MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.26,-90.73 Latitude: 37.26 Longitude: -90.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 981 224 23.6 17.9 70 5.7 19.7 214 6 298.4 300.9 293.6 337.0 13.27 2 950 499 22.0 16.8 72 5.2 18.5 211 18 299.5 301.8 293.5 336.8 12.78 3 900 967 18.9 14.2 74 4.7 15.8 204 30 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.3 11.35 4 850 1455 14.7 12.3 85 2.4 13.2 206 33 301.6 303.5 292.5 333.0 10.65 5 800 1966 11.0 10.6 97 0.4 10.7 218 31 302.9 304.8 292.5 332.8 10.08 6 750 2503 8.3 7.1 92 1.2 7.6 228 29 305.6 307.2 292.0 331.1 8.47 7 700 3070 5.1 3.4 89 1.7 4.1 234 30 308.1 309.4 291.6 329.5 7.00 8 650 3672 1.0 -0.4 90 1.4 0.3 232 30 310.1 311.2 291.1 327.9 5.74 9 600 4312 -2.3 -3.1 94 0.8 -2.7 226 41 313.5 314.4 291.6 329.5 5.08 10 550 4999 -6.2 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.7 228 50 316.7 317.5 291.6 329.6 3.99 11 500 5738 -9.9 -11.5 88 1.6 -10.5 235 52 321.0 321.6 292.1 331.5 3.17 12 450 6544 -14.8 -16.6 87 1.7 -15.4 240 52 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.5 2.33 13 400 7426 -20.4 -22.5 83 2.1 -21.0 241 51 328.4 328.8 292.8 333.9 1.57 14 350 8400 -27.7 -30.4 78 2.7 -28.2 245 52 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.6 0.87 15 300 9486 -37.7 -40.6 74 2.9 -37.9 247 56 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.37 16 250 10712 -49.3 -52.8 67 3.5 -49.5 241 71 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.11 17 200 12142 -55.7 -70.5 14 14.8 -55.9 248 72 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.01 18 150 13962 -58.9 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 249 61 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16467 -65.9 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.0 257 43 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.59 m Freezing level: 634.47 mb = 3870.27 m = 12697.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.77 mb = 3736.20 m = 12257.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.07 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.67 mb = 951.15 m = 3120.52 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 9.11 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.68 mb = 1528.32 m = 5014.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -1.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 393.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.29 mb = 1313.01 m = 4307.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.29 mb = 1765.20 m = 5791.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.29 mb = 11266.21 m = 36962.18 ft B at Equ Level: 377.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.29 mb = 12833.68 m = 42104.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.8 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 255.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.6 neg: -0.2 tot: 159.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 6.67 Bulk Shear: 59.08 m/s