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: 38.59,-92.05 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -92.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 982 206 23.0 19.9 82 3.2 20.8 175 8 297.8 300.5 294.6 341.3 15.03 2 950 490 20.4 18.4 88 2.0 19.1 193 17 297.9 300.5 294.1 339.0 14.15 3 900 958 18.9 16.7 87 2.2 17.4 230 27 301.0 303.4 294.4 340.3 13.37 4 850 1447 15.3 12.4 83 2.9 13.5 227 26 302.2 304.2 292.8 334.0 10.74 5 800 1958 12.3 8.3 77 4.0 9.9 234 30 304.2 305.8 291.7 330.0 8.62 6 750 2497 9.3 4.8 73 4.5 6.7 242 31 306.7 308.0 291.3 328.6 7.20 7 700 3066 5.6 -0.0 67 5.6 2.7 250 34 308.7 309.7 290.5 325.6 5.47 8 650 3666 0.4 -0.5 93 0.9 -0.1 250 40 309.4 310.5 290.9 327.0 5.67 9 600 4304 -3.8 -5.7 86 2.0 -4.7 246 45 311.8 312.5 290.2 324.9 4.16 10 550 4986 -7.9 -9.8 86 2.0 -8.7 241 50 314.7 315.4 290.4 325.3 3.29 11 500 5721 -12.0 -13.4 89 1.4 -12.5 236 54 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.4 2.72 12 450 6520 -16.9 -19.2 82 2.3 -17.6 228 55 322.0 322.4 291.2 328.3 1.86 13 400 7394 -22.8 -28.1 62 5.3 -23.9 223 58 325.4 325.6 291.3 328.7 0.94 14 350 8356 -30.9 -43.1 29 12.2 -32.1 226 67 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.24 15 300 9431 -39.3 -47.6 41 8.3 -39.9 232 81 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.7 0.17 16 250 10650 -49.6 -53.7 62 4.1 -49.8 236 95 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 17 200 12089 -54.9 -72.3 10 17.4 -55.2 240 87 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13921 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 246 68 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16427 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.8 237 41 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.00 m Freezing level: 645.12 mb = 3728.45 m = 12232.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.77 mb = 3644.19 m = 11955.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.78 % Est. max temperature: 28.17 C = 82.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.09 mb = 608.37 m = 1995.93 ft T: 20.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 14.72 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.16 mb = 1265.67 m = 4152.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.00 C = 80.60 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.26 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 34.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1575.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.51 mb = 962.32 m = 3157.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.51 mb = 1601.75 m = 5255.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.51 mb = 11637.18 m = 38179.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1556.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.51 mb = 14594.89 m = 47882.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 217.7 neg: -5.3 tot: 212.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.89 Bulk Rich Number: 15.15 Bulk Shear: 104.01 m/s