MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.39,-89.16 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -89.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 989 143 23.0 18.7 77 4.3 20.0 198 12 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.0 13.83 2 950 496 20.8 17.9 84 2.8 18.8 201 28 298.3 300.7 293.9 338.2 13.75 3 900 962 17.7 17.0 96 0.7 17.2 207 44 299.8 302.2 294.2 339.7 13.65 4 850 1449 14.2 12.5 90 1.7 13.1 214 42 301.0 303.0 292.5 332.9 10.81 5 800 1959 10.5 9.5 94 0.9 9.9 217 35 302.3 304.0 291.7 330.1 9.37 6 750 2495 8.1 7.9 99 0.1 8.0 217 33 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.3 8.96 7 700 3062 4.5 4.3 99 0.2 4.4 219 33 307.4 308.8 291.7 330.2 7.47 8 650 3662 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.7 220 38 309.9 311.0 291.4 328.8 6.11 9 600 4302 -2.5 -3.0 96 0.6 -2.7 220 45 313.3 314.2 291.5 329.4 5.10 10 550 4988 -6.4 -7.8 90 1.4 -7.0 220 51 316.5 317.2 291.4 329.0 3.87 11 500 5727 -11.1 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.8 226 55 319.5 320.1 291.4 328.9 2.85 12 450 6529 -15.6 -17.4 86 1.8 -16.2 229 59 323.6 324.0 292.0 331.0 2.17 13 400 7409 -20.7 -22.9 82 2.3 -21.3 236 70 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.51 14 350 8382 -27.9 -30.6 77 2.7 -28.4 241 70 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.85 15 300 9469 -36.9 -40.1 72 3.2 -37.2 239 62 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.39 16 250 10702 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.5 -48.2 237 60 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12140 -52.2 -68.4 13 16.1 -52.6 248 71 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 18 150 13977 -60.5 -80.9 5 20.5 -60.7 253 57 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16470 -65.6 -87.6 3 22.0 -65.7 257 41 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.83 m Freezing level: 637.68 mb = 3819.95 m = 12532.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.23 mb = 3783.37 m = 12412.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.11 mb = 687.68 m = 2256.14 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 9.54 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.91 mb = 1087.00 m = 3566.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.03 C = 78.85 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 37.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 898.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.68 mb = 898.39 m = 2947.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.68 mb = 1332.89 m = 4372.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.68 mb = 11191.98 m = 36718.64 ft B at Equ Level: 882.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.68 mb = 13498.09 m = 44284.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.0 neg: -34.8 tot: 191.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 16.52 Bulk Shear: 54.41 m/s