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: 38.03,-91.23 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -91.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 974 271 23.1 19.2 79 3.9 20.4 159 7 298.4 301.1 294.5 340.7 14.53 2 950 491 21.8 17.7 77 4.1 19.0 168 19 299.3 301.8 294.0 338.7 13.51 3 900 959 18.4 16.1 87 2.3 16.9 185 28 300.5 302.9 293.9 338.4 12.94 4 850 1448 15.3 14.2 93 1.1 14.6 212 33 302.2 304.4 293.8 337.9 12.07 5 800 1959 11.3 10.3 94 1.0 10.7 218 33 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.7 9.91 6 750 2496 8.1 6.7 91 1.4 7.3 228 38 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.1 8.23 7 700 3063 4.9 3.1 88 1.8 3.9 234 43 307.9 309.2 291.4 328.8 6.86 8 650 3664 1.5 -0.7 85 2.2 0.4 236 43 310.7 311.7 291.2 328.2 5.61 9 600 4305 -1.8 -5.1 78 3.3 -3.3 242 44 314.1 314.9 291.1 327.9 4.36 10 550 4992 -6.1 -12.8 59 6.7 -8.7 247 45 316.8 317.3 290.4 325.4 2.59 11 500 5731 -11.0 -16.4 64 5.4 -12.8 246 47 319.6 320.0 290.8 326.7 2.12 12 450 6532 -16.6 -20.5 72 3.9 -17.7 239 44 322.4 322.7 291.2 328.0 1.66 13 400 7406 -22.1 -24.8 79 2.7 -22.8 230 45 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.7 1.28 14 350 8374 -29.3 -32.3 76 2.9 -29.8 226 54 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9456 -38.0 -41.1 72 3.1 -38.3 232 71 331.8 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10681 -49.7 -53.0 68 3.3 -49.8 235 93 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12116 -55.5 -71.1 13 15.6 -55.7 244 91 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.01 18 150 13937 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 248 70 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16437 -66.3 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.5 250 48 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.83 m Freezing level: 627.00 mb = 3958.97 m = 12988.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.01 mb = 3725.86 m = 12223.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.67 mb = 762.39 m = 2501.26 ft T: 19.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 15.33 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1373.35 m = 4505.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.81 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.33 C Cross Totals Index: 25.20 C K Index: 38.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 426.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1164.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.69 mb = 1125.04 m = 3691.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.69 mb = 1672.01 m = 5485.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.69 mb = 11570.69 m = 37961.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1150.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.69 mb = 14032.40 m = 46037.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 398.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 7.67 Bulk Shear: 151.92 m/s