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: 38.25,-90.61 Latitude: 38.25 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 984 193 21.0 19.3 90 1.7 19.9 189 8 295.5 298.1 293.6 337.2 14.50 2 950 493 19.3 18.4 94 0.9 18.7 200 24 296.8 299.3 293.7 337.6 14.14 3 900 958 18.1 12.3 69 5.8 14.4 219 37 300.1 302.0 291.6 329.7 10.05 4 850 1445 15.1 8.8 66 6.3 11.3 226 38 302.0 303.5 290.8 326.9 8.38 5 800 1956 11.5 6.3 70 5.2 8.5 233 38 303.4 304.8 290.5 325.9 7.50 6 750 2492 8.0 4.4 78 3.6 6.0 238 39 305.2 306.6 290.7 326.4 7.01 7 700 3059 4.3 -0.7 70 5.0 1.7 242 43 307.2 308.2 289.8 323.2 5.19 8 650 3656 -0.7 -2.4 89 1.7 -1.5 242 45 308.2 309.1 289.8 323.5 4.95 9 600 4293 -2.4 -2.9 96 0.5 -2.6 239 49 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.6 5.16 10 550 4981 -6.1 -7.1 93 1.0 -6.6 236 56 316.8 317.6 291.7 329.9 4.08 11 500 5720 -11.4 -12.9 88 1.6 -11.9 237 58 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.5 2.83 12 450 6521 -16.0 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 236 56 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.07 13 400 7399 -21.6 -24.0 81 2.4 -22.2 231 55 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.7 1.37 14 350 8367 -29.0 -32.0 76 3.0 -29.5 227 55 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.4 0.75 15 300 9450 -38.3 -41.5 72 3.2 -38.6 225 58 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10672 -49.8 -53.7 64 3.9 -50.0 228 54 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.10 17 200 12105 -55.7 -73.4 9 17.7 -55.9 240 57 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.01 18 150 13931 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.9 257 63 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.1 -85.8 4 20.7 -65.3 253 45 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.66 m Freezing level: 657.16 mb = 3570.20 m = 11713.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.33 mb = 3371.56 m = 11061.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.27 mb = 400.03 m = 1312.42 ft T: 19.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 11.73 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.92 mb = 1535.76 m = 5038.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.66 C = 81.78 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 30.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 423.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.29 mb = 1021.72 m = 3352.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.29 mb = 2184.53 m = 7166.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.29 mb = 10979.98 m = 36023.11 ft B at Equ Level: 414.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.29 mb = 12834.20 m = 42106.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 327.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 3.74 Bulk Shear: 113.08 m/s