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: 36.56,-95.11 Latitude: 36.56 Longitude: -95.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 978 232 27.6 20.6 66 7.0 22.6 201 17 302.7 305.6 296.5 349.5 15.83 2 950 484 25.0 19.3 71 5.7 20.9 203 26 302.5 305.3 295.9 346.8 14.97 3 900 957 20.4 18.3 87 2.2 18.9 205 30 302.6 305.3 295.8 346.4 14.83 4 850 1449 17.6 16.5 93 1.1 16.8 213 34 304.5 307.1 295.8 346.4 14.02 5 800 1965 15.3 0.1 35 15.2 7.2 240 36 307.5 308.4 289.5 322.4 4.82 6 750 2508 11.5 -5.4 30 16.9 3.5 256 47 309.0 309.7 288.6 319.8 3.41 7 700 3079 6.0 2.8 80 3.2 4.2 254 51 309.1 310.4 291.6 329.7 6.70 8 650 3680 0.8 -0.2 93 1.0 0.3 249 50 309.8 310.9 291.1 327.8 5.81 9 600 4319 -3.3 -3.7 97 0.4 -3.6 250 54 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.5 4.84 10 550 5003 -7.7 -8.3 96 0.6 -7.9 249 56 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.0 3.73 11 500 5736 -12.8 -14.6 86 1.8 -13.4 246 59 317.4 317.9 290.5 325.6 2.46 12 450 6533 -18.0 -20.6 80 2.6 -18.7 243 66 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.2 1.64 13 400 7402 -24.2 -29.0 65 4.7 -25.1 240 72 323.5 323.7 290.7 326.6 0.87 14 350 8360 -31.5 -39.0 47 7.5 -32.4 237 84 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.7 0.37 15 300 9433 -39.5 -46.1 49 6.6 -39.9 240 98 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.5 0.20 16 250 10656 -47.5 -56.7 34 9.2 -47.9 244 103 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.7 0.07 17 200 12113 -52.2 -78.7 3 26.5 -52.6 256 72 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.00 18 150 13947 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -58.9 256 59 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16442 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 252 44 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.43 m Freezing level: 640.51 mb = 3801.38 m = 12471.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.66 mb = 3721.21 m = 12208.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.59 mb = 1114.91 m = 3657.80 ft T: 19.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 29.73 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1464.23 m = 4803.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -8.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.78 C Showalter Index: -8.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.64 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.35 C Cross Totals Index: 29.28 C K Index: 43.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 630.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2710.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.78 mb = 1220.92 m = 4005.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.78 mb = 2202.17 m = 7224.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.78 mb = 11863.94 m = 38923.20 ft B at Equ Level: 2700.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.78 mb = 15980.91 m = 52430.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.8 neg: -6.0 tot: 312.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.72 Bulk Rich Number: 19.83 Bulk Shear: 136.71 m/s