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: 38.59,-90.50 Latitude: 38.59 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 27 SFC 984 168 20.2 18.8 92 1.4 19.2 73 9 294.7 297.2 293.0 334.8 14.00 2 950 468 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 89 14 295.1 297.5 292.5 332.9 13.20 3 900 932 17.8 16.7 94 1.0 17.1 160 18 299.8 302.3 294.1 339.1 13.44 4 850 1419 14.0 12.8 92 1.3 13.2 202 18 300.8 302.9 292.6 333.1 10.97 5 800 1929 11.2 9.4 88 1.9 10.1 223 23 303.1 304.8 291.9 330.7 9.28 6 750 2466 8.3 6.3 87 2.0 7.1 228 27 305.5 307.0 291.6 329.7 8.01 7 700 3033 5.0 3.4 90 1.6 4.1 207 28 308.0 309.4 291.6 329.5 7.02 8 650 3635 1.3 0.5 94 0.9 0.9 204 34 310.5 311.6 291.6 329.4 6.11 9 600 4275 -2.5 -3.0 97 0.5 -2.7 205 42 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.4 5.13 10 550 4961 -6.6 -7.3 95 0.7 -6.9 208 49 316.2 317.0 291.5 329.2 4.02 11 500 5699 -10.8 -11.4 96 0.6 -11.1 216 55 319.8 320.4 291.8 330.3 3.20 12 450 6502 -15.7 -17.2 89 1.5 -16.2 222 64 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.0 2.21 13 400 7379 -22.7 -26.9 68 4.2 -23.6 223 65 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.2 1.05 14 350 8343 -29.8 -33.2 73 3.4 -30.3 227 67 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.0 0.67 15 300 9426 -37.0 -40.2 72 3.2 -37.4 232 67 333.2 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.38 16 250 10659 -47.7 -51.2 67 3.5 -47.8 238 67 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12091 -58.2 -62.8 56 4.5 -58.3 246 97 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13923 -57.7 -65.3 37 7.6 -57.9 249 66 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.8 0.04 19 100 16426 -64.8 -69.9 49 5.2 -64.8 250 40 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.8 0.03 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.68 m Freezing level: 632.47 mb = 3859.22 m = 12661.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.63 mb = 3788.36 m = 12428.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.93 mb = 342.93 m = 1125.07 ft T: 18.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 9.95 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.08 mb = 1123.03 m = 3684.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.68 C = 78.23 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -1.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 36.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 570.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.71 mb = 727.65 m = 2387.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.71 mb = 1551.81 m = 5091.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.71 mb = 10221.81 m = 33535.71 ft B at Equ Level: 570.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.71 mb = 13250.49 m = 43472.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.9 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 237.9 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.0 neg: -7.5 tot: 222.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 2.60 Bulk Shear: 219.20 m/s