MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.59,-90.44 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 982 165 20.9 20.4 97 0.5 20.5 179 18 295.6 298.3 294.3 340.1 15.50 2 950 451 19.2 19.0 99 0.2 19.1 187 39 296.6 299.3 294.1 339.0 14.68 3 900 915 16.6 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 203 52 298.6 301.0 293.6 336.9 13.13 4 850 1401 14.4 14.1 98 0.3 14.2 216 55 301.2 303.4 293.4 336.5 12.00 5 800 1913 11.9 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 223 53 303.9 305.9 293.3 336.2 10.84 6 750 2452 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 226 52 306.4 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.53 7 700 3022 6.2 5.9 98 0.3 6.0 228 51 309.3 310.9 293.0 334.9 8.35 8 650 3626 2.4 2.2 99 0.2 2.3 229 50 311.7 313.0 292.6 333.3 6.94 9 600 4269 -0.9 -1.2 98 0.3 -1.1 229 47 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.5 5.84 10 550 4960 -4.5 -5.0 96 0.6 -4.7 228 46 318.8 319.7 292.9 334.2 4.79 11 500 5706 -8.5 -9.5 92 1.1 -8.9 226 45 322.7 323.5 293.0 335.0 3.72 12 450 6516 -13.4 -14.9 88 1.5 -13.9 225 43 326.4 326.9 293.2 335.5 2.68 13 400 7402 -19.2 -21.2 84 2.0 -19.8 227 42 330.1 330.4 293.4 336.3 1.76 14 350 8381 -26.2 -28.7 79 2.6 -26.7 230 42 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.2 1.02 15 300 9477 -35.0 -38.0 74 3.0 -35.4 232 41 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.9 0.48 16 250 10720 -45.9 -49.3 69 3.4 -46.1 232 42 337.8 337.8 294.0 338.5 0.17 17 200 12158 -58.7 -63.0 57 4.4 -58.7 232 62 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.04 18 150 13969 -60.0 -81.7 4 21.7 -60.2 259 62 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16474 -63.6 -87.6 2 24.0 -63.8 257 35 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.23 m Freezing level: 613.94 mb = 4089.65 m = 13417.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.09 mb = 4056.32 m = 13307.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.78 mb = 228.77 m = 750.56 ft T: 20.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 6.82 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 679.57 m = 2229.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.94 C = 73.30 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.83 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 36.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 255.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.87 mb = 652.94 m = 2142.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.87 mb = 792.90 m = 2601.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 312.87 mb = 9178.33 m = 30112.26 ft B at Equ Level: 255.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.87 mb = 13075.46 m = 42897.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 543.5 neg: -0.4 tot: 543.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 181.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 2.55 Bulk Shear: 100.15 m/s