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: 38.37,-92.50 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 239 20.2 19.9 98 0.3 20.0 21 1 295.4 298.2 294.0 338.9 15.16 2 950 474 19.1 19.0 99 0.2 19.1 147 1 296.6 299.2 294.1 339.0 14.69 3 900 939 16.8 16.6 99 0.1 16.7 188 5 298.8 301.2 293.7 337.7 13.36 4 850 1425 14.1 13.9 99 0.1 14.0 225 9 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.7 11.84 5 800 1935 11.3 11.2 99 0.1 11.2 222 16 303.2 305.2 292.9 334.4 10.48 6 750 2473 8.7 8.5 99 0.1 8.6 223 22 306.0 307.7 292.9 334.2 9.35 7 700 3042 5.7 5.4 98 0.3 5.5 222 27 308.8 310.3 292.6 333.4 8.06 8 650 3646 2.3 2.0 98 0.3 2.1 222 31 311.6 312.9 292.4 332.8 6.83 9 600 4289 -1.4 -1.7 98 0.3 -1.6 222 36 314.5 315.6 292.3 332.3 5.65 10 550 4979 -5.0 -5.3 98 0.3 -5.1 223 42 318.1 319.1 292.6 333.3 4.69 11 500 5722 -9.3 -10.2 93 0.9 -9.6 224 46 321.7 322.4 292.6 333.4 3.53 12 450 6530 -14.2 -15.5 90 1.3 -14.6 226 50 325.4 325.9 292.8 334.1 2.55 13 400 7413 -20.0 -21.8 85 1.9 -20.5 230 54 329.0 329.4 293.0 334.9 1.67 14 350 8388 -27.8 -30.2 80 2.4 -28.3 231 58 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.5 0.89 15 300 9476 -36.8 -39.5 75 2.8 -37.1 233 62 333.6 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.41 16 250 10708 -48.2 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.4 232 69 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12130 -61.3 -65.5 58 4.1 -61.4 238 87 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.7 0.03 18 150 13945 -58.0 -82.3 3 24.2 -58.3 252 66 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16456 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 252 43 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.11 m Freezing level: 618.74 mb = 4048.26 m = 13281.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.16 mb = 4010.76 m = 13158.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.69 mb = 279.49 m = 916.96 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 6.63 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.73 mb = 752.63 m = 2469.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.73 C = 72.92 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.38 mb = 718.53 m = 2357.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.38 mb = 859.20 m = 2818.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.38 mb = 12507.45 m = 41034.43 ft B at Equ Level: 662.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.38 mb = 14012.01 m = 45970.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 91.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 7.61 Bulk Shear: 92.68 m/s