MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.39,-91.26 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -91.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 969 329 26.6 17.7 58 8.9 20.4 198 9 302.5 304.9 294.7 341.6 13.23 2 950 499 25.1 16.9 61 8.1 19.5 199 16 302.6 305.0 294.5 340.7 12.87 3 900 970 20.4 15.8 75 4.6 17.3 200 21 302.6 304.9 294.3 340.1 12.68 4 850 1461 15.6 14.8 95 0.8 15.1 199 22 302.5 304.8 294.3 339.8 12.59 5 800 1973 11.6 11.5 99 0.2 11.5 210 29 303.6 305.5 293.2 335.4 10.69 6 750 2510 7.4 6.0 91 1.4 6.6 216 35 304.6 306.1 291.2 328.3 7.85 7 700 3074 4.1 -3.3 58 7.4 0.5 204 34 307.0 307.8 288.8 320.2 4.27 8 650 3675 2.7 -6.3 51 9.0 -1.4 203 36 312.0 312.7 289.9 323.6 3.66 9 600 4318 -1.9 -7.0 68 5.1 -4.2 203 42 313.9 314.6 290.6 326.0 3.78 10 550 5004 -6.6 -14.7 52 8.1 -9.5 211 47 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.6 2.21 11 500 5740 -12.5 -13.2 94 0.8 -12.8 219 52 317.9 318.4 290.9 326.9 2.76 12 450 6538 -16.8 -24.8 50 8.0 -18.8 228 61 322.1 322.3 290.6 326.0 1.14 13 400 7412 -22.1 -41.6 15 19.5 -24.8 239 73 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.2 0.25 14 350 8380 -28.9 -37.0 46 8.0 -30.0 239 72 329.7 329.8 292.1 331.5 0.46 15 300 9464 -38.0 -44.3 52 6.3 -38.5 241 61 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.8 0.25 16 250 10691 -48.3 -55.2 45 6.8 -48.6 252 57 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.09 17 200 12132 -55.9 -67.4 22 11.5 -56.1 249 73 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.3 0.02 18 150 13954 -57.7 -82.2 3 24.5 -57.9 246 70 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16456 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 247 39 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.42 m Freezing level: 620.88 mb = 4049.51 m = 13285.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.27 mb = 3235.05 m = 10613.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.44 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.18 mb = 1459.17 m = 4787.25 ft T: 15.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 21.38 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.02 mb = 1550.80 m = 5087.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.79 C = 80.23 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -5.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.72 C Showalter Index: -5.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.38 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.08 C Cross Totals Index: 27.30 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1420.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.82 mb = 1532.70 m = 5028.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.82 mb = 1582.98 m = 5193.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.82 mb = 11580.48 m = 37993.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1415.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.82 mb = 14476.32 m = 47493.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.1 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 240.1 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.2 neg: -23.5 tot: 99.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 24.57 Bulk Shear: 57.79 m/s