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,-90.19 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -90.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 226 26.1 19.1 65 7.0 21.2 167 4 301.0 303.6 295.1 343.1 14.33 2 950 500 23.7 17.4 68 6.3 19.4 178 11 301.3 303.7 294.4 340.4 13.28 3 900 970 19.7 16.1 80 3.5 17.3 186 19 301.8 304.2 294.3 339.9 12.92 4 850 1460 15.1 14.8 98 0.2 14.9 189 21 301.9 304.2 294.1 339.0 12.57 5 800 1971 11.5 10.9 96 0.6 11.2 208 25 303.4 305.3 292.8 334.1 10.29 6 750 2508 8.2 6.8 91 1.4 7.4 210 28 305.5 307.0 291.9 330.5 8.31 7 700 3075 4.8 2.3 84 2.5 3.4 219 34 307.8 309.0 291.0 327.6 6.46 8 650 3677 2.1 -2.7 71 4.8 -0.3 213 36 311.3 312.2 290.7 326.5 4.83 9 600 4319 -1.6 -3.9 84 2.3 -2.7 212 42 314.3 315.2 291.6 329.4 4.79 10 550 5007 -5.9 -8.9 79 3.0 -7.2 214 48 317.1 317.8 291.3 328.6 3.55 11 500 5746 -11.3 -17.3 61 6.0 -13.2 220 51 319.3 319.7 290.5 325.9 1.98 12 450 6547 -15.9 -28.0 35 12.0 -18.7 226 56 323.2 323.4 290.6 326.2 0.85 13 400 7423 -22.1 -27.2 63 5.1 -23.2 233 62 326.3 326.5 291.7 329.9 1.03 14 350 8394 -27.5 -30.3 77 2.8 -28.0 243 59 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.88 15 300 9484 -36.6 -39.6 74 3.0 -37.0 247 57 333.8 333.8 293.2 335.3 0.41 16 250 10716 -48.4 -51.8 67 3.4 -48.5 253 64 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12143 -57.2 -67.1 27 10.0 -57.3 254 81 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 18 150 13960 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 246 69 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16452 -67.4 -87.3 4 19.8 -67.5 248 37 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.07 m Freezing level: 621.80 mb = 4039.03 m = 13251.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.70 mb = 3630.66 m = 11911.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.53 % Est. max temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.66 mb = 1117.37 m = 3665.88 ft T: 18.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 16.64 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.71 mb = 1382.21 m = 4534.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.03 C Showalter Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.33 C Cross Totals Index: 26.09 C K Index: 38.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1241.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.20 mb = 1327.60 m = 4355.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.20 mb = 1477.43 m = 4847.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.20 mb = 11886.01 m = 38995.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1236.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.20 mb = 14463.05 m = 47450.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.3 neg: -0.8 tot: 170.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 13.57 Bulk Shear: 91.48 m/s