MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.68,-90.26 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 991 150 21.7 15.9 69 5.8 17.8 192 8 295.6 297.7 291.3 328.7 11.51 2 950 517 22.1 14.8 63 7.3 17.3 237 26 299.6 301.7 292.4 332.4 11.22 3 900 986 20.0 13.8 68 6.2 15.9 270 30 302.1 304.1 293.0 334.8 11.08 4 850 1476 16.0 12.3 79 3.7 13.6 268 23 302.9 304.9 292.9 334.5 10.66 5 800 1988 11.7 10.4 91 1.4 10.9 255 22 303.7 305.5 292.6 333.2 9.92 6 750 2526 8.8 7.5 92 1.2 8.0 236 22 306.1 307.7 292.4 332.4 8.72 7 700 3095 6.3 1.0 68 5.4 3.5 237 34 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.7 5.87 8 650 3699 1.8 -0.9 82 2.7 0.4 232 40 311.0 312.0 291.2 328.1 5.50 9 600 4338 -3.2 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.4 237 45 312.4 313.3 291.1 327.8 4.91 10 550 5022 -7.6 -11.6 73 3.9 -9.2 243 47 315.0 315.6 290.0 324.3 2.87 11 500 5756 -12.7 -21.7 47 9.0 -15.2 242 48 317.6 317.8 289.4 322.1 1.34 12 450 6551 -18.0 -32.1 28 14.1 -20.8 240 47 320.6 320.7 289.6 322.6 0.57 13 400 7422 -22.9 -42.2 15 19.2 -25.5 242 52 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.1 0.23 14 350 8386 -30.2 -47.0 18 16.8 -31.8 238 56 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.16 15 300 9462 -39.1 -49.0 34 9.9 -39.8 243 64 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.15 16 250 10685 -49.1 -52.7 66 3.6 -49.3 251 79 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12128 -52.2 -72.1 7 19.9 -52.6 254 90 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13965 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.0 253 73 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16457 -67.5 -85.8 6 18.3 -67.7 240 30 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.81 m Freezing level: 632.08 mb = 3927.97 m = 12886.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.05 mb = 3759.77 m = 12335.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.55 mb = 894.40 m = 2934.36 ft T: 20.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 7.19 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.74 mb = 1917.34 m = 6290.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Showalter Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 35.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 387.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 140.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.83 mb = 1447.63 m = 4749.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.83 mb = 3601.19 m = 11814.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.83 mb = 9976.93 m = 32732.32 ft B at Equ Level: 386.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.83 mb = 12198.00 m = 40019.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.7 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 272.7 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.3 neg: -2.6 tot: 192.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 11.73 Bulk Shear: 33.04 m/s