MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.16,-90.55 Latitude: 37.16 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 986 188 27.5 20.3 65 7.2 22.3 205 9 301.8 304.6 296.0 347.1 15.35 2 950 517 22.9 18.5 76 4.4 19.9 204 16 300.5 303.1 294.8 342.2 14.25 3 900 986 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 218 25 301.5 304.0 294.8 342.3 13.85 4 850 1477 16.3 13.9 85 2.4 14.7 228 30 303.2 305.4 293.9 338.3 11.80 5 800 1990 12.8 11.1 89 1.7 11.7 223 27 304.8 306.7 293.3 336.0 10.44 6 750 2530 9.0 7.0 87 2.0 7.8 218 20 306.4 307.9 292.2 331.8 8.40 7 700 3098 5.0 1.9 80 3.1 3.3 217 20 308.0 309.2 290.9 327.3 6.27 8 650 3699 1.7 -5.2 60 7.0 -1.5 215 26 310.9 311.7 289.8 323.5 3.99 9 600 4340 -1.2 -26.2 13 25.0 -8.2 218 33 314.8 314.9 287.9 317.4 0.75 10 550 5027 -6.6 -15.0 51 8.4 -9.6 220 38 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.5 2.17 11 500 5762 -12.4 -19.6 55 7.2 -14.6 226 41 317.9 318.2 289.8 323.3 1.61 12 450 6560 -16.4 -29.8 30 13.4 -19.3 225 40 322.7 322.8 290.3 325.2 0.72 13 400 7438 -21.0 -41.0 15 20.1 -23.9 237 52 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.8 0.26 14 350 8408 -28.8 -43.6 23 14.8 -30.5 239 56 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.23 15 300 9494 -36.9 -48.2 30 11.2 -37.8 249 63 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.0 0.16 16 250 10726 -47.6 -52.8 55 5.2 -47.8 252 71 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.11 17 200 12166 -54.9 -65.8 25 10.9 -55.1 254 88 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 18 150 13989 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.0 250 78 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 248 43 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.12 m Freezing level: 620.22 mb = 4080.70 m = 13387.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.65 mb = 3505.84 m = 11501.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.32 C = 84.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.35 mb = 1097.89 m = 3601.94 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 24.96 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1378.56 m = 4522.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.56 C = 83.41 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -6.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.61 C Showalter Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.05 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.75 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 39.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1658.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.83 mb = 1161.10 m = 3809.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.83 mb = 1608.87 m = 5278.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.83 mb = 11949.35 m = 39203.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1643.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.83 mb = 15009.73 m = 49243.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.1 neg: -35.5 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 53.49 Bulk Shear: 31.00 m/s