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: 39.46,-91.02 Latitude: 39.46 Longitude: -91.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 983 183 20.8 20.4 98 0.3 20.6 186 10 295.3 298.1 294.3 340.0 15.57 2 950 482 18.8 18.6 99 0.2 18.7 191 23 296.3 298.9 293.7 337.6 14.33 3 900 945 15.8 15.3 97 0.5 15.5 206 28 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.3 12.24 4 850 1429 13.2 12.3 94 0.9 12.7 221 27 300.0 301.9 292.0 331.3 10.66 5 800 1938 10.5 9.5 93 1.0 9.9 233 25 302.4 304.1 291.7 330.1 9.34 6 750 2473 7.5 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 237 26 304.8 306.3 291.5 329.0 8.07 7 700 3039 4.1 2.6 90 1.5 3.2 242 27 307.0 308.3 290.9 327.1 6.59 8 650 3637 -0.4 -1.4 93 1.0 -0.9 246 28 308.6 309.6 290.3 325.0 5.32 9 600 4273 -4.4 -5.5 93 1.0 -4.9 251 28 311.0 311.8 290.1 324.4 4.25 10 550 4954 -8.3 -9.4 91 1.2 -8.7 258 32 314.3 314.9 290.3 325.2 3.40 11 500 5689 -11.9 -13.5 88 1.6 -12.5 253 34 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.5 2.70 12 450 6489 -16.3 -18.2 85 1.9 -16.9 237 33 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.6 2.02 13 400 7365 -21.9 -24.2 81 2.4 -22.4 221 34 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.3 1.35 14 350 8334 -29.0 -31.9 76 2.9 -29.5 212 45 329.6 329.8 292.3 332.4 0.75 15 300 9417 -37.8 -41.0 72 3.1 -38.1 215 65 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.35 16 250 10645 -48.4 -51.9 67 3.5 -48.6 217 78 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12072 -57.2 -68.3 23 11.2 -57.3 238 93 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.3 0.02 18 150 13895 -58.0 -83.5 2 25.5 -58.3 262 58 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16415 -63.9 -86.1 3 22.1 -64.1 241 46 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.29 m Freezing level: 654.06 mb = 3588.94 m = 11774.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.47 mb = 3508.44 m = 11510.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.83 % Est. max temperature: 26.18 C = 79.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.14 mb = 221.04 m = 725.17 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 15.65 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 702.93 m = 2306.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.45 C = 72.40 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 35.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 865.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.43 mb = 678.51 m = 2226.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.43 mb = 724.75 m = 2377.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.43 mb = 11083.91 m = 36364.10 ft B at Equ Level: 857.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.43 mb = 13751.69 m = 45116.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.2 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 269.2 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 186.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 15.37 Bulk Shear: 56.33 m/s