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: 38.28,-91.79 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -91.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 253 22.7 19.9 84 2.8 20.8 173 6 297.9 300.7 294.8 342.0 15.17 2 950 482 21.0 18.8 87 2.2 19.5 180 13 298.5 301.2 294.5 340.8 14.52 3 900 949 17.7 16.8 95 0.9 17.1 196 27 299.8 302.2 294.1 339.3 13.52 4 850 1436 14.8 13.9 94 0.9 14.3 214 28 301.7 303.8 293.4 336.6 11.85 5 800 1947 11.4 11.2 99 0.1 11.3 218 27 303.3 305.2 292.9 334.6 10.53 6 750 2485 8.3 8.2 99 0.1 8.2 218 31 305.6 307.3 292.5 333.0 9.11 7 700 3052 5.0 4.9 99 0.2 4.9 222 34 308.1 309.5 292.2 331.8 7.78 8 650 3654 1.3 1.0 98 0.3 1.1 227 41 310.5 311.7 291.7 330.1 6.35 9 600 4294 -2.6 -3.4 94 0.8 -3.0 232 47 313.2 314.1 291.4 328.8 4.97 10 550 4981 -6.1 -7.5 90 1.4 -6.7 239 47 316.8 317.6 291.6 329.6 3.96 11 500 5720 -10.7 -14.2 76 3.4 -12.0 239 48 320.0 320.5 291.3 328.5 2.56 12 450 6522 -16.3 -21.0 67 4.7 -17.7 237 53 322.7 323.0 291.2 328.2 1.59 13 400 7397 -22.1 -25.3 75 3.2 -22.8 234 64 326.3 326.5 291.9 330.6 1.23 14 350 8366 -28.9 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.4 225 72 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.6 0.77 15 300 9448 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.9 231 86 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10668 -50.4 -53.9 66 3.6 -50.5 238 94 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12098 -54.9 -69.7 14 14.8 -55.2 241 82 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 18 150 13924 -58.1 -83.3 3 25.2 -58.3 250 68 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16431 -65.3 -87.4 3 22.1 -65.4 251 47 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.95 m Freezing level: 633.00 mb = 3871.76 m = 12702.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.19 mb = 3825.82 m = 12551.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.57 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.12 mb = 600.00 m = 1968.47 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 13.12 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.21 mb = 1032.31 m = 3386.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.81 C = 76.66 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 39.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1423.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.10 mb = 918.90 m = 3014.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.10 mb = 1256.53 m = 4122.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.10 mb = 11542.67 m = 37869.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1419.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.10 mb = 14434.89 m = 47357.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.9 neg: -0.7 tot: 237.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 13.33 Bulk Shear: 106.79 m/s