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: 39.25,-90.92 Latitude: 39.25 Longitude: -90.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 984 187 20.6 19.2 92 1.3 19.6 190 8 295.1 297.6 293.4 336.3 14.38 2 950 490 18.3 18.2 99 0.1 18.2 201 16 295.8 298.3 293.3 336.0 13.98 3 900 953 16.2 14.5 90 1.6 15.1 241 22 298.2 300.3 292.3 332.0 11.64 4 850 1437 13.4 11.3 87 2.1 12.1 256 20 300.2 302.0 291.5 329.4 9.94 5 800 1946 10.2 9.3 94 0.9 9.7 256 23 302.1 303.8 291.6 329.5 9.26 6 750 2481 7.2 5.0 86 2.1 5.9 252 23 304.4 305.7 290.7 326.4 7.32 7 700 3044 2.5 0.3 85 2.2 1.4 257 22 305.3 306.3 289.5 322.4 5.61 8 650 3640 -0.6 -1.0 97 0.4 -0.8 260 24 308.3 309.3 290.3 325.2 5.48 9 600 4276 -4.1 -4.5 97 0.4 -4.3 257 31 311.4 312.2 290.5 325.7 4.58 10 550 4958 -8.0 -8.5 96 0.5 -8.2 249 38 314.6 315.3 290.7 326.4 3.67 11 500 5693 -12.1 -12.6 96 0.5 -12.3 239 43 318.3 318.9 291.1 327.8 2.90 12 450 6492 -16.8 -17.6 94 0.7 -17.1 234 52 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.3 2.14 13 400 7368 -21.6 -23.0 89 1.4 -22.0 230 61 326.9 327.2 292.3 332.1 1.50 14 350 8336 -29.9 -32.7 77 2.8 -30.3 228 71 328.4 328.6 292.0 331.0 0.70 15 300 9414 -39.0 -42.2 72 3.2 -39.3 228 88 330.4 330.4 292.2 331.5 0.31 16 250 10633 -50.2 -53.8 65 3.7 -50.3 229 103 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12070 -53.0 -73.3 7 20.3 -53.3 239 86 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13911 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.3 251 62 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16418 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 251 46 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.94 m Freezing level: 659.87 mb = 3522.33 m = 11556.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.98 mb = 3420.65 m = 11222.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.00 mb = 354.55 m = 1163.20 ft T: 19.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 7.17 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 919.12 m = 3015.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 34.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 746.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.55 mb = 759.16 m = 2490.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.55 mb = 1283.44 m = 4210.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.55 mb = 11016.66 m = 36143.44 ft B at Equ Level: 728.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.55 mb = 12904.44 m = 42336.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.8 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 277.8 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.7 neg: -2.9 tot: 101.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 13.56 Bulk Shear: 55.01 m/s