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: 38.7,-89.57 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -89.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 991 148 18.2 17.6 96 0.6 17.8 313 6 292.1 294.4 291.3 328.5 12.87 2 950 513 16.0 15.4 96 0.6 15.6 281 20 293.4 295.5 290.7 326.6 11.64 3 900 972 13.9 12.6 92 1.3 13.1 274 22 295.8 297.6 290.4 325.4 10.24 4 850 1453 11.7 10.7 94 0.9 11.1 267 20 298.4 300.1 290.7 326.4 9.58 5 800 1959 9.6 9.2 97 0.4 9.3 246 19 301.3 303.0 291.3 328.4 9.16 6 750 2494 7.5 7.3 99 0.2 7.4 222 24 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.6 8.62 7 700 3061 4.6 4.5 99 0.2 4.6 209 34 307.6 309.1 291.9 330.7 7.57 8 650 3662 1.1 0.9 98 0.2 1.0 202 38 310.2 311.4 291.6 329.7 6.29 9 600 4301 -2.8 -3.2 97 0.3 -3.0 203 45 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.7 5.05 10 550 4987 -6.9 -7.7 94 0.8 -7.2 211 53 315.9 316.7 291.3 328.5 3.91 11 500 5724 -11.0 -12.6 89 1.5 -11.6 217 57 319.6 320.1 291.5 329.2 2.92 12 450 6526 -16.5 -18.5 84 2.0 -17.1 222 55 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.2 1.97 13 400 7401 -22.0 -24.7 78 2.7 -22.7 223 51 326.4 326.7 292.0 330.9 1.29 14 350 8369 -28.9 -32.1 74 3.1 -29.5 230 50 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.4 0.74 15 300 9453 -37.7 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.0 239 55 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10680 -49.0 -52.5 67 3.4 -49.1 243 60 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12102 -58.9 -64.8 46 5.9 -58.9 248 85 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 18 150 13929 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 246 64 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16432 -66.5 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.7 238 44 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.55 m Freezing level: 635.88 mb = 3842.22 m = 12605.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.71 mb = 3814.10 m = 12513.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.92 % Est. max temperature: 25.00 C = 77.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.77 mb = 223.40 m = 732.92 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 3.15 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.06 mb = 840.26 m = 2756.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.24 C = 70.24 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: 1.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: 2.00 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.74 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 33.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5503.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.53 mb = 697.92 m = 2289.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.9 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 249.9 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.1 neg: -69.0 tot: -2.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 134.25 m/s