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: 38.74,-91.45 Latitude: 38.74 Longitude: -91.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 984 208 15.2 14.7 97 0.4 14.9 322 11 289.7 291.6 288.7 320.0 10.77 2 950 502 12.8 12.6 98 0.3 12.7 325 23 290.2 291.9 287.9 317.4 9.66 3 900 956 11.5 10.3 92 1.3 10.8 317 26 293.4 294.9 288.2 318.4 8.74 4 850 1433 9.9 8.5 91 1.4 9.0 307 24 296.5 297.9 288.8 320.3 8.19 5 800 1936 7.8 6.8 94 1.0 7.3 295 21 299.5 300.9 289.5 322.4 7.80 6 750 2466 5.5 5.0 96 0.6 5.2 276 19 302.6 303.9 290.1 324.4 7.30 7 700 3028 3.0 2.7 98 0.3 2.8 247 19 305.8 307.0 290.6 325.9 6.64 8 650 3627 0.4 0.1 98 0.3 0.3 219 25 309.4 310.6 291.1 327.8 5.95 9 600 4267 -2.3 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.5 213 35 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.25 10 550 4954 -6.1 -6.8 95 0.7 -6.4 218 47 316.9 317.7 291.8 330.3 4.18 11 500 5693 -10.8 -12.1 90 1.3 -11.3 223 55 319.9 320.5 291.7 329.9 3.02 12 450 6495 -16.3 -18.0 87 1.7 -16.9 224 58 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.7 2.05 13 400 7370 -22.4 -24.5 82 2.2 -22.9 222 59 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.31 14 350 8336 -30.0 -32.8 77 2.8 -30.4 218 61 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.69 15 300 9414 -39.0 -42.3 71 3.3 -39.3 215 60 330.4 330.4 292.2 331.5 0.31 16 250 10634 -49.8 -54.0 61 4.2 -50.0 220 49 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.10 17 200 12077 -50.6 -67.1 13 16.5 -51.0 247 58 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.02 18 150 13915 -59.8 -81.8 4 22.0 -60.0 253 67 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16429 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 255 41 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.07 m Freezing level: 642.40 mb = 3724.20 m = 12218.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.39 mb = 3683.93 m = 12086.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.19 % Est. max temperature: 22.88 C = 73.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.25 mb = 262.64 m = 861.67 ft T: 14.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 2.53 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1035.97 m = 3398.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.37 C = 66.86 F Cap Strength: 6.09 C Lifted Index: 6.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.27 C Showalter Index: 5.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.62 C Cross Totals Index: 19.23 C K Index: 28.74 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 204.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9309.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.91 mb = 744.92 m = 2443.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.1 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 271.1 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.6 neg: -79.1 tot: -45.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 162.09 m/s