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: 38.62,-91.00 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -91.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 983 192 20.0 19.3 95 0.8 19.5 266 8 294.6 297.2 293.3 335.9 14.44 2 950 490 18.0 17.6 98 0.4 17.8 259 17 295.4 297.9 292.8 334.1 13.47 3 900 951 15.4 15.3 99 0.1 15.3 252 23 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.8 12.21 4 850 1435 13.1 13.0 99 0.1 13.0 246 28 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.4 11.11 5 800 1944 10.7 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 243 34 302.5 304.4 292.3 332.3 10.04 6 750 2480 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.7 240 40 305.0 306.7 292.1 331.4 8.79 7 700 3047 4.5 4.2 98 0.2 4.4 239 43 307.4 308.8 291.7 330.1 7.42 8 650 3647 0.3 -0.3 95 0.7 -0.0 239 47 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.1 5.75 9 600 4284 -3.6 -4.6 93 1.0 -4.1 238 54 311.9 312.8 290.6 326.2 4.52 10 550 4968 -7.1 -7.7 96 0.6 -7.4 236 61 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.1 3.89 11 500 5705 -11.2 -12.0 94 0.8 -11.5 233 62 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.4 3.05 12 450 6507 -16.4 -17.5 91 1.1 -16.7 231 58 322.6 323.0 291.7 329.9 2.15 13 400 7382 -22.5 -24.4 84 1.9 -22.9 228 57 325.8 326.0 291.8 330.4 1.32 14 350 8348 -29.2 -31.9 78 2.6 -29.7 224 59 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 15 300 9428 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.1 -39.4 220 58 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10649 -49.5 -53.7 61 4.2 -49.7 224 46 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.10 17 200 12084 -54.4 -64.1 29 9.7 -54.6 237 52 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.03 18 150 13917 -58.9 -82.4 3 23.5 -59.1 256 64 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16432 -63.7 -86.2 3 22.4 -63.9 253 44 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.09 m Freezing level: 646.00 mb = 3697.87 m = 12131.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.44 mb = 3641.41 m = 11946.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.16 C = 79.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.92 mb = 284.68 m = 933.97 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 9.70 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 710.18 m = 2329.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.81 C = 71.26 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 37.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 501.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.37 mb = 686.32 m = 2251.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.37 mb = 825.47 m = 2708.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.37 mb = 10821.46 m = 35503.06 ft B at Equ Level: 495.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.37 mb = 12636.88 m = 41459.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 109.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 4.25 Bulk Shear: 117.93 m/s