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: 36.47,-94.53 Latitude: 36.47 Longitude: -94.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 326 21.5 19.0 86 2.5 19.8 195 14 297.3 300.0 294.1 339.2 14.44 2 950 497 21.3 18.5 84 2.8 19.4 198 26 298.8 301.3 294.4 340.1 14.22 3 900 965 19.6 10.7 56 8.9 14.0 216 38 301.7 303.3 291.2 328.3 9.00 4 850 1455 16.7 11.0 69 5.7 13.1 237 41 303.6 305.4 292.4 332.7 9.76 5 800 1969 13.6 8.2 69 5.5 10.3 251 39 305.7 307.3 292.1 331.4 8.53 6 750 2509 10.1 -1.2 45 11.3 4.3 261 36 307.5 308.4 289.3 321.9 4.66 7 700 3078 5.6 -4.2 49 9.7 0.9 261 46 308.6 309.4 289.1 321.2 4.01 8 650 3678 0.7 -7.1 56 7.9 -2.7 257 54 309.8 310.4 288.9 320.7 3.44 9 600 4316 -3.1 -19.0 28 15.9 -8.2 252 57 312.6 312.8 287.9 317.3 1.42 10 550 4998 -7.4 -27.7 18 20.3 -12.5 248 60 315.3 315.4 288.0 317.8 0.71 11 500 5733 -11.9 -36.7 11 24.8 -16.5 243 64 318.6 318.6 288.6 319.8 0.33 12 450 6531 -17.6 -37.8 15 20.3 -20.9 239 67 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.4 0.33 13 400 7399 -24.3 -35.7 34 11.4 -26.1 235 70 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.0 0.46 14 350 8358 -31.2 -48.2 17 17.0 -32.7 232 78 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.2 0.14 15 300 9431 -39.7 -55.5 17 15.8 -40.5 238 84 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.7 0.07 16 250 10659 -45.5 -69.8 5 24.4 -46.1 247 68 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.5 0.01 17 200 12128 -50.9 -76.3 3 25.4 -51.4 262 54 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13963 -59.9 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.1 264 56 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16452 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 262 41 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.94 m Freezing level: 640.37 mb = 3800.88 m = 12469.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.63 mb = 3222.10 m = 10571.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.62 % Est. max temperature: 29.01 C = 84.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.31 mb = 641.27 m = 2103.88 ft T: 20.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 15.45 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.22 mb = 2243.09 m = 7359.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.73 C = 87.31 F Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lifted Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.56 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 29.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 614.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.79 mb = 1506.83 m = 4943.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 699.79 mb = 3080.11 m = 10105.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 279.79 mb = 9900.72 m = 32482.27 ft B at Equ Level: 612.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 199.79 mb = 12135.14 m = 39812.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 405.9 neg: -4.1 tot: 401.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 3.80 Bulk Shear: 161.84 m/s