg: -4.7 tot: 215.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.84 Bulk Shear: 82.49 m/s