MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.76,-90.28 Latitude: 37.76 Longitude: -90.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 975 259 20.3 19.9 97 0.5 20.0 198 11 295.7 298.4 294.1 339.2 15.15 2 950 479 19.0 18.9 99 0.1 18.9 201 28 296.5 299.1 294.0 338.6 14.61 3 900 942 16.2 15.8 98 0.4 16.0 201 43 298.2 300.5 293.1 335.1 12.68 4 850 1428 13.6 13.2 97 0.5 13.3 201 47 300.4 302.5 292.7 333.5 11.27 5 800 1937 10.9 10.5 98 0.3 10.7 206 48 302.7 304.6 292.4 332.5 10.04 6 750 2474 8.1 7.8 98 0.3 7.9 213 48 305.4 307.0 292.3 332.1 8.88 7 700 3041 5.1 4.6 97 0.5 4.8 219 49 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.5 7.64 8 650 3643 0.9 0.6 98 0.3 0.7 225 49 310.0 311.1 291.5 329.0 6.16 9 600 4283 -1.6 -2.0 97 0.4 -1.8 230 48 314.3 315.3 292.2 331.7 5.52 10 550 4972 -5.0 -5.7 95 0.7 -5.4 234 48 318.1 319.0 292.4 332.8 4.54 11 500 5716 -9.2 -10.4 91 1.2 -9.7 235 47 321.9 322.5 292.6 333.3 3.47 12 450 6524 -13.7 -15.3 87 1.6 -14.3 236 50 326.0 326.5 293.0 334.8 2.58 13 400 7410 -19.8 -21.9 83 2.1 -20.4 235 52 329.2 329.5 293.0 335.0 1.65 14 350 8385 -26.9 -29.6 78 2.7 -27.5 234 57 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.9 0.94 15 300 9477 -36.4 -39.4 74 3.0 -36.7 233 68 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.7 0.42 16 250 10709 -48.2 -52.0 65 3.8 -48.4 233 65 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12145 -54.1 -63.4 31 9.3 -54.4 246 74 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 13970 -58.9 -80.6 4 21.7 -59.2 265 54 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16465 -66.1 -83.8 7 17.6 -66.2 258 39 399.9 399.9 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.56 m Freezing level: 632.18 mb = 3870.89 m = 12699.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.65 mb = 3821.23 m = 12536.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.14 mb = 315.79 m = 1036.05 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 10.17 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 776.46 m = 2547.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.27 C = 72.09 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: 0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 35.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 350.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.20 mb = 751.95 m = 2466.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.20 mb = 798.67 m = 2620.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.20 mb = 11101.56 m = 36422.00 ft B at Equ Level: 337.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.20 mb = 12632.34 m = 41444.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 355.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 355.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 5.16 Bulk Shear: 67.81 m/s