MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.30,-93.94 Latitude: 40.30 Longitude: -93.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 971 287 23.3 16.3 65 6.9 18.6 215 2 298.9 301.1 292.8 334.1 12.09 2 950 480 23.7 16.3 63 7.3 18.7 210 13 301.2 303.5 293.7 337.6 12.37 3 900 949 19.2 15.7 80 3.6 16.8 201 18 301.3 303.6 293.9 338.2 12.53 4 850 1438 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.3 205 22 301.8 304.0 293.6 336.9 11.88 5 800 1950 11.9 11.7 99 0.1 11.8 209 27 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.2 10.89 6 750 2489 9.3 9.1 99 0.1 9.2 228 33 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.73 7 700 3059 6.2 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 240 39 309.3 310.9 293.1 335.0 8.42 8 650 3662 1.7 1.5 98 0.3 1.6 246 39 310.9 312.2 292.0 331.2 6.55 9 600 4304 -2.4 -3.3 94 0.9 -2.9 244 41 313.3 314.2 291.5 329.0 4.99 10 550 4990 -5.9 -7.4 89 1.5 -6.5 241 46 317.1 317.9 291.7 330.0 4.00 11 500 5731 -9.7 -16.4 58 6.7 -12.0 243 49 321.2 321.6 291.3 328.4 2.12 12 450 6537 -15.3 -41.1 9 25.8 -19.4 244 45 324.0 324.1 290.2 324.9 0.23 13 400 7412 -22.4 -47.2 9 24.8 -25.3 243 46 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.3 0.13 14 350 8378 -29.4 -57.1 5 27.8 -31.3 238 49 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.05 15 300 9459 -37.8 -59.7 8 21.9 -38.8 239 50 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.04 16 250 10688 -47.8 -55.7 40 7.9 -48.1 242 59 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.08 17 200 12136 -53.1 -61.2 37 8.1 -53.3 238 57 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.9 0.05 18 150 13953 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 249 58 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16426 -67.7 -85.2 7 17.4 -67.8 258 37 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.90 m Freezing level: 629.15 mb = 3929.79 m = 12892.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.13 mb = 3885.72 m = 12748.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.05 mb = 1170.30 m = 3839.54 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 9.17 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.41 mb = 1523.93 m = 4999.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.48 C = 79.67 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 38.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 719.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.64 mb = 1391.69 m = 4565.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.64 mb = 1848.58 m = 6064.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.64 mb = 10962.89 m = 35967.05 ft B at Equ Level: 712.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.64 mb = 13176.16 m = 43228.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 269.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 8.51 Bulk Shear: 84.51 m/s