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: 38.59,-90.61 Latitude: 38.59 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 44 SFC 985 175 21.8 19.1 85 2.7 19.9 191 10 296.2 298.8 293.6 337.2 14.24 2 950 487 19.7 18.4 92 1.3 18.8 200 27 297.1 299.7 293.8 338.0 14.12 3 900 952 17.0 15.4 91 1.6 16.0 213 41 299.0 301.3 293.0 335.0 12.33 4 850 1438 14.3 10.7 79 3.6 12.1 223 48 301.1 302.9 291.5 329.4 9.56 5 800 1948 10.8 9.3 91 1.4 9.9 230 50 302.6 304.3 291.7 330.1 9.24 6 750 2484 7.6 7.2 97 0.4 7.3 234 51 304.8 306.4 291.8 330.4 8.50 7 700 3049 4.2 2.3 88 1.8 3.2 235 52 307.1 308.3 290.8 326.9 6.48 8 650 3648 0.1 -2.6 82 2.7 -1.2 237 54 309.1 310.0 290.0 324.2 4.85 9 600 4285 -3.8 -5.0 92 1.1 -4.4 238 55 311.7 312.5 290.5 325.5 4.41 10 550 4969 -6.7 -7.6 93 1.0 -7.1 237 62 316.2 316.9 291.4 328.8 3.92 11 500 5709 -10.2 -11.5 91 1.3 -10.7 233 62 320.6 321.2 292.0 331.1 3.18 12 450 6512 -15.7 -17.3 88 1.6 -16.3 232 62 323.4 323.9 291.9 330.8 2.18 13 400 7389 -22.2 -24.4 82 2.2 -22.7 231 64 326.2 326.4 291.9 330.8 1.32 14 350 8356 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.8 227 64 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9436 -38.8 -42.1 71 3.3 -39.1 224 60 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10657 -49.6 -53.5 63 3.9 -49.8 226 51 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 17 200 12088 -55.8 -64.6 33 8.7 -56.0 238 53 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13919 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 257 61 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16433 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.2 -64.5 252 46 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.65 m Freezing level: 648.58 mb = 3666.55 m = 12029.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.78 mb = 3478.91 m = 11413.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.12 C = 80.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.50 mb = 519.02 m = 1702.80 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 8.64 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1044.61 m = 3427.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.97 C = 76.95 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: 1.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 20.95 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 890.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.48 mb = 842.94 m = 2765.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.48 mb = 1472.86 m = 4832.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.48 mb = 11290.65 m = 37042.38 ft B at Equ Level: 877.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.48 mb = 13649.47 m = 44781.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.7 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 261.7 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 452.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 452.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 150.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 5.78 Bulk Shear: 154.04 m/s