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: 38.28,-89.16 Latitude: 38.28 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 49 SFC 988 151 19.3 19.0 99 0.2 19.1 254 7 293.4 295.9 292.7 333.7 14.16 2 950 490 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 256 28 295.2 297.6 292.7 333.9 13.46 3 900 951 15.2 14.6 96 0.6 14.8 250 33 297.1 299.3 292.0 331.0 11.70 4 850 1435 12.6 11.9 95 0.8 12.1 245 34 299.4 301.3 291.6 329.7 10.33 5 800 1942 10.2 9.5 95 0.8 9.8 239 33 302.1 303.8 291.6 329.8 9.35 6 750 2478 7.5 6.8 95 0.7 7.1 232 32 304.8 306.3 291.6 329.7 8.30 7 700 3044 4.8 3.9 94 0.9 4.3 224 34 307.8 309.1 291.7 329.9 7.25 8 650 3645 0.6 0.3 98 0.3 0.4 219 37 309.7 310.8 291.2 328.3 6.04 9 600 4285 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 215 38 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.30 10 550 4973 -5.8 -6.7 93 1.0 -6.2 212 40 317.3 318.1 291.9 330.8 4.20 11 500 5714 -10.0 -11.4 90 1.4 -10.6 213 45 320.8 321.4 292.1 331.4 3.20 12 450 6518 -15.4 -17.3 86 1.8 -16.0 217 49 323.8 324.3 292.0 331.3 2.20 13 400 7397 -21.5 -23.9 81 2.4 -22.1 218 50 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.9 1.38 14 350 8364 -29.3 -32.3 75 3.0 -29.8 221 52 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9447 -38.0 -41.1 72 3.2 -38.3 218 50 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.35 16 250 10672 -49.4 -53.0 66 3.6 -49.6 219 63 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12115 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.6 249 63 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 18 150 13957 -59.0 -80.9 4 22.0 -59.2 251 60 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16458 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 256 44 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.18 m Freezing level: 638.64 mb = 3790.07 m = 12434.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.19 mb = 3741.29 m = 12274.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.31 % Est. max temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.36 mb = 176.19 m = 578.05 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 4.20 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.95 mb = 699.48 m = 2294.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.95 C = 71.51 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.53 C Showalter Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 33.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.40 mb = 640.31 m = 2100.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.40 mb = 872.07 m = 2861.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 408.40 mb = 7241.78 m = 23758.83 ft B at Equ Level: 128.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 228.40 mb = 11256.04 m = 36928.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: -28.9 tot: -27.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.39 Bulk Shear: 54.23 m/s