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: 38.39,-89.97 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -89.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 990 145 20.3 19.8 97 0.5 19.9 189 11 294.3 297.0 293.5 336.7 14.83 2 950 496 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 196 32 296.3 298.9 293.6 336.9 14.08 3 900 960 16.7 15.6 93 1.1 16.0 198 35 298.7 301.0 293.1 335.1 12.48 4 850 1446 13.9 12.3 90 1.6 12.9 203 35 300.8 302.7 292.3 332.1 10.65 5 800 1956 11.1 9.2 88 1.9 10.0 211 35 303.0 304.7 291.8 330.4 9.19 6 750 2492 7.9 6.2 89 1.8 6.9 219 37 305.2 306.7 291.5 329.1 7.93 7 700 3058 3.9 1.8 87 2.0 2.8 226 40 306.8 307.9 290.5 325.9 6.25 8 650 3656 -0.3 -0.8 96 0.5 -0.6 233 42 308.6 309.7 290.5 325.8 5.55 9 600 4295 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 234 43 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.5 5.31 10 550 4982 -5.9 -6.8 94 0.8 -6.3 234 45 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.5 4.18 11 500 5722 -10.4 -11.7 90 1.3 -10.9 234 46 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.7 3.12 12 450 6527 -15.1 -16.9 86 1.8 -15.7 233 47 324.3 324.8 292.3 332.0 2.27 13 400 7408 -20.7 -22.8 83 2.1 -21.2 232 49 328.1 328.4 292.7 333.5 1.53 14 350 8380 -27.8 -30.5 77 2.7 -28.3 231 53 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.86 15 300 9466 -37.9 -40.9 73 3.0 -38.2 231 60 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.36 16 250 10690 -49.8 -53.2 68 3.4 -50.0 231 60 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12115 -57.7 -67.5 27 9.8 -57.9 242 62 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 18 150 13938 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 258 59 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16449 -65.6 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 251 48 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.07 m Freezing level: 653.66 mb = 3612.21 m = 11850.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.48 mb = 3551.52 m = 11651.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.42 mb = 207.14 m = 679.59 ft T: 20.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 11.12 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 875.13 m = 2871.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.25 C = 75.65 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 34.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 620.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.74 mb = 690.57 m = 2265.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.74 mb = 1408.85 m = 4622.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.74 mb = 11398.70 m = 37396.84 ft B at Equ Level: 612.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.74 mb = 13382.48 m = 43905.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 258.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 10.64 Bulk Shear: 58.31 m/s