MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.12,-93.43 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 952 498 24.6 19.0 71 5.6 20.6 200 12 301.9 304.6 295.6 345.2 14.66 2 950 520 23.6 18.6 74 5.0 20.1 201 13 301.1 303.8 295.1 343.4 14.36 3 900 989 18.9 16.8 87 2.1 17.5 212 26 301.0 303.4 294.4 340.6 13.47 4 850 1479 15.9 13.1 84 2.8 14.1 230 33 302.8 304.9 293.3 336.1 11.24 5 800 1992 12.9 10.7 86 2.2 11.6 229 25 305.0 306.8 293.2 335.5 10.19 6 750 2533 11.9 -2.1 38 14.0 4.8 235 28 309.5 310.3 289.7 323.1 4.37 7 700 3107 7.5 3.0 73 4.5 4.9 240 33 310.8 312.1 292.2 331.8 6.79 8 650 3712 2.5 -0.1 83 2.6 1.1 233 33 311.8 312.9 291.7 330.0 5.83 9 600 4354 -2.2 -3.7 89 1.5 -2.9 233 41 313.6 314.6 291.5 329.0 4.86 10 550 5039 -6.9 -9.3 83 2.5 -7.9 239 45 316.0 316.6 290.9 327.1 3.43 11 500 5776 -11.7 -19.6 52 7.9 -14.1 246 47 318.8 319.1 290.0 324.2 1.61 12 450 6576 -16.2 -39.7 11 23.5 -20.0 247 50 322.9 322.9 289.9 323.9 0.27 13 400 7451 -22.1 -40.0 18 17.8 -24.7 245 57 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.4 0.30 14 350 8418 -29.4 -47.6 15 18.2 -31.2 244 65 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.15 15 300 9500 -37.8 -47.9 34 10.1 -38.5 248 74 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.17 16 250 10728 -48.4 -51.7 69 3.3 -48.6 248 83 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12168 -54.6 -68.0 18 13.4 -54.8 252 93 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13987 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.1 -60.0 254 75 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.4 -87.2 5 18.8 -68.5 252 34 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.04 m Freezing level: 623.15 mb = 4056.75 m = 13309.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.99 mb = 3886.64 m = 12751.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.93 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.46 mb = 1206.17 m = 3957.20 ft T: 17.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 22.03 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.21 mb = 1566.51 m = 5139.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -5.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.23 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1234.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.43 mb = 1354.16 m = 4442.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.43 mb = 3018.91 m = 9904.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.43 mb = 11628.36 m = 38150.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1218.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.43 mb = 14521.28 m = 47641.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.5 neg: -39.6 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 21.79 Bulk Shear: 56.64 m/s