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: 38.23,-91.54 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -91.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 974 270 22.9 19.7 83 3.1 20.6 168 8 298.3 301.0 294.8 341.9 15.02 2 950 485 20.9 18.6 86 2.3 19.4 172 14 298.4 301.0 294.4 340.2 14.34 3 900 952 18.2 16.8 91 1.4 17.3 195 30 300.3 302.8 294.3 339.9 13.51 4 850 1440 15.3 13.9 91 1.4 14.4 215 29 302.1 304.3 293.6 337.0 11.81 5 800 1952 11.3 11.1 98 0.2 11.2 219 29 303.2 305.2 292.9 334.3 10.43 6 750 2489 8.0 7.9 99 0.1 8.0 222 34 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.2 8.95 7 700 3056 4.8 4.6 99 0.2 4.6 229 38 307.8 309.2 292.0 330.9 7.60 8 650 3657 1.3 0.6 95 0.7 1.0 232 43 310.5 311.6 291.6 329.6 6.17 9 600 4298 -2.3 -4.7 84 2.3 -3.4 236 47 313.4 314.3 291.0 327.7 4.51 10 550 4984 -6.0 -8.3 84 2.3 -7.0 243 48 317.0 317.7 291.5 329.0 3.73 11 500 5724 -10.5 -17.4 57 6.9 -12.8 241 49 320.2 320.6 290.8 326.8 1.96 12 450 6526 -16.8 -25.1 49 8.2 -18.8 240 51 322.1 322.3 290.6 326.0 1.11 13 400 7400 -22.1 -25.5 73 3.5 -22.9 235 56 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.5 1.20 14 350 8368 -29.1 -32.1 75 3.1 -29.6 225 65 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.2 0.74 15 300 9450 -38.4 -41.5 73 3.1 -38.7 231 83 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10672 -50.3 -53.7 67 3.4 -50.4 236 95 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 17 200 12104 -55.2 -70.0 14 14.8 -55.4 241 84 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13927 -58.3 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.6 250 69 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16431 -65.5 -87.1 3 21.6 -65.7 251 47 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.56 m Freezing level: 631.79 mb = 3890.38 m = 12763.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.11 mb = 3792.31 m = 12441.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.41 mb = 664.54 m = 2180.22 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 14.16 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.39 mb = 1188.54 m = 3899.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.77 C = 78.39 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 39.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1436.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.00 mb = 980.08 m = 3215.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.00 mb = 1519.99 m = 4986.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.00 mb = 11730.25 m = 38484.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1419.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.00 mb = 14716.68 m = 48282.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 302.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 302.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.27 Bulk Rich Number: 10.99 Bulk Shear: 130.66 m/s