MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.35,-89.65 Latitude: 37.35 Longitude: -89.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 989 140 22.7 18.4 76 4.4 19.7 195 14 296.8 299.2 293.3 335.9 13.54 2 950 490 21.5 16.7 74 4.7 18.3 197 36 299.0 301.3 293.3 336.1 12.72 3 900 957 18.2 15.2 82 3.0 16.2 204 50 300.3 302.5 293.3 335.8 12.12 4 850 1444 14.2 13.3 94 0.9 13.6 204 51 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.3 11.34 5 800 1955 11.1 9.9 92 1.2 10.3 208 51 302.9 304.7 292.1 331.5 9.59 6 750 2490 7.0 6.6 97 0.4 6.8 209 48 304.2 305.7 291.3 328.7 8.16 7 700 3056 4.8 4.6 99 0.2 4.7 214 49 307.8 309.2 292.0 331.1 7.63 8 650 3657 0.9 0.6 98 0.3 0.7 218 52 310.0 311.2 291.5 329.1 6.17 9 600 4297 -2.3 -2.6 97 0.4 -2.4 219 59 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.0 5.26 10 550 4984 -6.3 -7.0 95 0.7 -6.6 214 61 316.6 317.4 291.7 329.8 4.11 11 500 5724 -10.4 -11.5 92 1.1 -10.9 217 64 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.8 3.17 12 450 6527 -15.4 -17.2 87 1.7 -16.0 225 66 323.8 324.3 292.1 331.3 2.21 13 400 7406 -21.3 -23.6 82 2.3 -21.9 233 67 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.3 1.43 14 350 8376 -28.8 -31.8 75 3.0 -29.3 237 66 330.0 330.1 292.4 332.8 0.77 15 300 9461 -37.3 -40.4 72 3.2 -37.6 243 59 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.37 16 250 10691 -47.7 -52.0 61 4.3 -47.9 241 61 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.13 17 200 12149 -52.2 -72.8 7 20.7 -52.5 241 78 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13979 -59.8 -82.1 4 22.3 -60.0 245 71 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16471 -66.0 -85.5 5 19.5 -66.2 247 37 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.99 m Freezing level: 635.76 mb = 3839.55 m = 12596.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.58 mb = 3799.12 m = 12464.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.65 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.75 mb = 694.74 m = 2279.30 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 7.39 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.01 mb = 1324.74 m = 4346.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.72 C = 80.09 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 37.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 522.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.39 mb = 1106.31 m = 3629.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.39 mb = 1550.21 m = 5085.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.39 mb = 10706.75 m = 35126.69 ft B at Equ Level: 517.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.39 mb = 12495.77 m = 40996.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.5 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 242.5 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.7 neg: -12.9 tot: 314.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.92 Bulk Shear: 88.30 m/s