MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.00,-91.71 Latitude: 41.00 Longitude: -91.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 979 214 22.1 15.2 65 6.9 17.5 178 4 297.1 299.1 291.5 329.3 11.13 2 950 471 21.3 15.0 67 6.3 17.1 196 11 298.8 300.9 292.2 331.9 11.35 3 900 936 16.9 14.0 83 2.9 15.0 198 11 298.9 300.9 292.2 331.6 11.22 4 850 1421 12.7 12.4 98 0.2 12.5 199 9 299.4 301.4 291.9 330.8 10.73 5 800 1927 9.2 0.6 55 8.5 4.8 223 5 300.9 301.8 287.4 316.0 5.00 6 750 2457 5.2 -4.9 48 10.0 0.7 257 9 302.2 302.9 286.4 313.1 3.55 7 700 3016 0.2 -4.7 70 4.9 -2.0 261 10 302.7 303.4 286.9 314.5 3.86 8 650 3604 -4.8 -6.1 91 1.3 -5.4 270 13 303.5 304.2 287.1 314.9 3.72 9 600 4229 -8.2 -11.9 75 3.7 -9.5 268 20 306.7 307.1 287.0 314.8 2.56 10 550 4900 -12.3 -18.6 59 6.3 -14.1 264 26 309.5 309.8 287.0 314.8 1.60 11 500 5621 -16.8 -20.5 73 3.7 -17.8 262 36 312.5 312.8 287.9 317.5 1.49 12 450 6408 -18.4 -20.6 83 2.2 -19.0 235 55 320.1 320.4 290.5 325.7 1.64 13 400 7283 -22.1 -24.3 82 2.2 -22.7 211 70 326.2 326.5 292.0 330.9 1.34 14 350 8250 -29.3 -32.0 78 2.6 -29.7 211 84 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.75 15 300 9329 -39.1 -42.2 72 3.1 -39.4 212 86 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10549 -49.7 -53.4 65 3.7 -49.9 206 89 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 11994 -53.0 -73.7 6 20.7 -53.3 237 76 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13841 -55.5 -81.3 3 25.8 -55.9 248 51 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.4 0.00 19 100 16384 -61.1 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.3 247 33 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.70 m Freezing level: 698.02 mb = 3038.83 m = 9969.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 737.40 mb = 2594.48 m = 8511.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.34 % Est. max temperature: 25.05 C = 77.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.43 mb = 1093.61 m = 3587.91 ft T: 15.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 18.86 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1354.58 m = 4444.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.85 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -6.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.63 C Showalter Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.73 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.49 C Cross Totals Index: 29.24 C K Index: 37.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 885.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.71 mb = 1265.37 m = 4151.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.71 mb = 1512.32 m = 4961.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 400.71 mb = 7269.49 m = 23849.75 ft B at Equ Level: 884.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.71 mb = 12645.25 m = 41486.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 35.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.5 neg: -17.5 tot: 22.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 29.29 Bulk Shear: 30.22 m/s