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: 37.5,-89.13 Latitude: 37.50 Longitude: -89.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 991 158 26.7 15.7 51 11.0 19.3 208 11 300.6 302.7 292.8 334.0 11.37 2 950 531 22.7 14.3 59 8.4 17.2 217 21 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.1 10.86 3 900 1000 19.0 14.7 76 4.3 16.1 235 33 301.0 303.2 293.2 335.6 11.75 4 850 1488 14.4 13.6 96 0.7 13.9 235 31 301.2 303.3 293.2 335.4 11.63 5 800 1998 10.7 10.1 96 0.6 10.3 235 25 302.6 304.4 292.1 331.5 9.74 6 750 2534 7.6 5.5 86 2.1 6.4 233 30 304.9 306.3 291.0 327.7 7.57 7 700 3099 4.8 -0.8 67 5.6 1.9 230 26 307.8 308.7 289.9 323.7 5.15 8 650 3702 2.5 -2.4 70 4.9 0.0 228 31 311.8 312.7 290.9 327.2 4.92 9 600 4344 -1.2 -9.0 56 7.8 -4.6 226 37 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.1 3.23 10 550 5033 -5.7 -16.1 44 10.4 -9.4 229 40 317.3 317.7 289.9 323.9 1.97 11 500 5770 -11.6 -19.9 51 8.2 -14.2 234 43 318.8 319.1 290.0 324.2 1.58 12 450 6573 -15.2 -42.1 8 26.9 -19.4 242 43 324.1 324.2 290.3 324.9 0.21 13 400 7452 -20.9 -43.6 11 22.7 -23.9 248 48 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.7 0.20 14 350 8422 -28.8 -49.1 12 20.3 -30.7 249 55 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.12 15 300 9506 -37.5 -48.5 31 11.0 -38.2 255 61 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.16 16 250 10736 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.5 -48.3 257 66 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12173 -55.2 -67.3 21 12.2 -55.4 257 83 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 13989 -60.0 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.2 251 70 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16464 -69.5 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.6 252 38 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.78 m Freezing level: 616.72 mb = 4129.41 m = 13547.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.78 mb = 3704.33 m = 12153.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.53 C = 81.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.91 mb = 1548.29 m = 5079.62 ft T: 13.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 11.96 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.73 mb = 1711.01 m = 5613.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.92 C = 82.25 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 34.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.52 mb = 1562.10 m = 5124.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.52 mb = 1918.90 m = 6295.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 407.52 mb = 7313.08 m = 23992.76 ft B at Equ Level: 137.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.52 mb = 11342.69 m = 37213.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.4 neg: -31.6 tot: 85.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 34.42 m/s