MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.91,-90.40 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -90.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 978 246 22.9 20.0 84 2.9 20.8 135 6 297.9 300.7 294.8 342.0 15.19 2 950 496 21.1 18.6 85 2.6 19.4 150 14 298.6 301.2 294.4 340.2 14.30 3 900 963 17.8 16.6 93 1.2 17.0 189 22 299.8 302.2 294.0 338.7 13.28 4 850 1450 14.4 13.6 95 0.8 13.9 205 24 301.3 303.4 293.2 335.4 11.60 5 800 1960 11.0 10.6 97 0.5 10.7 207 24 302.9 304.8 292.4 332.8 10.07 6 750 2497 7.9 7.5 97 0.5 7.6 202 28 305.2 306.8 292.1 331.3 8.70 7 700 3063 4.5 4.1 98 0.3 4.3 198 30 307.4 308.8 291.7 329.9 7.38 8 650 3664 1.1 -0.8 87 2.0 0.1 201 38 310.2 311.3 291.0 327.5 5.55 9 600 4304 -2.4 -4.7 84 2.3 -3.5 205 47 313.3 314.2 291.0 327.6 4.50 10 550 4990 -6.6 -8.4 87 1.9 -7.4 209 54 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.2 3.68 11 500 5728 -11.2 -13.4 83 2.2 -12.0 215 58 319.4 319.9 291.3 328.4 2.72 12 450 6530 -15.5 -21.3 61 5.8 -17.2 223 57 323.7 324.0 291.5 329.1 1.55 13 400 7408 -21.7 -30.8 44 9.1 -23.5 229 60 326.8 326.9 291.6 329.4 0.73 14 350 8375 -29.8 -35.4 58 5.6 -30.6 233 66 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.6 0.54 15 300 9457 -37.3 -40.6 72 3.3 -37.7 243 61 332.7 332.8 292.9 334.2 0.37 16 250 10686 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -49.0 251 57 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12115 -56.4 -65.9 29 9.5 -56.6 254 73 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 13948 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.7 248 67 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16444 -66.7 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 245 41 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.23 m Freezing level: 634.10 mb = 3867.18 m = 12687.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.11 mb = 3686.85 m = 12095.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.39 % Est. max temperature: 26.90 C = 80.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.12 mb = 613.96 m = 2014.28 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 14.51 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.48 mb = 1072.57 m = 3518.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.10 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.05 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.78 C K Index: 38.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.11 mb = 952.01 m = 3123.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.11 mb = 1192.07 m = 3910.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.11 mb = 11618.80 m = 38118.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1261.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.11 mb = 14545.64 m = 47721.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.4 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 235.4 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.2 neg: -0.4 tot: 180.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 10.50 Bulk Shear: 120.84 m/s