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: 37.69,-90.68 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -90.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 968 329 20.2 19.0 93 1.2 19.4 51 6 296.1 298.7 293.7 337.5 14.41 2 950 495 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.4 58 10 296.2 298.8 293.5 336.6 14.03 3 900 961 18.2 16.8 91 1.4 17.2 174 11 300.3 302.7 294.3 339.7 13.46 4 850 1449 14.5 14.3 99 0.2 14.4 190 15 301.3 303.5 293.6 337.0 12.13 5 800 1960 11.5 11.3 99 0.2 11.4 198 21 303.5 305.4 293.0 335.0 10.61 6 750 2497 8.4 8.3 99 0.1 8.3 205 24 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.3 9.18 7 700 3065 5.2 5.0 98 0.2 5.1 208 27 308.3 309.7 292.3 332.2 7.85 8 650 3668 1.7 1.4 98 0.3 1.5 218 33 310.9 312.1 292.0 331.2 6.54 9 600 4309 -2.4 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.6 210 38 313.3 314.3 291.7 329.8 5.24 10 550 4995 -6.2 -6.6 97 0.3 -6.4 207 47 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.4 4.26 11 500 5735 -10.5 -11.4 93 0.9 -10.9 211 52 320.2 320.9 291.9 330.8 3.19 12 450 6540 -15.3 -16.8 88 1.5 -15.8 220 58 324.0 324.5 292.2 331.8 2.29 13 400 7420 -20.3 -22.5 83 2.2 -21.0 231 67 328.5 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.57 14 350 8395 -27.4 -30.0 78 2.6 -27.9 241 70 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.90 15 300 9484 -36.6 -39.7 73 3.1 -37.0 246 66 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.3 0.40 16 250 10717 -48.3 -51.7 68 3.4 -48.4 248 62 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12142 -59.2 -65.6 44 6.3 -59.3 251 74 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 18 150 13950 -58.2 -83.4 3 25.2 -58.5 247 66 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16450 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 252 37 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.70 m Freezing level: 629.19 mb = 3934.40 m = 12907.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.19 mb = 3902.84 m = 12804.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.74 C = 80.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.55 mb = 481.16 m = 1578.58 ft T: 18.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 9.87 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.15 mb = 1180.30 m = 3872.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.85 C = 76.73 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.78 C K Index: 39.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 775.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.37 mb = 919.04 m = 3015.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.37 mb = 1454.86 m = 4773.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.37 mb = 11849.08 m = 38874.46 ft B at Equ Level: 774.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.37 mb = 13976.24 m = 45853.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.8 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 237.8 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 212.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 4.07 Bulk Shear: 190.59 m/s