MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.78,-90.42 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -90.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 975 280 24.5 18.4 69 6.1 20.2 153 6 299.8 302.3 294.3 340.1 13.77 2 950 503 22.9 16.9 69 6.0 18.8 169 13 300.5 302.8 293.9 338.2 12.86 3 900 971 18.5 15.6 83 2.9 16.5 189 18 300.6 302.9 293.6 337.2 12.48 4 850 1459 14.9 12.5 85 2.5 13.4 217 21 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.6 10.76 5 800 1971 12.1 9.1 82 3.0 10.3 224 24 304.1 305.8 292.0 331.3 9.10 6 750 2509 8.9 6.3 84 2.6 7.3 231 27 306.2 307.7 291.8 330.4 8.00 7 700 3077 5.3 3.0 85 2.3 4.0 237 29 308.3 309.6 291.5 329.1 6.78 8 650 3678 0.9 0.1 94 0.8 0.5 239 34 310.0 311.1 291.3 328.4 5.94 9 600 4318 -2.9 -3.4 97 0.4 -3.1 231 39 312.7 313.7 291.3 328.4 4.97 10 550 5003 -7.0 -7.5 96 0.5 -7.2 226 44 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.5 3.96 11 500 5740 -11.3 -12.1 94 0.8 -11.6 231 47 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.3 3.03 12 450 6543 -15.7 -16.6 93 0.9 -16.0 231 45 323.5 324.0 292.1 331.4 2.32 13 400 7420 -21.8 -23.3 88 1.5 -22.2 230 44 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.8 1.46 14 350 8388 -29.5 -32.4 76 2.9 -30.0 235 49 329.0 329.1 292.2 331.6 0.72 15 300 9469 -38.2 -41.4 71 3.3 -38.5 237 60 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.34 16 250 10694 -49.2 -52.8 66 3.6 -49.4 241 82 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12133 -54.1 -71.5 10 17.4 -54.4 248 86 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13958 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 247 73 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16450 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.3 249 43 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.12 m Freezing level: 638.14 mb = 3830.20 m = 12566.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.28 mb = 3761.57 m = 12340.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.57 C = 81.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.47 mb = 1052.70 m = 3453.70 ft T: 17.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 11.72 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.00 mb = 1459.31 m = 4787.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.68 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 36.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 943.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.76 mb = 1302.44 m = 4273.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.76 mb = 1962.74 m = 6439.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.76 mb = 11210.59 m = 36779.71 ft B at Equ Level: 936.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.76 mb = 13518.05 m = 44350.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 166.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 9.82 Bulk Shear: 96.07 m/s