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: 38.71,-91.73 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -91.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 982 209 22.4 19.6 84 2.8 20.5 175 7 297.1 299.8 294.3 339.8 14.75 2 950 492 21.0 17.7 81 3.3 18.8 195 20 298.5 301.0 293.8 337.9 13.54 3 900 960 18.7 15.9 84 2.8 16.8 226 27 300.8 303.2 293.9 338.3 12.74 4 850 1448 15.1 12.3 84 2.7 13.3 228 28 301.9 303.9 292.6 333.4 10.64 5 800 1960 12.1 7.9 76 4.2 9.6 236 31 304.0 305.6 291.5 329.2 8.39 6 750 2498 9.1 4.1 71 5.0 6.3 242 32 306.4 307.7 290.9 327.3 6.85 7 700 3066 5.3 -0.5 66 5.8 2.4 251 35 308.4 309.4 290.2 324.7 5.29 8 650 3666 0.5 -0.9 90 1.4 -0.2 252 41 309.5 310.6 290.7 326.6 5.51 9 600 4304 -3.5 -5.2 88 1.7 -4.3 246 46 312.1 312.9 290.5 325.7 4.32 10 550 4987 -7.6 -9.6 86 2.0 -8.5 242 50 315.0 315.7 290.5 325.8 3.35 11 500 5722 -12.1 -14.0 85 1.9 -12.8 237 53 318.3 318.8 290.8 326.8 2.58 12 450 6521 -16.8 -18.9 84 2.1 -17.5 229 54 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.5 1.90 13 400 7395 -22.8 -25.5 79 2.7 -23.5 223 57 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.5 1.20 14 350 8359 -30.7 -34.6 69 3.8 -31.3 221 62 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.4 0.58 15 300 9432 -39.5 -45.2 55 5.7 -40.0 230 77 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.5 0.22 16 250 10651 -49.8 -53.2 67 3.4 -49.9 236 94 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12088 -55.0 -71.8 11 16.8 -55.2 241 88 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 13921 -57.4 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 246 67 371.2 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16426 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.9 236 41 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.95 m Freezing level: 643.93 mb = 3743.71 m = 12282.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.16 mb = 3614.56 m = 11858.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.32 % Est. max temperature: 27.92 C = 82.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.63 mb = 568.51 m = 1865.16 ft T: 20.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 13.52 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1337.10 m = 4386.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 33.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1327.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.28 mb = 1052.63 m = 3453.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.28 mb = 1800.00 m = 5905.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.28 mb = 11321.35 m = 37143.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1321.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.28 mb = 14118.44 m = 46319.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 239.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 12.70 Bulk Shear: 104.53 m/s