MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.42,-90.04 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -90.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 983 207 26.9 18.9 61 8.0 21.3 183 7 301.6 304.1 295.1 343.1 14.09 2 950 502 24.0 17.2 66 6.8 19.4 188 14 301.5 303.9 294.4 340.2 13.11 3 900 973 19.6 16.1 80 3.5 17.2 192 19 301.8 304.1 294.3 339.8 12.90 4 850 1462 15.0 14.5 97 0.4 14.7 195 22 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.2 12.32 5 800 1973 11.5 10.4 93 1.1 10.9 211 25 303.5 305.3 292.6 333.1 9.97 6 750 2510 8.3 6.3 87 2.0 7.1 214 26 305.5 307.0 291.6 329.7 8.01 7 700 3077 4.8 1.7 80 3.1 3.1 221 34 307.8 309.0 290.8 326.8 6.18 8 650 3679 2.0 -2.3 73 4.3 -0.2 213 35 311.2 312.2 290.8 326.8 4.98 9 600 4321 -1.4 -4.0 83 2.6 -2.6 213 42 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.6 4.75 10 550 5010 -6.0 -9.3 78 3.3 -7.4 216 47 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.0 3.43 11 500 5748 -11.2 -18.7 54 7.5 -13.6 221 50 319.4 319.7 290.3 325.3 1.74 12 450 6548 -15.7 -30.4 27 14.8 -18.8 226 55 323.5 323.7 290.6 326.0 0.67 13 400 7426 -21.8 -31.0 43 9.1 -23.6 233 61 326.6 326.8 291.5 329.2 0.72 14 350 8395 -28.0 -30.9 76 2.9 -28.5 240 59 331.0 331.2 292.8 334.0 0.83 15 300 9484 -36.7 -39.7 74 3.0 -37.0 246 57 333.7 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.40 16 250 10716 -48.4 -51.9 67 3.5 -48.6 254 65 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12144 -56.8 -67.6 24 10.8 -57.0 253 83 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 18 150 13961 -58.6 -81.6 4 22.9 -58.9 245 70 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16452 -67.4 -87.2 4 19.8 -67.5 247 37 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.11 m Freezing level: 620.46 mb = 4058.31 m = 13314.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.38 mb = 3648.94 m = 11971.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.71 C = 81.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.12 mb = 1222.34 m = 4010.26 ft T: 17.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 16.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1387.44 m = 4551.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.16 C Cross Totals Index: 25.73 C K Index: 37.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1220.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.71 mb = 1364.65 m = 4477.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.71 mb = 1414.58 m = 4640.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.71 mb = 11689.77 m = 38351.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1220.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.71 mb = 14621.92 m = 47971.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.9 neg: -1.6 tot: 138.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 16.76 Bulk Shear: 72.86 m/s