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: 38.73,-90.46 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -90.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 155 21.5 19.1 86 2.4 19.8 177 9 295.7 298.3 293.4 336.6 14.19 2 950 485 19.5 18.2 93 1.2 18.7 193 25 296.9 299.5 293.7 337.4 13.99 3 900 949 16.9 15.8 93 1.1 16.1 207 40 298.9 301.2 293.2 335.6 12.61 4 850 1435 14.2 11.5 84 2.7 12.5 217 48 301.0 302.9 291.9 330.7 10.08 5 800 1945 10.8 9.3 90 1.5 9.9 222 50 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.1 9.22 6 750 2480 7.6 6.9 96 0.6 7.2 226 51 304.8 306.3 291.7 329.9 8.37 7 700 3046 4.1 3.2 94 0.9 3.6 228 52 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.1 6.91 8 650 3646 0.7 -1.1 88 1.8 -0.2 231 54 309.8 310.8 290.7 326.7 5.45 9 600 4284 -3.6 -5.8 85 2.2 -4.6 233 57 311.9 312.7 290.3 325.0 4.13 10 550 4967 -7.1 -8.4 90 1.3 -7.7 235 61 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.5 3.69 11 500 5706 -10.4 -11.8 90 1.3 -10.9 235 63 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.6 3.11 12 450 6509 -15.7 -17.2 88 1.5 -16.2 232 60 323.5 323.9 292.0 330.9 2.20 13 400 7387 -21.7 -23.6 85 1.9 -22.2 230 62 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.7 1.42 14 350 8354 -29.3 -31.9 78 2.6 -29.8 227 62 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.75 15 300 9435 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.0 -38.8 225 60 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10658 -49.7 -53.2 67 3.5 -49.8 226 55 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12084 -57.6 -63.0 50 5.4 -57.7 240 53 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.04 18 150 13916 -58.1 -83.5 2 25.5 -58.3 257 59 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16430 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 252 47 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.03 m Freezing level: 641.56 mb = 3753.42 m = 12314.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.45 mb = 3615.31 m = 11861.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.94 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.67 mb = 460.26 m = 1510.01 ft T: 19.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 12.38 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.27 mb = 974.76 m = 3197.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.72 C = 76.50 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.44 C Showalter Index: 0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 21.94 C K Index: 35.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 862.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.89 mb = 789.19 m = 2589.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.89 mb = 1416.04 m = 4645.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.89 mb = 11419.94 m = 37466.55 ft B at Equ Level: 852.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.89 mb = 13835.76 m = 45392.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 51.2 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 487.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 487.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 4.91 Bulk Shear: 175.50 m/s