MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510160600F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510160600F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.25,-91.51 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -91.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 989 180 27.4 18.3 58 9.1 21.1 213 10 301.5 304.0 294.6 341.2 13.49 2 950 537 22.9 16.8 69 6.1 18.8 217 18 300.4 302.7 293.8 337.8 12.76 3 900 1005 18.6 15.6 83 3.0 16.6 230 24 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.3 12.48 4 850 1493 14.9 13.3 91 1.5 13.8 238 30 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.3 11.39 5 800 2004 11.4 9.4 88 1.9 10.2 228 28 303.3 305.0 292.0 331.0 9.32 6 750 2541 8.6 4.7 77 3.9 6.4 230 24 305.9 307.2 291.0 327.6 7.16 7 700 3110 6.0 1.2 72 4.7 3.4 243 30 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.6 5.99 8 650 3713 2.1 -2.6 71 4.7 -0.2 245 38 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.6 4.87 9 600 4354 -1.9 -7.2 67 5.3 -4.3 247 45 313.9 314.6 290.5 325.8 3.71 10 550 5041 -6.3 -20.0 33 13.7 -10.6 245 46 316.6 316.9 289.2 321.4 1.42 11 500 5778 -11.6 -31.5 17 20.0 -15.9 245 47 319.0 319.1 289.0 320.9 0.55 12 450 6576 -16.8 -36.5 17 19.6 -20.3 248 49 322.1 322.2 289.8 323.5 0.37 13 400 7450 -22.6 -40.5 18 17.9 -25.1 250 58 325.6 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.28 14 350 8414 -30.0 -45.9 20 15.9 -31.5 248 65 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.1 0.18 15 300 9491 -39.0 -48.2 37 9.2 -39.6 251 73 330.4 330.5 292.0 331.1 0.16 16 250 10714 -48.8 -54.2 53 5.4 -49.0 255 86 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.10 17 200 12156 -54.4 -71.0 11 16.6 -54.7 256 84 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 13980 -59.2 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.4 258 72 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16459 -69.1 -87.0 6 17.9 -69.2 256 37 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.08 m Freezing level: 623.57 mb = 4051.81 m = 13293.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.95 mb = 3675.93 m = 12059.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.88 % Est. max temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.31 mb = 1330.86 m = 4366.30 ft T: 16.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 20.28 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.10 mb = 1452.03 m = 4763.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.60 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 35.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1095.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.44 mb = 1339.41 m = 4394.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.44 mb = 1588.45 m = 5211.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.44 mb = 11240.43 m = 36877.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1090.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.44 mb = 13961.55 m = 45805.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.6 neg: -36.4 tot: 109.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 18.05 Bulk Shear: 60.68 m/s