MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 37.09,-90.24 Latitude: 37.09 Longitude: -90.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 151 9.1 0.8 56 8.3 5.3 197 3 282.1 282.8 278.4 293.5 4.05 1 1000 162 11.4 0.8 48 10.6 6.4 203 3 284.5 285.2 279.6 296.0 4.05 2 950 593 12.9 -1.8 36 14.7 6.1 250 11 290.3 290.9 281.6 300.6 3.53 3 900 1044 10.0 -12.2 20 22.2 1.8 251 12 291.8 292.1 279.9 296.8 1.66 4 850 1516 8.5 -31.4 4 39.9 -1.4 242 16 295.1 295.1 279.6 296.2 0.33 5 800 2015 7.3 -32.3 4 39.6 -2.4 274 18 298.9 299.0 281.3 300.0 0.32 6 750 2543 6.2 -16.8 17 23.0 -1.9 291 22 303.3 303.5 284.4 307.7 1.37 7 700 3106 4.4 -6.4 45 10.8 -0.4 294 30 307.4 308.0 288.1 318.0 3.39 8 650 3707 1.9 -9.1 44 11.1 -2.8 295 34 311.1 311.7 288.9 320.5 2.94 9 600 4348 -1.7 -13.1 41 11.4 -6.1 294 40 314.1 314.6 289.3 321.7 2.32 10 550 5035 -5.7 -18.1 37 12.4 -9.9 295 43 317.3 317.6 289.6 322.9 1.67 11 500 5775 -10.4 -24.3 31 14.0 -14.2 292 43 320.4 320.6 290.0 324.1 1.07 12 450 6577 -16.1 -32.1 24 16.0 -19.4 290 44 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.1 0.58 13 400 7451 -23.1 -38.0 24 14.9 -25.4 288 44 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.3 0.36 14 350 8413 -30.6 -45.1 23 14.6 -32.0 288 46 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.19 15 300 9490 -38.3 -53.2 20 14.8 -39.2 293 46 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.09 16 250 10719 -47.3 -57.5 30 10.2 -47.7 289 47 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.06 17 200 12164 -55.5 -66.4 24 10.9 -55.7 277 44 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 18 150 13963 -62.5 -80.5 7 18.0 -62.7 273 45 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16445 -66.9 -87.3 4 20.5 -67.0 266 29 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.13 m Freezing level: 623.83 mb = 4042.65 m = 13263.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 871.91 mb = 1305.63 m = 4283.50 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.04 % Est. max temperature: 21.95 C = 71.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.33 mb = 1207.46 m = 3961.43 ft T: 9.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 487.99 mb = 5959.90 m = 19553.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.98 C = 118.36 F Cap Strength: 18.44 C Lifted Index: 19.64 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.70 C Showalter Index: 20.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -2.14 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: -21.04 C K Index: -23.29 Risk: None Sweat Index: 194.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15448.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.19 mb = 2465.23 m = 8087.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.8 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 317.8 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.37 Bulk Shear: 75.46 m/s