MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.12,-92.81 Latitude: 38.12 Longitude: -92.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 978 248 24.4 19.1 72 5.3 20.7 163 3 299.5 302.1 294.7 341.4 14.37 2 950 499 21.9 17.6 77 4.2 19.0 181 7 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.8 13.49 3 900 967 19.4 15.6 79 3.8 16.8 237 19 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.3 12.48 4 850 1458 16.3 10.5 68 5.8 12.7 236 21 303.3 305.0 292.1 331.4 9.44 5 800 1970 12.1 9.1 82 3.0 10.3 227 18 304.0 305.7 292.1 331.4 9.13 6 750 2507 8.0 6.2 88 1.8 7.0 224 22 305.3 306.8 291.5 329.3 7.97 7 700 3074 4.6 2.4 86 2.2 3.4 221 30 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.6 6.52 8 650 3674 0.8 -1.2 86 2.0 -0.2 223 39 309.9 310.9 290.7 326.6 5.38 9 600 4313 -3.2 -4.4 91 1.2 -3.8 220 46 312.4 313.2 290.8 326.9 4.59 10 550 4997 -7.3 -8.1 94 0.8 -7.7 224 48 315.4 316.1 291.0 327.5 3.77 11 500 5732 -12.1 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 227 49 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.4 2.76 12 450 6530 -17.4 -18.7 90 1.3 -17.8 231 48 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.0 1.95 13 400 7401 -23.9 -26.7 77 2.8 -24.5 235 50 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.08 14 350 8361 -31.6 -35.7 67 4.1 -32.1 232 66 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.0 0.52 15 300 9435 -39.2 -42.5 71 3.3 -39.4 233 77 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.3 0.30 16 250 10656 -50.0 -53.7 65 3.7 -50.1 242 82 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.10 17 200 12098 -52.6 -75.5 5 22.9 -52.9 244 73 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13932 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 246 65 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 245 38 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.98 m Freezing level: 640.07 mb = 3800.86 m = 12469.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.95 mb = 3637.32 m = 11933.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.52 C = 83.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.80 mb = 921.28 m = 3022.53 ft T: 19.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 14.84 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.98 mb = 1618.29 m = 5309.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 36.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1466.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.73 mb = 1250.89 m = 4103.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.73 mb = 1909.67 m = 6265.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.73 mb = 11315.71 m = 37124.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1451.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.73 mb = 14110.71 m = 46294.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.6 neg: -4.3 tot: 113.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 15.42 Bulk Shear: 95.10 m/s