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: 38.55,-90.63 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -90.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 985 178 21.7 19.1 85 2.7 19.9 193 10 296.2 298.8 293.6 337.3 14.26 2 950 488 19.6 18.4 93 1.2 18.8 200 26 297.1 299.7 293.8 338.0 14.15 3 900 953 17.1 15.0 87 2.1 15.7 215 41 299.1 301.3 292.8 334.1 11.99 4 850 1439 14.4 10.5 77 4.0 12.0 224 47 301.3 303.0 291.5 329.0 9.39 5 800 1949 10.8 9.2 90 1.6 9.9 232 49 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.0 9.18 6 750 2485 7.5 7.0 97 0.5 7.2 234 50 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.0 8.43 7 700 3050 4.2 1.8 85 2.3 2.9 236 51 307.1 308.3 290.6 326.2 6.25 8 650 3649 -0.2 -2.9 82 2.6 -1.5 238 53 308.7 309.6 289.8 323.5 4.77 9 600 4285 -3.7 -4.6 93 0.9 -4.1 238 55 311.8 312.7 290.6 326.1 4.52 10 550 4970 -6.4 -7.3 93 0.9 -6.8 237 62 316.4 317.2 291.5 329.3 4.01 11 500 5710 -10.2 -11.4 91 1.2 -10.7 233 63 320.6 321.2 292.0 331.1 3.20 12 450 6513 -15.9 -17.5 88 1.6 -16.4 233 63 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.6 2.16 13 400 7390 -22.3 -24.6 82 2.3 -22.8 232 64 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.6 1.31 14 350 8356 -29.3 -32.3 75 3.0 -29.7 227 63 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.73 15 300 9437 -38.8 -42.2 70 3.4 -39.1 223 60 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.9 0.31 16 250 10658 -49.6 -53.8 61 4.2 -49.8 226 51 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 17 200 12089 -55.6 -65.1 29 9.6 -55.8 237 54 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.03 18 150 13920 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 257 61 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16433 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 252 46 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.89 m Freezing level: 652.61 mb = 3617.75 m = 11869.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.11 mb = 3439.15 m = 11283.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.28 mb = 512.86 m = 1682.60 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 9.00 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1120.65 m = 3676.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.40 C = 77.72 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.64 C Cross Totals Index: 20.67 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 829.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.96 mb = 867.74 m = 2846.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.96 mb = 1599.39 m = 5247.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.96 mb = 11083.22 m = 36361.83 ft B at Equ Level: 826.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.96 mb = 13353.65 m = 43810.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 51.0 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 440.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 440.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 5.43 Bulk Shear: 152.74 m/s