MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.01,-91.93 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -91.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 966 367 24.0 17.9 69 6.1 19.8 189 7 300.1 302.5 294.1 339.4 13.43 2 950 515 22.2 16.9 72 5.3 18.6 192 11 299.7 302.0 293.6 337.2 12.85 3 900 983 18.8 16.3 85 2.5 17.1 215 23 300.9 303.3 294.1 339.2 13.04 4 850 1474 16.3 13.7 85 2.6 14.6 240 26 303.3 305.4 293.8 338.0 11.69 5 800 1987 12.3 11.9 98 0.4 12.0 244 22 304.2 306.3 293.6 337.1 11.01 6 750 2525 8.9 7.8 93 1.1 8.3 227 24 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.2 8.91 7 700 3094 5.6 2.0 78 3.5 3.7 227 32 308.6 309.8 291.2 328.1 6.34 8 650 3697 2.3 -1.1 79 3.3 0.5 227 38 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.6 5.45 9 600 4338 -2.1 -6.8 70 4.7 -4.2 225 43 313.7 314.4 290.6 326.0 3.84 10 550 5025 -6.5 -10.7 72 4.2 -8.2 228 45 316.4 317.0 290.7 326.4 3.07 11 500 5762 -10.7 -15.4 68 4.7 -12.3 235 41 320.0 320.4 291.0 327.7 2.31 12 450 6565 -15.9 -18.9 78 3.0 -16.9 239 42 323.2 323.6 291.6 329.7 1.90 13 400 7441 -22.1 -25.7 72 3.7 -22.9 240 46 326.3 326.5 291.8 330.5 1.17 14 350 8408 -29.4 -42.2 28 12.9 -30.9 241 58 329.1 329.2 291.7 330.1 0.27 15 300 9490 -37.6 -50.3 25 12.7 -38.5 242 69 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.13 16 250 10720 -48.2 -51.3 70 3.1 -48.3 243 77 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.14 17 200 12162 -53.9 -69.3 13 15.4 -54.2 249 89 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 13983 -60.2 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.3 249 72 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 251 40 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.06 m Freezing level: 623.88 mb = 4031.86 m = 13227.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.24 mb = 3768.05 m = 12362.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.19 mb = 1144.89 m = 3756.16 ft T: 18.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 11.11 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.05 mb = 1664.33 m = 5460.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.50 C = 81.51 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 37.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 939.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.42 mb = 1309.38 m = 4295.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.42 mb = 1971.52 m = 6468.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.42 mb = 11218.74 m = 36806.45 ft B at Equ Level: 930.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.42 mb = 13923.53 m = 45680.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.9 neg: -7.0 tot: 152.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 14.37 Bulk Shear: 65.35 m/s