MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 961 398 23.4 17.4 69 6.0 19.3 360 2 299.9 302.4 293.9 338.4 13.15 2 950 500 24.0 15.8 60 8.2 18.5 347 4 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.7 11.95 3 900 971 21.2 14.2 64 7.0 16.6 222 8 303.4 305.5 293.6 337.2 11.40 4 850 1464 17.8 12.6 72 5.2 14.4 214 19 304.8 306.8 293.6 337.3 10.88 5 800 1980 13.3 11.0 86 2.4 11.9 215 26 305.4 307.3 293.4 336.4 10.35 6 750 2520 9.1 8.6 97 0.5 8.8 226 29 306.5 308.2 293.0 334.9 9.42 7 700 3087 4.8 -2.1 61 6.9 1.4 243 32 307.8 308.7 289.5 322.3 4.69 8 650 3689 2.6 -18.6 19 21.2 -4.7 249 35 311.9 312.1 287.5 316.4 1.35 9 600 4331 -1.5 -22.6 18 21.1 -7.9 251 40 314.4 314.6 288.1 317.9 1.04 10 550 5017 -5.5 -28.5 14 23.0 -11.4 250 46 317.5 317.7 288.7 319.9 0.66 11 500 5758 -10.0 -35.0 11 25.0 -15.2 248 46 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.3 0.39 12 450 6561 -15.8 -40.5 10 24.7 -19.8 247 46 323.4 323.5 290.1 324.4 0.25 13 400 7437 -21.6 -45.6 10 24.0 -24.6 246 50 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.16 14 350 8405 -29.0 -50.7 11 21.7 -30.9 246 53 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 15 300 9486 -38.6 -48.8 33 10.2 -39.3 253 59 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.15 16 250 10708 -48.9 -55.3 47 6.4 -49.1 247 61 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.08 17 200 12152 -53.3 -71.7 9 18.4 -53.6 251 72 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13978 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 247 61 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16460 -68.5 -85.4 7 16.9 -68.6 247 37 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.71 m Freezing level: 618.25 mb = 4096.49 m = 13439.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.67 mb = 3219.88 m = 10563.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.74 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.42 mb = 1161.01 m = 3809.05 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 20.94 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.06 mb = 2094.82 m = 6872.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.02 C = 84.24 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 33.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 708.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.71 mb = 1762.31 m = 5781.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.71 mb = 2456.48 m = 8059.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.71 mb = 11088.76 m = 36379.99 ft B at Equ Level: 702.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.71 mb = 13345.86 m = 43785.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.7 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 272.7 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.1 neg: -12.5 tot: 210.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 6.51 Bulk Shear: 108.86 m/s