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: 38.00,-90.95 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -90.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 974 279 23.1 18.9 77 4.2 20.2 158 6 298.6 301.1 294.3 340.0 14.25 2 950 494 22.4 17.1 72 5.4 18.8 168 19 300.0 302.3 293.8 338.0 12.99 3 900 963 18.4 15.9 85 2.6 16.7 180 25 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.7 12.69 4 850 1451 15.2 13.2 88 2.0 13.9 211 31 302.1 304.1 293.2 335.3 11.26 5 800 1962 11.8 9.4 85 2.4 10.3 221 31 303.8 305.5 292.2 331.5 9.31 6 750 2500 8.6 5.7 82 2.9 6.9 231 37 306.0 307.4 291.5 329.2 7.69 7 700 3068 5.1 2.5 83 2.6 3.7 237 42 308.1 309.4 291.2 328.2 6.56 8 650 3669 1.4 -0.8 86 2.1 0.3 238 43 310.5 311.5 291.1 327.8 5.57 9 600 4310 -2.3 -6.8 71 4.5 -4.4 245 42 313.4 314.1 290.5 325.6 3.82 10 550 4995 -6.8 -13.6 58 6.8 -9.4 249 43 316.0 316.5 290.0 324.0 2.42 11 500 5732 -11.1 -14.6 76 3.5 -12.4 249 46 319.5 319.9 291.0 327.7 2.47 12 450 6533 -16.3 -18.9 80 2.6 -17.1 238 44 322.8 323.2 291.5 329.3 1.91 13 400 7409 -22.3 -24.8 80 2.5 -22.9 228 44 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.5 1.28 14 350 8376 -29.4 -32.5 75 3.1 -29.9 228 50 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.71 15 300 9457 -38.0 -41.2 72 3.1 -38.4 232 66 331.8 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10682 -49.5 -53.0 67 3.5 -49.7 237 91 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12119 -55.2 -71.6 11 16.4 -55.4 246 90 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 18 150 13942 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 248 70 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.6 -86.6 4 20.0 -66.7 250 48 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.67 m Freezing level: 631.74 mb = 3903.04 m = 12805.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.25 mb = 3703.08 m = 12149.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.82 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.12 mb = 818.31 m = 2684.71 ft T: 19.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 16.04 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.80 mb = 1452.64 m = 4765.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 36.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1015.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.29 mb = 1219.87 m = 4002.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.29 mb = 1771.50 m = 5811.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.29 mb = 11266.98 m = 36964.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1013.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.29 mb = 14012.51 m = 45972.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 6.82 Bulk Shear: 148.77 m/s