MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-93.98 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 976 242 24.8 18.0 66 6.9 20.1 51 3 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.2 13.39 2 950 479 21.5 16.8 74 4.8 18.3 58 3 299.1 301.4 293.4 336.2 12.74 3 900 945 18.7 5.1 41 13.6 11.0 72 7 300.8 301.9 288.5 319.1 6.12 4 850 1432 15.5 1.9 40 13.6 8.2 57 4 302.4 303.4 288.1 318.1 5.18 5 800 1943 12.1 -1.0 40 13.1 5.5 239 6 304.1 304.9 288.0 317.7 4.45 6 750 2479 8.2 -4.2 41 12.4 2.3 244 16 305.4 306.1 287.8 317.0 3.73 7 700 3045 5.2 -8.8 35 14.1 -0.8 247 28 308.3 308.8 287.8 317.1 2.80 8 650 3644 0.2 -7.5 56 7.7 -3.1 247 36 309.2 309.9 288.7 319.8 3.36 9 600 4279 -5.2 -6.3 93 1.0 -5.7 246 41 310.1 310.8 289.5 322.6 3.99 10 550 4956 -10.4 -14.2 74 3.8 -11.7 245 44 311.8 312.2 288.5 319.3 2.32 11 500 5683 -14.7 -19.5 67 4.8 -16.1 238 49 315.1 315.4 288.9 320.6 1.63 12 450 6471 -20.4 -26.0 61 5.6 -21.6 234 55 317.6 317.8 289.1 321.1 1.02 13 400 7334 -25.3 -27.5 81 2.3 -25.7 242 69 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.6 1.00 14 350 8291 -31.2 -34.2 75 2.9 -31.6 240 83 326.7 326.8 291.4 328.9 0.61 15 300 9365 -39.7 -42.9 71 3.2 -39.9 231 105 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.29 16 250 10585 -48.4 -55.8 42 7.4 -48.7 233 106 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.08 17 200 12040 -51.0 -75.8 4 24.8 -51.4 246 62 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13888 -57.3 -81.9 3 24.6 -57.6 254 54 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16411 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 240 40 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.90 m Freezing level: 647.90 mb = 3670.92 m = 12043.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.89 mb = 2895.38 m = 9499.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.22 % Est. max temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.93 mb = 1108.26 m = 3635.99 ft T: 17.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.55 C/km ThetaE index: 22.23 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.98 mb = 2380.04 m = 7808.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.94 C = 85.90 F Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.62 C Showalter Index: 2.77 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.25 C Cross Totals Index: 16.65 C K Index: 18.13 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 81.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 317.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 162.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.20 mb = 1784.22 m = 5853.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.20 mb = 3641.73 m = 11947.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.20 mb = 7889.12 m = 25882.63 ft B at Equ Level: 316.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.20 mb = 10845.87 m = 35583.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.4 neg: -24.2 tot: 73.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 2.48 Bulk Shear: 128.12 m/s