MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.08,-95.13 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -95.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 978 244 26.9 20.3 67 6.6 22.2 201 15 301.9 304.8 296.1 347.7 15.50 2 950 499 24.6 19.4 73 5.2 20.9 202 26 302.2 305.0 295.9 346.9 15.13 3 900 971 20.1 18.5 91 1.6 19.0 204 30 302.3 305.0 295.9 346.9 15.10 4 850 1462 16.8 16.1 96 0.7 16.3 216 36 303.7 306.2 295.3 344.3 13.65 5 800 1978 15.2 -1.0 33 16.2 6.8 239 36 307.3 308.2 289.1 321.1 4.45 6 750 2520 10.6 -1.4 43 12.0 4.5 255 40 308.1 309.0 289.5 322.4 4.61 7 700 3089 5.6 2.1 78 3.5 3.7 252 41 308.7 309.9 291.2 328.4 6.39 8 650 3690 0.7 0.3 97 0.4 0.5 246 39 309.7 310.9 291.3 328.4 6.04 9 600 4329 -2.9 -3.2 97 0.4 -3.0 243 40 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.7 5.03 10 550 5015 -6.9 -7.3 97 0.4 -7.1 244 45 315.9 316.6 291.3 328.8 4.01 11 500 5752 -11.2 -12.1 93 0.9 -11.6 244 53 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.3 3.02 12 450 6552 -17.3 -19.1 86 1.8 -17.9 243 61 321.5 321.8 291.1 327.8 1.87 13 400 7422 -23.9 -31.5 49 7.6 -25.3 243 68 323.9 324.1 290.7 326.4 0.69 14 350 8383 -30.6 -41.8 32 11.2 -31.9 242 80 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.5 0.28 15 300 9459 -38.8 -44.0 58 5.1 -39.3 242 94 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.26 16 250 10683 -48.6 -52.9 60 4.4 -48.8 242 106 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.11 17 200 12131 -52.9 -76.2 4 23.3 -53.3 256 83 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13963 -58.7 -80.3 5 21.6 -58.9 255 61 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16455 -67.6 -87.9 4 20.4 -67.7 251 41 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.16 m Freezing level: 640.31 mb = 3813.83 m = 12512.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.05 mb = 3775.81 m = 12387.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.18 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.63 mb = 1079.87 m = 3542.84 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 26.56 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.58 mb = 1285.98 m = 4219.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.11 C = 82.59 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -7.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.10 C Showalter Index: -6.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.33 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.00 C Cross Totals Index: 27.32 C K Index: 40.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 528.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2610.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.39 mb = 1169.73 m = 3837.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.39 mb = 1417.67 m = 4651.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 824.39 mb = 1722.26 m = 5650.39 ft B at Equ Level: 2.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 794.39 mb = 2036.87 m = 6682.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.1 neg: -9.5 tot: 273.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.28 Bulk Rich Number: 30.46 Bulk Shear: 85.69 m/s