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: 36.41,-94.92 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -94.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 975 267 22.6 19.5 82 3.2 20.5 197 14 297.9 300.6 294.5 340.8 14.78 2 950 498 21.6 18.7 84 2.9 19.6 202 27 299.1 301.8 294.6 341.3 14.46 3 900 965 19.2 14.6 75 4.6 16.1 216 42 301.3 303.4 293.2 335.6 11.66 4 850 1456 16.9 11.6 71 5.3 13.6 238 43 303.9 305.7 292.9 334.2 10.17 5 800 1970 13.6 7.8 68 5.8 10.1 250 40 305.6 307.2 291.9 330.7 8.32 6 750 2510 9.7 -1.4 46 11.1 4.0 261 35 307.1 307.9 289.1 321.3 4.59 7 700 3078 5.1 -4.0 52 9.2 0.8 261 44 308.2 308.9 289.0 320.8 4.05 8 650 3677 0.9 -14.4 31 15.3 -4.8 256 54 309.9 310.3 287.5 316.2 1.92 9 600 4315 -2.8 -30.7 10 27.8 -9.6 253 57 312.8 312.9 286.9 314.6 0.49 10 550 4998 -7.5 -34.4 10 26.9 -13.2 249 59 315.2 315.3 287.6 316.5 0.38 11 500 5732 -12.3 -36.4 12 24.0 -16.8 243 62 318.0 318.1 288.5 319.2 0.34 12 450 6528 -18.1 -36.6 18 18.5 -21.2 241 67 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.9 0.37 13 400 7395 -24.7 -40.1 23 15.3 -26.8 238 71 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.9 0.29 14 350 8351 -31.6 -48.4 17 16.9 -33.0 236 78 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.13 15 300 9424 -39.3 -58.7 11 19.4 -40.2 243 80 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.05 16 250 10656 -44.8 -67.2 6 22.3 -45.5 251 61 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 17 200 12127 -50.6 -78.0 3 27.3 -51.1 261 55 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 18 150 13964 -59.5 -81.2 4 21.7 -59.7 264 55 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16453 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 265 39 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.82 m Freezing level: 638.28 mb = 3826.89 m = 12555.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.98 mb = 3159.46 m = 10365.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.55 mb = 667.21 m = 2188.98 ft T: 20.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 26.73 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.60 mb = 1795.95 m = 5892.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.49 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -4.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 31.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.72 mb = 1209.89 m = 3969.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.72 mb = 2513.58 m = 8246.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.72 mb = 10398.10 m = 34114.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1266.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.72 mb = 13563.10 m = 44497.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 432.6 neg: -8.8 tot: 423.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.22 Bulk Rich Number: 8.29 Bulk Shear: 153.03 m/s