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: 38.23,-91.85 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 977 257 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 195 3 295.3 298.0 293.7 337.5 14.69 2 950 497 19.4 18.2 93 1.2 18.6 206 15 296.9 299.4 293.6 337.3 13.99 3 900 962 17.1 15.9 92 1.2 16.3 226 33 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.3 12.73 4 850 1448 13.8 12.4 91 1.4 12.9 227 38 300.6 302.6 292.3 332.1 10.70 5 800 1957 10.4 9.8 96 0.7 10.0 224 38 302.3 304.0 291.9 330.6 9.54 6 750 2493 7.5 7.1 97 0.4 7.3 215 34 304.8 306.3 291.8 330.3 8.49 7 700 3059 4.3 4.1 98 0.2 4.1 199 30 307.2 308.6 291.6 329.5 7.33 8 650 3659 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.3 192 32 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.9 5.97 9 600 4297 -3.3 -3.8 96 0.5 -3.6 205 42 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.4 4.81 10 550 4980 -7.6 -8.5 93 0.9 -8.0 207 50 315.0 315.7 290.8 326.8 3.65 11 500 5716 -11.5 -12.8 90 1.3 -12.0 213 54 319.0 319.5 291.3 328.4 2.86 12 450 6516 -16.8 -18.6 85 1.9 -17.3 220 58 322.2 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.95 13 400 7390 -22.6 -25.0 80 2.5 -23.1 232 61 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.25 14 350 8357 -29.2 -32.0 76 2.9 -29.6 243 60 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.74 15 300 9439 -38.2 -41.4 71 3.2 -38.5 250 65 331.6 331.6 292.5 332.8 0.34 16 250 10666 -48.4 -52.0 66 3.6 -48.6 250 63 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12093 -58.3 -63.8 49 5.5 -58.3 252 61 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13926 -57.4 -82.0 3 24.6 -57.6 248 66 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16442 -65.0 -87.0 3 22.0 -65.1 248 40 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.40 m Freezing level: 643.99 mb = 3735.20 m = 12254.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.96 mb = 3708.29 m = 12166.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.85 % Est. max temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.21 mb = 350.99 m = 1151.51 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.65 mb = 1060.46 m = 3479.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.76 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 37.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 931.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.39 mb = 863.36 m = 2832.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.39 mb = 1295.63 m = 4250.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.39 mb = 11328.35 m = 37166.05 ft B at Equ Level: 923.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.39 mb = 13700.78 m = 44949.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 3.1 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.5 neg: -68.7 tot: 49.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 12.28 Bulk Shear: 75.84 m/s