MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-93.05 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -93.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 975 261 23.7 20.3 81 3.4 21.3 206 7 299.0 301.8 295.3 344.3 15.55 2 950 487 21.1 19.1 89 2.0 19.8 210 12 298.6 301.3 294.7 341.8 14.84 3 900 953 17.5 17.1 97 0.4 17.2 232 25 299.5 302.0 294.2 339.6 13.74 4 850 1441 15.1 13.6 91 1.5 14.1 225 24 302.0 304.1 293.4 336.3 11.61 5 800 1954 12.8 9.8 82 3.0 10.9 227 29 304.7 306.5 292.6 333.4 9.55 6 750 2493 9.0 7.3 89 1.7 8.0 236 31 306.4 308.0 292.4 332.4 8.61 7 700 3062 5.6 2.1 78 3.5 3.7 252 27 308.7 309.9 291.2 328.2 6.35 8 650 3663 0.4 -0.7 92 1.1 -0.2 253 35 309.5 310.5 290.8 326.8 5.61 9 600 4300 -3.9 -4.9 93 1.0 -4.3 248 40 311.6 312.5 290.5 325.6 4.44 10 550 4982 -7.8 -8.9 92 1.1 -8.2 239 45 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.2 3.54 11 500 5718 -11.8 -12.8 92 1.0 -12.2 230 50 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.1 2.86 12 450 6517 -16.7 -18.2 88 1.5 -17.2 225 54 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.0 2.02 13 400 7392 -22.7 -25.4 78 2.8 -23.3 228 65 325.5 325.8 291.6 329.8 1.21 14 350 8356 -30.6 -36.6 56 6.0 -31.4 229 79 327.5 327.6 291.5 329.3 0.48 15 300 9429 -39.8 -43.4 68 3.7 -40.1 234 87 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.27 16 250 10646 -49.7 -54.8 54 5.2 -49.8 236 102 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.09 17 200 12088 -54.4 -74.1 7 19.7 -54.7 240 83 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.01 18 150 13923 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 248 67 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16431 -66.6 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.7 239 41 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.22 m Freezing level: 645.01 mb = 3726.20 m = 12224.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.05 mb = 3637.03 m = 11932.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.72 mb = 691.80 m = 2269.67 ft T: 19.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 18.71 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.54 mb = 929.12 m = 3048.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.17 C = 75.50 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1750.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.42 mb = 901.69 m = 2958.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.42 mb = 1044.75 m = 3427.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.42 mb = 11460.21 m = 37598.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1750.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.42 mb = 14788.42 m = 48517.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.3 neg: -5.5 tot: 133.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.37 Bulk Rich Number: 24.82 Bulk Shear: 70.54 m/s