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: 36.51,-94.65 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -94.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 971 298 27.1 20.3 67 6.7 22.2 193 16 302.8 305.7 296.4 349.2 15.68 2 950 488 24.8 19.4 72 5.4 21.0 195 24 302.4 305.1 296.0 347.0 15.12 3 900 959 20.2 18.1 88 2.1 18.7 199 29 302.3 305.0 295.7 345.6 14.66 4 850 1450 16.4 15.7 95 0.8 16.0 215 33 303.4 305.8 295.0 342.9 13.31 5 800 1967 16.1 -6.0 21 22.1 5.6 244 33 308.3 308.9 288.1 317.9 3.06 6 750 2510 11.6 2.3 53 9.3 6.4 256 45 309.1 310.3 291.0 327.7 6.02 7 700 3082 6.4 2.8 78 3.6 4.4 249 44 309.5 310.8 291.7 330.1 6.70 8 650 3684 1.1 -0.0 92 1.1 0.5 243 44 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.5 5.89 9 600 4323 -3.1 -5.2 85 2.1 -4.1 248 51 312.6 313.4 290.6 326.3 4.34 10 550 5007 -7.7 -11.9 71 4.3 -9.3 246 52 315.0 315.5 290.0 324.0 2.78 11 500 5741 -11.9 -21.7 44 9.9 -14.7 245 57 318.6 318.8 289.7 323.2 1.34 12 450 6540 -17.3 -26.4 45 9.1 -19.4 244 64 321.5 321.7 290.3 324.9 0.99 13 400 7410 -24.1 -33.0 44 8.8 -25.6 241 71 323.6 323.7 290.5 325.8 0.60 14 350 8369 -31.1 -43.9 27 12.8 -32.4 239 82 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.22 15 300 9443 -39.1 -45.0 54 5.9 -39.6 242 94 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.1 0.23 16 250 10667 -48.1 -54.6 47 6.5 -48.3 243 103 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.09 17 200 12119 -53.0 -76.1 4 23.1 -53.4 253 79 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13949 -58.7 -80.3 5 21.6 -59.0 254 63 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16445 -66.9 -87.6 4 20.7 -67.0 251 43 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.72 m Freezing level: 636.78 mb = 3853.06 m = 12641.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.37 mb = 3753.46 m = 12314.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.16 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.48 mb = 1147.73 m = 3765.46 ft T: 18.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 31.24 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.62 mb = 1293.92 m = 4245.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -7.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.18 C Showalter Index: -6.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.86 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.31 C Cross Totals Index: 27.55 C K Index: 40.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 536.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2513.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.07 mb = 1220.34 m = 4003.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.07 mb = 1369.24 m = 4492.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 838.07 mb = 1570.77 m = 5153.38 ft B at Equ Level: 2.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 818.07 mb = 1776.40 m = 5828.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.0 neg: -24.9 tot: 253.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.05 Bulk Rich Number: 18.49 Bulk Shear: 135.96 m/s