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: 37.83,-92.74 Latitude: 37.83 Longitude: -92.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 968 318 23.5 19.7 80 3.7 20.8 193 16 299.4 302.2 295.2 343.6 15.13 2 950 479 22.6 18.5 78 4.0 19.8 196 29 300.1 302.7 294.8 341.9 14.29 3 900 947 18.2 17.0 93 1.2 17.4 202 37 300.2 302.8 294.4 340.4 13.70 4 850 1435 14.6 14.2 97 0.4 14.3 215 47 301.4 303.6 293.5 336.8 12.03 5 800 1946 11.9 10.5 91 1.4 11.0 224 53 303.8 305.7 292.7 333.6 10.00 6 750 2484 8.6 7.8 95 0.8 8.1 223 46 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.8 8.90 7 700 3052 5.6 4.6 94 0.9 5.1 229 46 308.6 310.1 292.3 332.0 7.65 8 650 3656 2.4 -0.6 81 3.0 0.8 237 48 311.7 312.8 291.5 329.3 5.64 9 600 4298 -1.4 -7.8 61 6.5 -4.2 244 46 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.9 3.53 10 550 4987 -5.2 -13.7 51 8.5 -8.4 246 46 318.0 318.4 290.6 326.0 2.41 11 500 5727 -10.3 -18.0 53 7.7 -12.8 248 50 320.5 320.8 290.8 326.8 1.85 12 450 6532 -14.8 -18.4 74 3.5 -16.0 240 50 324.6 325.0 292.1 331.4 2.00 13 400 7413 -21.2 -24.5 75 3.3 -22.0 229 51 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.0 1.31 14 350 8382 -28.9 -32.3 72 3.4 -29.5 228 55 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.5 0.73 15 300 9464 -38.5 -41.6 72 3.2 -38.8 226 66 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10685 -50.3 -53.8 67 3.5 -50.5 239 71 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12116 -54.9 -70.5 13 15.6 -55.2 252 68 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13935 -59.7 -82.8 3 23.1 -59.9 249 67 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 253 45 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.84 m Freezing level: 618.17 mb = 4064.42 m = 13334.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.71 mb = 3758.63 m = 12331.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.35 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.44 mb = 790.20 m = 2592.48 ft T: 19.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 17.70 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1122.79 m = 3683.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.47 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 38.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1360.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.27 mb = 1068.50 m = 3505.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.27 mb = 1213.97 m = 3982.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.27 mb = 11734.57 m = 38498.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1347.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.27 mb = 14710.52 m = 48262.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.2 neg: -34.5 tot: 403.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.41 Bulk Rich Number: 13.68 Bulk Shear: 99.47 m/s