MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.09,-92.28 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -92.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 976 265 18.4 16.3 88 2.1 17.0 196 8 293.6 295.7 291.1 327.8 12.02 2 950 501 21.8 15.5 67 6.3 17.6 214 31 299.3 301.4 292.6 333.5 11.71 3 900 970 19.7 13.0 65 6.7 15.4 237 39 301.8 303.8 292.5 333.0 10.53 4 850 1460 16.9 8.9 59 8.0 12.0 248 31 303.8 305.4 291.5 329.0 8.43 5 800 1974 14.2 8.2 68 5.9 10.6 248 23 306.2 307.8 292.3 332.2 8.58 6 750 2517 11.3 4.3 62 7.0 7.3 249 27 308.9 310.2 291.8 330.3 6.98 7 700 3090 7.8 1.6 65 6.2 4.4 244 33 311.1 312.2 291.7 330.2 6.14 8 650 3695 2.5 -0.8 79 3.3 0.8 244 36 311.8 312.8 291.5 329.2 5.57 9 600 4336 -2.0 -15.2 36 13.2 -6.8 252 37 313.8 314.1 288.8 320.2 1.95 10 550 5023 -5.7 -29.3 14 23.6 -11.6 248 37 317.4 317.5 288.6 319.5 0.62 11 500 5761 -10.9 -31.8 16 20.9 -15.5 245 40 319.7 319.8 289.2 321.6 0.53 12 450 6561 -17.1 -37.0 16 19.9 -20.5 244 42 321.7 321.8 289.7 323.0 0.35 13 400 7433 -22.5 -43.5 13 21.0 -25.2 246 47 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.5 0.20 14 350 8399 -29.5 -46.1 19 16.6 -31.2 247 50 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.6 0.18 15 300 9479 -38.7 -49.5 31 10.8 -39.4 251 55 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.14 16 250 10701 -48.8 -55.5 46 6.7 -49.1 255 67 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.08 17 200 12144 -53.8 -70.3 11 16.6 -54.1 255 79 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13973 -59.6 -84.5 3 24.9 -59.8 253 72 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16452 -67.5 -87.7 4 20.1 -67.7 248 36 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.90 m Freezing level: 622.57 mb = 4046.84 m = 13276.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.87 mb = 3758.65 m = 12331.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.56 % Est. max temperature: 29.70 C = 85.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.67 mb = 531.35 m = 1743.24 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 12.64 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.68 mb = 2598.28 m = 8524.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.91 C = 93.04 F Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lifted Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.64 C Showalter Index: 0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 19.78 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 278.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.35 mb = 1496.32 m = 4909.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.35 mb = 4056.24 m = 13307.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 341.35 mb = 8574.65 m = 28131.73 ft B at Equ Level: 139.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 221.35 mb = 11487.74 m = 37688.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.3 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 274.3 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 292.4 neg: -27.6 tot: 264.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 4.33 Bulk Shear: 32.32 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.82,-90.21 Latitude: 38.82 Longitude: -90.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 990 148 18.9 15.8 82 3.0 16.9 171 7 292.9 294.9 290.5 325.6 11.50 2 950 506 21.9 15.6 67 6.3 17.7 216 31 299.4 301.6 292.7 333.9 11.80 3 900 974 19.0 14.1 73 5.0 15.8 236 33 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.3 11.27 4 850 1462 15.3 10.8 74 4.5 12.4 245 31 302.2 303.9 291.9 330.6 9.60 5 800 1973 12.3 4.8 60 7.5 8.0 249 24 304.3 305.5 290.2 324.6 6.75 6 750 2513 11.7 -5.2 30 17.0 3.6 252 19 309.3 310.0 288.8 320.2 3.45 7 700 3087 8.2 -3.4 44 11.7 2.4 247 25 311.6 312.4 290.3 325.0 4.25 8 650 3693 3.4 -9.1 40 12.4 -2.0 239 28 312.8 313.3 289.5 322.3 2.96 9 600 4335 -1.7 -15.1 35 13.5 -6.6 234 34 314.2 314.6 288.9 320.7 1.96 10 550 5022 -6.1 -25.3 20 19.2 -11.3 239 35 316.9 317.0 288.7 320.0 0.89 11 500 5759 -11.0 -36.4 10 25.4 -15.9 243 37 319.6 319.7 289.0 320.9 0.34 12 450 6559 -17.0 -40.4 11 23.3 -20.7 243 39 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.7 0.25 13 400 7430 -23.3 -44.6 12 21.3 -25.8 244 42 324.7 324.8 290.4 325.4 0.18 14 350 8394 -29.7 -50.9 11 21.2 -31.5 252 46 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.10 15 300 9474 -38.3 -50.5 27 12.2 -39.1 254 49 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.12 16 250 10698 -48.3 -56.2 40 7.9 -48.6 249 56 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.08 17 200 12144 -53.6 -69.5 13 15.9 -53.9 255 68 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.02 18 150 13971 -59.5 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.7 256 63 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16448 -68.0 -86.5 5 18.5 -68.1 255 36 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.19 m Freezing level: 616.53 mb = 4122.71 m = 13525.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.80 mb = 3410.84 m = 11190.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.56 C = 83.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.55 mb = 537.17 m = 1762.36 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 14.12 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.03 mb = 1899.51 m = 6231.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.92 F Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.07 C Showalter Index: -0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.27 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 25.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 187.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 277.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.43 mb = 1269.07 m = 4163.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.43 mb = 4276.08 m = 14028.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 324.43 mb = 8925.54 m = 29282.91 ft B at Equ Level: 186.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 224.43 mb = 11397.18 m = 37391.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 263.2 neg: -20.6 tot: 242.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 6.99 Bulk Shear: 26.79 m/s