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: 38.16,-89.25 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -89.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 987 146 23.9 19.2 75 4.7 20.6 190 12 298.2 300.8 294.3 339.8 14.34 2 950 478 22.7 17.4 72 5.2 19.1 195 33 300.2 302.6 294.1 339.2 13.31 3 900 946 18.4 16.1 86 2.3 16.8 193 39 300.5 302.8 293.9 338.3 12.89 4 850 1434 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.3 193 45 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.7 12.03 5 800 1944 10.7 9.4 92 1.3 9.9 199 47 302.5 304.2 291.7 330.1 9.27 6 750 2479 6.9 4.5 85 2.3 5.6 200 47 304.0 305.3 290.3 325.3 7.07 7 700 3044 4.2 2.9 91 1.3 3.5 209 46 307.1 308.4 291.0 327.7 6.74 8 650 3643 0.6 -0.3 94 0.9 0.1 212 50 309.6 310.7 291.0 327.6 5.79 9 600 4283 -2.4 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.7 209 56 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.5 5.10 10 550 4970 -5.9 -6.7 94 0.8 -6.2 209 62 317.1 318.0 291.9 330.7 4.22 11 500 5711 -10.0 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.5 210 62 320.9 321.5 292.2 331.7 3.26 12 450 6517 -14.5 -16.1 88 1.6 -15.0 223 62 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.2 2.42 13 400 7400 -20.4 -22.5 83 2.2 -21.0 236 57 328.5 328.8 292.8 334.0 1.57 14 350 8374 -27.3 -30.1 77 2.8 -27.8 244 61 332.0 332.2 293.1 335.3 0.90 15 300 9464 -36.4 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.7 250 73 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.6 0.41 16 250 10698 -48.0 -51.7 66 3.6 -48.2 250 76 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12128 -57.2 -64.9 37 7.7 -57.3 256 72 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.03 18 150 13960 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.2 253 33 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16454 -66.9 -81.1 12 14.2 -67.0 255 41 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.30 m Freezing level: 639.82 mb = 3773.34 m = 12379.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.57 mb = 3673.14 m = 12050.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.33 C = 81.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.44 mb = 742.10 m = 2434.67 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 14.53 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.12 mb = 1234.23 m = 4049.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.69 C = 80.03 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.16 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.11 C K Index: 37.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 881.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.99 mb = 1108.88 m = 3638.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.99 mb = 1354.03 m = 4442.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.99 mb = 11575.86 m = 37978.09 ft B at Equ Level: 874.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.99 mb = 14043.34 m = 46073.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.5 at 49.7 knts Storm direction: 235.5 at 37.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 284.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.38 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 79.57 m/s