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: 36.54,-94.93 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -94.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 977 248 22.8 19.8 83 3.0 20.8 197 15 297.9 300.7 294.7 341.7 15.08 2 950 494 21.8 18.9 83 2.9 19.8 202 29 299.3 302.0 294.8 341.9 14.59 3 900 962 19.6 14.8 74 4.7 16.4 220 44 301.7 303.9 293.5 336.7 11.88 4 850 1453 16.7 13.8 83 2.9 14.8 240 43 303.6 305.8 293.9 338.5 11.72 5 800 1967 13.2 9.3 77 3.8 10.8 250 42 305.2 306.9 292.5 333.0 9.26 6 750 2507 9.4 0.1 52 9.3 4.5 261 35 306.7 307.7 289.5 322.5 5.12 7 700 3074 4.9 -5.5 47 10.4 0.1 261 43 307.9 308.6 288.5 319.2 3.62 8 650 3673 1.0 -18.1 23 19.1 -5.5 257 54 310.1 310.3 287.0 314.7 1.42 9 600 4311 -2.7 -31.7 9 28.9 -9.6 253 57 312.9 313.0 286.9 314.5 0.45 10 550 4994 -7.5 -30.3 14 22.7 -12.8 249 59 315.1 315.3 287.8 317.1 0.56 11 500 5727 -12.4 -34.5 14 22.1 -16.7 243 62 318.0 318.0 288.5 319.4 0.41 12 450 6523 -18.2 -38.0 16 19.7 -21.4 241 67 320.3 320.4 289.2 321.5 0.32 13 400 7390 -24.8 -40.1 23 15.3 -26.8 238 71 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.8 0.29 14 350 8346 -31.8 -48.0 19 16.2 -33.1 236 78 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.5 0.14 15 300 9419 -39.2 -59.0 10 19.8 -40.1 245 77 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.04 16 250 10651 -44.8 -66.8 7 22.1 -45.4 251 59 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.02 17 200 12123 -50.5 -79.9 2 29.4 -51.0 262 51 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.00 18 150 13960 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 264 55 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16450 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.6 265 40 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.33 m Freezing level: 636.87 mb = 3840.51 m = 12599.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.04 mb = 3085.06 m = 10121.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.34 % Est. max temperature: 29.19 C = 84.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.89 mb = 623.50 m = 2045.57 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 23.93 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.66 mb = 1648.23 m = 5407.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.08 C = 84.35 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 26.13 C K Index: 32.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1456.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.63 mb = 1178.41 m = 3866.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.63 mb = 2258.37 m = 7409.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.63 mb = 10580.32 m = 34711.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1451.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.63 mb = 14269.85 m = 46816.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.0 neg: -12.8 tot: 425.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.76 Bulk Rich Number: 9.68 Bulk Shear: 150.42 m/s