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: 38.00,-90.61 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -90.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 977 249 20.4 19.4 94 1.0 19.7 188 5 295.5 298.1 293.7 337.5 14.65 2 950 493 19.3 18.5 95 0.8 18.7 204 20 296.7 299.3 293.8 337.8 14.22 3 900 958 18.1 13.6 75 4.4 15.2 218 34 300.1 302.1 292.3 332.3 10.96 4 850 1446 15.4 9.5 68 5.9 11.8 222 35 302.3 303.9 291.3 328.4 8.81 5 800 1957 12.0 5.2 63 6.8 8.1 234 33 303.9 305.2 290.2 324.8 6.94 6 750 2494 8.5 1.9 64 6.5 4.9 247 35 305.8 306.9 289.9 323.7 5.88 7 700 3061 4.8 -1.2 65 6.0 1.8 250 38 307.8 308.7 289.8 323.2 5.01 8 650 3660 0.1 -0.9 93 1.0 -0.4 247 40 309.1 310.1 290.6 326.2 5.53 9 600 4300 -2.2 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 239 43 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.3 5.30 10 550 4988 -6.0 -6.6 95 0.6 -6.2 236 49 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.25 11 500 5727 -11.0 -12.2 90 1.3 -11.5 241 52 319.7 320.2 291.6 329.5 2.99 12 450 6530 -15.7 -17.4 86 1.7 -16.3 238 51 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.9 2.16 13 400 7408 -21.5 -23.8 82 2.3 -22.1 235 53 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.9 1.40 14 350 8377 -29.2 -32.5 73 3.3 -29.8 233 58 329.3 329.5 292.2 331.9 0.71 15 300 9457 -38.9 -42.8 67 3.9 -39.3 231 54 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.29 16 250 10677 -49.5 -54.2 58 4.7 -49.7 239 59 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.10 17 200 12112 -55.5 -71.1 13 15.6 -55.8 242 59 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 13935 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 254 64 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.2 -85.9 4 20.7 -65.4 255 45 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.79 m Freezing level: 647.24 mb = 3695.45 m = 12124.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.00 mb = 3548.89 m = 11643.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.48 mb = 371.77 m = 1219.72 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 14.54 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.67 mb = 1559.21 m = 5115.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: 1.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 29.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.20 mb = 1032.65 m = 3387.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.20 mb = 2305.59 m = 7564.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.20 mb = 11014.83 m = 36137.47 ft B at Equ Level: 497.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.20 mb = 12878.97 m = 42253.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.4 neg: -0.3 tot: 283.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 5.69 Bulk Shear: 88.91 m/s