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: 38.71,-90.26 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 987 148 19.1 17.8 92 1.3 18.2 55 8 293.4 295.7 291.9 330.7 13.10 2 950 473 17.2 16.1 93 1.1 16.5 31 6 294.7 296.9 291.6 329.7 12.23 3 900 936 17.6 15.8 89 1.8 16.4 169 11 299.6 301.9 293.4 336.6 12.65 4 850 1424 14.5 13.2 92 1.3 13.7 190 17 301.3 303.4 293.0 334.7 11.31 5 800 1934 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.3 208 22 303.3 305.1 292.1 331.5 9.45 6 750 2472 8.5 5.8 83 2.6 6.9 221 27 305.8 307.2 291.5 329.2 7.75 7 700 3039 4.9 2.0 81 2.9 3.4 205 31 307.9 309.1 290.9 327.3 6.32 8 650 3639 0.9 -1.1 86 2.0 -0.1 206 36 310.0 311.0 290.8 326.9 5.44 9 600 4279 -2.3 -4.2 87 1.9 -3.2 214 45 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.2 4.67 10 550 4965 -6.8 -10.2 77 3.4 -8.1 217 54 316.1 316.7 290.7 326.5 3.21 11 500 5701 -12.2 -15.5 76 3.3 -13.3 224 60 318.2 318.6 290.5 325.8 2.28 12 450 6500 -16.4 -23.2 56 6.8 -18.2 225 63 322.6 322.9 290.9 327.2 1.32 13 400 7375 -22.8 -30.3 50 7.5 -24.3 226 62 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.1 0.77 14 350 8339 -30.1 -33.8 70 3.7 -30.7 227 64 328.1 328.3 291.8 330.4 0.63 15 300 9420 -37.5 -40.5 73 3.1 -37.8 230 65 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10652 -47.7 -51.1 68 3.4 -47.8 234 67 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12083 -58.0 -63.1 52 5.2 -58.0 246 96 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.04 18 150 13919 -57.2 -61.6 58 4.4 -57.3 248 67 371.5 371.5 300.9 371.7 0.06 19 100 16429 -64.7 -75.3 22 10.6 -64.8 247 37 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.25 m Freezing level: 635.91 mb = 3819.61 m = 12531.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.41 mb = 3621.77 m = 11882.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.20 mb = 310.37 m = 1018.27 ft T: 18.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 9.73 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1361.30 m = 4466.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.43 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 271.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.74 mb = 778.42 m = 2553.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.74 mb = 2902.35 m = 9522.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 321.74 mb = 8929.08 m = 29294.53 ft B at Equ Level: 268.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.74 mb = 11717.32 m = 38442.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.7 neg: -18.7 tot: 205.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 1.23 Bulk Shear: 219.98 m/s