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: 38.89,-90.39 Latitude: 38.89 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 990 151 19.0 18.2 95 0.8 18.5 172 8 292.9 295.3 292.0 331.0 13.40 2 950 508 18.3 16.9 92 1.3 17.4 217 15 295.7 298.0 292.4 332.7 12.87 3 900 972 17.1 13.6 80 3.5 14.8 233 30 299.2 301.2 292.0 331.2 10.96 4 850 1458 14.9 9.7 71 5.3 11.7 237 39 301.8 303.4 291.2 328.1 8.89 5 800 1969 11.5 6.8 73 4.8 8.8 234 43 303.4 304.9 290.7 326.7 7.76 6 750 2505 8.1 4.6 79 3.5 6.1 237 44 305.4 306.7 290.8 326.9 7.13 7 700 3072 4.6 2.3 85 2.3 3.3 242 47 307.6 308.8 290.9 327.3 6.45 8 650 3671 0.4 -0.1 97 0.4 0.1 251 45 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.86 9 600 4311 -2.9 -3.5 96 0.6 -3.1 257 44 312.8 313.7 291.2 328.4 4.94 10 550 4996 -7.1 -8.0 93 0.9 -7.5 255 45 315.6 316.4 291.1 327.9 3.80 11 500 5732 -11.5 -12.7 91 1.2 -11.9 248 46 319.0 319.6 291.3 328.5 2.88 12 450 6533 -16.3 -17.8 88 1.5 -16.8 241 50 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.8 2.10 13 400 7408 -22.5 -24.4 85 1.9 -23.0 236 53 325.7 326.0 291.8 330.4 1.33 14 350 8375 -29.5 -32.6 75 3.0 -30.0 232 54 329.0 329.1 292.2 331.5 0.71 15 300 9454 -38.5 -42.8 64 4.3 -38.9 234 58 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.29 16 250 10679 -49.2 -53.2 63 4.0 -49.4 239 71 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12111 -55.9 -67.9 21 11.9 -56.1 247 84 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.02 18 150 13929 -59.0 -82.1 3 23.1 -59.2 251 73 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16429 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 243 46 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.68 m Freezing level: 644.33 mb = 3743.80 m = 12282.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.91 mb = 3697.00 m = 12129.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.51 % Est. max temperature: 28.11 C = 82.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.41 mb = 246.35 m = 808.22 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 6.08 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.43 mb = 1553.69 m = 5097.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.11 C = 82.59 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: 0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.16 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 193.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.21 mb = 856.14 m = 2808.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.21 mb = 2758.79 m = 9051.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 367.21 mb = 8027.23 m = 26335.73 ft B at Equ Level: 193.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 217.21 mb = 11581.28 m = 37995.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.4 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 274.4 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 284.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.56 Bulk Shear: 124.26 m/s