MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.37,-90.5 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 983 174 20.4 19.6 95 0.8 19.8 73 9 295.0 297.6 293.6 337.3 14.76 2 950 466 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 85 22 296.1 298.6 293.5 336.7 14.09 3 900 931 17.9 16.9 94 1.0 17.2 151 15 299.9 302.4 294.2 339.6 13.55 4 850 1419 14.6 13.9 95 0.7 14.1 182 17 301.5 303.6 293.4 336.3 11.81 5 800 1930 11.5 11.1 97 0.4 11.3 199 20 303.4 305.4 292.9 334.5 10.44 6 750 2468 8.5 8.3 99 0.2 8.4 206 24 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.6 9.23 7 700 3036 5.3 5.2 99 0.2 5.2 202 29 308.4 309.9 292.4 332.6 7.93 8 650 3638 1.6 1.3 98 0.3 1.4 191 33 310.7 312.0 291.9 330.8 6.47 9 600 4280 -1.5 -3.0 90 1.5 -2.3 198 43 314.4 315.3 291.9 330.5 5.11 10 550 4968 -6.5 -9.9 77 3.4 -7.9 207 51 316.4 317.0 290.9 327.0 3.27 11 500 5704 -11.9 -13.7 86 1.8 -12.5 216 56 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.4 2.66 12 450 6504 -15.8 -21.7 60 5.9 -17.5 224 61 323.3 323.6 291.3 328.5 1.50 13 400 7382 -22.0 -26.7 66 4.7 -23.1 227 65 326.3 326.6 291.7 330.2 1.08 14 350 8349 -29.4 -32.6 74 3.2 -29.9 228 67 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.71 15 300 9434 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.8 234 70 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10669 -47.6 -51.0 68 3.4 -47.7 243 77 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12100 -58.3 -65.6 39 7.3 -58.4 250 106 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.03 18 150 13931 -57.5 -72.9 12 15.4 -57.8 251 67 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.1 0.01 19 100 16430 -65.6 -70.0 55 4.3 -65.7 250 43 400.9 400.9 305.3 401.0 0.03 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.90 m Freezing level: 624.66 mb = 3963.40 m = 13003.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.68 mb = 3879.94 m = 12729.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.05 mb = 268.08 m = 879.51 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 12.56 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.30 mb = 1052.42 m = 3452.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.65 C = 78.18 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -4.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 25.74 C K Index: 40.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 857.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.60 mb = 717.72 m = 2354.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.60 mb = 1442.68 m = 4733.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.60 mb = 11271.27 m = 36978.77 ft B at Equ Level: 855.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.60 mb = 14030.44 m = 46031.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.4 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 230.4 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 250.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 3.46 Bulk Shear: 247.87 m/s