MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 57 SFC 961 398 18.2 17.6 97 0.6 17.8 35 3 294.6 297.0 292.4 332.7 13.30 2 950 499 18.4 16.9 91 1.5 17.4 44 6 295.8 298.2 292.4 332.7 12.82 3 900 964 18.5 14.8 79 3.7 16.1 280 6 300.6 302.8 293.2 335.4 11.85 4 850 1454 17.0 11.4 69 5.6 13.4 257 19 304.0 305.9 292.8 333.9 10.03 5 800 1968 13.3 7.7 69 5.6 9.9 258 25 305.4 306.9 291.8 330.3 8.27 6 750 2508 9.1 4.1 71 5.0 6.3 255 30 306.5 307.7 291.0 327.3 6.87 7 700 3075 5.0 2.5 83 2.6 3.6 240 35 308.1 309.3 291.2 328.1 6.54 8 650 3675 0.5 -2.0 83 2.5 -0.7 250 38 309.5 310.4 290.3 325.3 5.08 9 600 4314 -3.2 -9.4 62 6.1 -5.8 244 40 312.4 313.0 289.5 322.4 3.13 10 550 4996 -7.1 -20.7 33 13.6 -11.3 241 46 315.6 315.9 288.8 320.1 1.34 11 500 5732 -12.2 -23.5 38 11.3 -15.3 240 51 318.1 318.3 289.4 322.1 1.15 12 450 6529 -17.1 -34.4 21 17.2 -20.3 240 55 321.7 321.8 289.8 323.4 0.46 13 400 7402 -22.8 -41.6 16 18.8 -25.4 243 63 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.3 0.25 14 350 8366 -30.2 -44.9 23 14.7 -31.7 245 71 328.0 328.1 291.4 328.8 0.20 15 300 9442 -39.8 -45.6 54 5.8 -40.3 247 79 329.2 329.2 291.7 330.0 0.22 16 250 10661 -48.6 -56.7 39 8.1 -48.9 251 94 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 17 200 12104 -53.7 -71.6 9 17.9 -54.0 253 96 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13940 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 253 66 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16440 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.0 263 45 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.83 m Freezing level: 643.75 mb = 3755.26 m = 12320.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.50 mb = 3570.26 m = 11713.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.59 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.56 mb = 466.81 m = 1531.51 ft T: 18.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 8.05 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.39 mb = 2006.17 m = 6581.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.86 C = 83.95 F Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 38.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 644.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.40 mb = 1270.32 m = 4167.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.40 mb = 2804.78 m = 9201.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.40 mb = 10570.27 m = 34678.93 ft B at Equ Level: 643.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.40 mb = 12657.35 m = 41526.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.6 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 275.6 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 6.3 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.8 neg: -32.9 tot: 56.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 3.58 Bulk Shear: 180.03 m/s