MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.80,-89.08 Latitude: 37.80 Longitude: -89.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 135 23.6 17.4 68 6.2 19.4 169 9 297.6 299.9 292.9 334.5 12.72 2 950 495 23.2 16.1 64 7.2 18.4 183 30 300.8 303.0 293.4 336.5 12.17 3 900 964 19.2 15.4 78 3.8 16.7 192 36 301.3 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.30 4 850 1453 14.9 12.6 86 2.3 13.4 197 39 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.8 10.85 5 800 1964 11.7 2.9 55 8.8 6.9 211 38 303.6 304.7 289.2 321.5 5.90 6 750 2500 7.5 7.0 97 0.5 7.2 209 36 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.0 8.41 7 700 3065 4.0 2.9 92 1.1 3.4 213 37 306.9 308.2 291.0 327.5 6.75 8 650 3665 1.4 0.1 91 1.3 0.8 215 45 310.6 311.7 291.5 329.1 5.96 9 600 4306 -2.2 -2.6 97 0.4 -2.4 216 50 313.6 314.6 291.7 330.2 5.27 10 550 4993 -6.4 -8.2 87 1.9 -7.2 215 52 316.5 317.2 291.3 328.6 3.74 11 500 5731 -11.8 -14.2 82 2.5 -12.6 219 57 318.7 319.2 290.9 327.1 2.54 12 450 6533 -14.8 -20.6 61 5.8 -16.6 234 63 324.6 324.9 291.8 330.3 1.64 13 400 7415 -20.4 -28.2 50 7.8 -22.1 243 69 328.5 328.7 292.2 331.9 0.94 14 350 8388 -27.9 -31.3 72 3.5 -28.5 243 59 331.2 331.4 292.8 334.1 0.80 15 300 9475 -37.4 -40.6 72 3.2 -37.7 247 58 332.7 332.7 292.8 334.1 0.37 16 250 10702 -49.3 -52.6 68 3.4 -49.4 252 57 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 12138 -53.5 -71.4 10 17.8 -53.8 246 74 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 13964 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.4 256 59 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16460 -66.1 -85.6 5 19.4 -66.2 250 38 399.9 399.9 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.66 m Freezing level: 630.01 mb = 3921.61 m = 12866.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.65 mb = 3819.02 m = 12529.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.76 mb = 928.15 m = 3045.08 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 16.08 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.43 mb = 1548.30 m = 5079.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.13 C = 82.63 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.52 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 38.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 595.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.38 mb = 1329.35 m = 4361.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.38 mb = 1886.26 m = 6188.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.38 mb = 11035.64 m = 36205.74 ft B at Equ Level: 591.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.38 mb = 12900.25 m = 42323.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.6 neg: -9.6 tot: 288.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 6.94 Bulk Shear: 85.73 m/s