MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.03,-89.74 Latitude: 37.03 Longitude: -89.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 993 106 21.9 18.6 82 3.3 19.6 214 19 295.6 298.1 293.0 335.0 13.72 2 950 493 18.9 17.3 91 1.6 17.8 217 39 296.3 298.7 292.9 334.4 13.20 3 900 956 16.0 15.6 98 0.4 15.8 220 51 298.0 300.3 292.9 334.3 12.50 4 850 1440 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 220 56 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.2 11.28 5 800 1949 10.4 10.2 99 0.1 10.3 218 57 302.2 304.0 292.0 331.3 9.82 6 750 2484 7.3 7.1 99 0.2 7.2 220 55 304.5 306.1 291.7 330.0 8.49 7 700 3050 4.9 4.6 98 0.3 4.7 224 53 307.9 309.3 292.0 331.1 7.62 8 650 3653 1.7 1.5 99 0.2 1.6 225 51 310.9 312.2 292.1 331.3 6.60 9 600 4294 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 224 51 314.2 315.2 292.2 331.6 5.52 10 550 4983 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -6.0 220 55 317.1 318.0 292.1 331.3 4.41 11 500 5722 -10.8 -11.1 98 0.3 -10.9 217 58 319.8 320.5 291.9 330.6 3.27 12 450 6526 -15.2 -18.0 79 2.8 -16.1 216 58 324.1 324.5 292.0 331.1 2.06 13 400 7406 -21.0 -23.1 83 2.1 -21.5 219 59 327.7 328.0 292.5 333.0 1.49 14 350 8378 -28.0 -31.4 73 3.4 -28.6 227 57 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.9 0.79 15 300 9466 -37.1 -40.2 72 3.2 -37.4 230 48 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.6 0.38 16 250 10696 -47.6 -51.6 63 4.0 -47.7 235 66 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.13 17 200 12156 -51.1 -73.3 5 22.1 -51.5 244 68 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13990 -59.8 -81.2 4 21.4 -60.0 242 65 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16473 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.4 263 37 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.81 m Freezing level: 624.86 mb = 3975.17 m = 13041.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.83 mb = 3943.47 m = 12937.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.24 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 80.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.61 mb = 523.12 m = 1716.25 ft T: 18.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 5.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 877.95 m = 2880.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.01 C = 75.22 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 246.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.56 mb = 752.85 m = 2469.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.56 mb = 1179.42 m = 3869.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 356.56 mb = 8243.17 m = 27044.20 ft B at Equ Level: 245.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.56 mb = 11635.38 m = 38173.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 52.1 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.2 neg: -1.8 tot: 221.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 56.20 m/s