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: 37.98,-92.47 Latitude: 37.98 Longitude: -92.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 972 279 23.3 19.7 80 3.6 20.8 181 11 298.8 301.6 295.0 342.6 15.02 2 950 477 22.1 18.7 81 3.4 19.8 185 22 299.6 302.3 294.8 341.9 14.46 3 900 945 18.1 17.3 96 0.7 17.6 193 33 300.1 302.7 294.6 341.1 13.98 4 850 1433 14.8 14.4 97 0.4 14.6 209 43 301.7 303.9 293.7 337.7 12.22 5 800 1944 11.8 11.3 97 0.4 11.5 217 47 303.7 305.6 293.1 335.3 10.61 6 750 2483 8.6 8.4 98 0.2 8.5 219 44 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.8 9.25 7 700 3051 5.3 4.8 97 0.4 5.0 224 44 308.3 309.8 292.2 331.9 7.74 8 650 3654 2.5 1.2 91 1.3 1.8 233 47 311.7 313.0 292.2 331.7 6.42 9 600 4296 -1.9 -7.3 67 5.4 -4.3 239 49 314.0 314.7 290.5 325.8 3.70 10 550 4983 -5.7 -12.7 57 7.1 -8.4 240 48 317.3 317.8 290.5 325.9 2.61 11 500 5724 -9.7 -18.6 48 8.9 -12.6 243 52 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.2 1.76 12 450 6530 -14.4 -18.7 70 4.3 -15.8 242 56 325.1 325.5 292.2 331.8 1.94 13 400 7412 -20.8 -24.7 71 3.9 -21.8 234 57 328.0 328.2 292.4 332.5 1.29 14 350 8382 -29.1 -33.3 67 4.2 -29.7 234 61 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.9 0.66 15 300 9464 -38.6 -42.3 68 3.7 -38.9 233 72 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.31 16 250 10684 -50.3 -54.0 65 3.7 -50.4 243 76 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 17 200 12112 -56.0 -67.2 23 11.2 -56.2 250 75 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 13928 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.4 249 69 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.1 -86.4 4 21.3 -65.2 253 45 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.22 m Freezing level: 621.55 mb = 4019.28 m = 13186.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.27 mb = 3837.68 m = 12590.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.40 mb = 732.11 m = 2401.89 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 16.79 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.70 mb = 1062.34 m = 3485.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.93 C = 76.87 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.79 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.57 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 38.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1464.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.16 mb = 990.82 m = 3250.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.16 mb = 1232.60 m = 4043.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.16 mb = 11795.02 m = 38697.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1461.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.16 mb = 14804.69 m = 48571.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.6 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 257.6 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 420.0 neg: -6.7 tot: 413.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.55 Bulk Rich Number: 11.32 Bulk Shear: 129.32 m/s