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: 37.91,-92.18 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -92.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 971 290 23.6 19.5 77 4.2 20.7 177 11 299.3 302.0 294.9 342.5 14.82 2 950 482 22.1 18.5 80 3.6 19.6 181 21 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.2 14.24 3 900 950 18.1 17.1 94 1.0 17.4 195 35 300.2 302.7 294.4 340.5 13.76 4 850 1438 15.3 13.8 91 1.4 14.3 211 43 302.1 304.3 293.6 336.9 11.77 5 800 1950 11.8 11.1 96 0.7 11.3 215 38 303.7 305.6 293.0 334.7 10.43 6 750 2488 8.3 7.9 97 0.5 8.0 221 39 305.6 307.3 292.4 332.5 8.92 7 700 3055 5.0 3.0 87 2.0 3.9 228 43 308.0 309.3 291.4 328.8 6.81 8 650 3658 2.8 -3.1 65 5.8 -0.1 236 46 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.8 4.69 9 600 4300 -1.6 -15.8 33 14.1 -6.7 243 44 314.2 314.6 288.9 320.4 1.86 10 550 4987 -5.5 -18.7 35 13.2 -9.9 244 43 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.9 1.59 11 500 5727 -9.9 -22.1 36 12.2 -13.5 245 48 320.9 321.2 290.4 325.4 1.30 12 450 6531 -15.3 -19.6 70 4.3 -16.6 239 52 324.0 324.3 291.7 330.1 1.80 13 400 7410 -21.4 -24.4 77 3.0 -22.1 230 54 327.2 327.4 292.2 331.8 1.33 14 350 8380 -28.9 -32.1 74 3.1 -29.5 230 64 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.74 15 300 9463 -38.3 -41.5 72 3.2 -38.7 229 73 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.33 16 250 10684 -50.2 -53.6 67 3.4 -50.3 239 83 331.4 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12116 -55.6 -70.0 15 14.4 -55.8 246 78 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13931 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 249 71 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.6 -87.4 3 21.7 -65.8 252 46 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.62 m Freezing level: 618.56 mb = 4061.44 m = 13324.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.58 mb = 3637.88 m = 11935.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.85 mb = 817.64 m = 2682.51 ft T: 19.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 22.13 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1171.31 m = 3842.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.42 C = 77.75 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 37.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1365.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.97 mb = 1045.42 m = 3429.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.97 mb = 1388.11 m = 4554.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.97 mb = 11652.67 m = 38230.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1363.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.97 mb = 14583.22 m = 47844.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.0 neg: -12.2 tot: 397.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.01 Bulk Rich Number: 11.42 Bulk Shear: 119.54 m/s