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: 39.57,-90.50 Latitude: 39.57 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 985 172 21.3 19.0 87 2.3 19.7 180 10 295.7 298.2 293.4 336.4 14.14 2 950 485 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 189 16 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.5 13.86 3 900 948 16.6 13.9 84 2.8 14.8 234 20 298.7 300.7 292.0 331.1 11.13 4 850 1434 14.0 10.6 80 3.5 11.9 255 19 300.9 302.6 291.3 328.7 9.46 5 800 1943 10.9 7.9 82 2.9 9.1 254 22 302.7 304.3 291.1 327.8 8.41 6 750 2479 8.2 1.5 63 6.7 4.6 247 25 305.5 306.6 289.6 322.8 5.69 7 700 3045 3.9 -3.3 59 7.3 0.5 255 29 306.8 307.6 288.8 320.1 4.28 8 650 3642 -0.9 -1.9 93 1.0 -1.4 256 34 308.0 308.9 289.9 323.8 5.14 9 600 4276 -4.5 -4.9 97 0.4 -4.7 258 42 311.0 311.8 290.2 324.9 4.44 10 550 4956 -9.0 -14.7 63 5.7 -11.0 253 50 313.4 313.8 288.9 320.7 2.22 11 500 5687 -12.8 -13.9 92 1.0 -13.2 246 55 317.4 317.9 290.6 326.0 2.62 12 450 6485 -17.3 -18.6 89 1.3 -17.7 236 61 321.5 321.9 291.2 328.2 1.96 13 400 7358 -22.8 -24.8 83 2.1 -23.2 230 71 325.4 325.7 291.7 329.9 1.27 14 350 8321 -30.9 -39.9 41 9.0 -32.0 227 80 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.3 0.34 15 300 9396 -39.2 -42.9 68 3.7 -39.5 227 91 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.2 0.29 16 250 10616 -49.4 -55.2 51 5.8 -49.6 231 103 332.6 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.09 17 200 12060 -52.2 -75.0 5 22.8 -52.5 239 83 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13899 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 250 62 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16407 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 251 46 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.40 m Freezing level: 659.04 mb = 3534.03 m = 11594.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.97 mb = 3196.33 m = 10486.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.28 mb = 464.78 m = 1524.84 ft T: 18.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 16.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1145.99 m = 3759.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.13 C = 77.23 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 30.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 737.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.42 mb = 821.56 m = 2695.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.42 mb = 1855.14 m = 6086.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.42 mb = 10656.85 m = 34962.99 ft B at Equ Level: 734.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.42 mb = 12790.02 m = 41961.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.9 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 278.9 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.5 neg: -6.2 tot: 133.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 6.64 Bulk Shear: 111.14 m/s