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: 38.68,-90.44 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 987 158 21.7 19.0 85 2.7 19.9 180 10 296.0 298.6 293.5 336.8 14.18 2 950 486 19.5 18.2 92 1.3 18.7 194 28 297.0 299.5 293.7 337.5 14.01 3 900 950 17.1 15.4 90 1.7 16.0 207 42 299.1 301.4 293.0 335.0 12.29 4 850 1437 14.5 11.0 80 3.4 12.3 217 49 301.3 303.1 291.7 330.1 9.76 5 800 1947 10.9 8.9 87 2.0 9.7 224 50 302.8 304.4 291.6 329.5 8.99 6 750 2482 7.5 6.5 93 1.0 6.9 228 51 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.2 8.13 7 700 3048 4.1 2.6 90 1.4 3.3 230 51 307.0 308.2 290.9 327.2 6.62 8 650 3647 0.7 -1.8 83 2.5 -0.6 233 53 309.8 310.8 290.5 325.8 5.15 9 600 4285 -3.9 -6.1 84 2.3 -4.9 235 56 311.6 312.4 290.1 324.4 4.04 10 550 4968 -7.1 -8.5 90 1.3 -7.7 237 60 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.4 3.67 11 500 5706 -10.4 -11.8 89 1.4 -10.9 234 61 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.6 3.10 12 450 6510 -15.7 -17.3 87 1.6 -16.2 232 59 323.6 324.0 292.0 331.0 2.19 13 400 7388 -21.6 -23.7 84 2.0 -22.1 230 61 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.8 1.42 14 350 8356 -29.3 -32.0 77 2.7 -29.8 228 63 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.75 15 300 9437 -38.6 -41.7 73 3.1 -38.9 225 60 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10659 -49.7 -53.2 66 3.6 -49.8 226 55 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12086 -57.3 -63.5 45 6.2 -57.4 239 53 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.04 18 150 13917 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 258 59 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16431 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 252 47 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.96 m Freezing level: 642.13 mb = 3747.82 m = 12295.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.32 mb = 3556.82 m = 11669.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.61 mb = 498.27 m = 1634.71 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.09 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.94 mb = 1084.24 m = 3557.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.43 C = 77.78 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.46 C Showalter Index: 0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.82 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 34.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 833.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.58 mb = 830.94 m = 2726.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.58 mb = 1560.44 m = 5119.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.58 mb = 11259.67 m = 36940.71 ft B at Equ Level: 829.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.58 mb = 13602.94 m = 44628.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 38.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 485.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 485.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 5.28 Bulk Shear: 157.91 m/s