MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.12,-94.18 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -94.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 962 396 20.9 18.5 87 2.3 19.3 187 13 297.3 299.9 293.9 338.2 14.11 2 950 501 20.7 18.2 86 2.5 19.0 189 20 298.2 300.7 294.0 338.7 13.97 3 900 968 19.9 9.0 49 10.9 13.3 213 31 302.0 303.5 290.5 325.9 8.02 4 850 1459 17.8 7.8 52 10.0 11.8 232 33 304.8 306.3 291.3 328.4 7.84 5 800 1975 14.5 4.2 50 10.4 8.6 248 38 306.7 307.9 290.7 326.4 6.46 6 750 2517 11.3 -1.5 41 12.7 4.7 263 44 308.8 309.7 289.7 323.0 4.58 7 700 3087 5.9 1.7 75 4.1 3.7 261 52 309.0 310.1 291.2 328.1 6.21 8 650 3689 1.1 -1.0 86 2.1 0.0 257 55 310.2 311.2 290.9 327.2 5.47 9 600 4328 -3.2 -5.6 84 2.3 -4.3 253 56 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.7 4.21 10 550 5011 -7.3 -10.2 80 2.9 -8.5 249 58 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.8 3.19 11 500 5748 -11.5 -15.0 75 3.5 -12.8 241 59 319.0 319.5 290.8 326.9 2.38 12 450 6547 -17.2 -24.1 55 7.0 -18.9 235 59 321.7 321.9 290.5 325.8 1.21 13 400 7418 -23.4 -41.0 18 17.6 -25.8 232 66 324.5 324.6 290.4 325.5 0.26 14 350 8380 -30.4 -49.7 13 19.3 -32.0 229 71 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.12 15 300 9456 -39.6 -47.5 43 7.9 -40.1 235 83 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.17 16 250 10680 -46.6 -67.4 8 20.7 -47.1 245 84 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 17 200 12141 -51.5 -74.6 5 23.2 -51.8 263 56 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13970 -60.3 -81.5 5 21.2 -60.4 266 57 366.2 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16460 -65.7 -87.7 3 22.0 -65.8 260 41 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.69 m Freezing level: 637.69 mb = 3846.12 m = 12618.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.77 mb = 3691.52 m = 12111.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.67 C = 85.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.62 mb = 688.59 m = 2259.14 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 12.87 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.74 mb = 2720.60 m = 8925.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.29 C = 90.12 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.21 C Showalter Index: 0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.35 C Cross Totals Index: 19.31 C K Index: 33.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 168.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 248.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.46 mb = 1790.98 m = 5875.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.46 mb = 3658.03 m = 12001.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 342.46 mb = 8531.89 m = 27991.44 ft B at Equ Level: 168.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.46 mb = 10880.28 m = 35696.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.2 neg: -4.1 tot: 369.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 0.94 Bulk Shear: 180.28 m/s