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: 36.62,-95.92 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -95.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 979 228 26.2 17.6 59 8.7 20.2 289 12 301.1 303.5 294.1 339.4 13.00 2 950 496 24.9 16.9 61 8.0 19.4 291 24 302.4 304.8 294.4 340.3 12.83 3 900 967 20.6 15.7 74 4.9 17.2 290 27 302.7 305.0 294.3 339.8 12.54 4 850 1459 16.9 13.9 82 3.0 14.9 274 27 303.8 306.0 294.1 339.0 11.81 5 800 1973 12.3 11.6 95 0.7 11.8 264 27 304.2 306.2 293.4 336.4 10.76 6 750 2511 8.0 7.5 97 0.5 7.7 259 29 305.2 306.9 292.1 331.4 8.70 7 700 3076 3.7 0.7 81 3.0 2.1 254 34 306.6 307.7 290.0 324.2 5.75 8 650 3673 -0.2 -9.1 51 8.9 -3.9 255 39 308.7 309.3 288.1 318.0 2.94 9 600 4309 -4.1 -21.3 25 17.2 -9.2 254 50 311.4 311.6 287.2 315.3 1.17 10 550 4989 -8.7 -28.7 18 20.0 -13.4 257 52 313.8 313.9 287.4 316.0 0.65 11 500 5719 -14.0 -34.0 17 20.0 -17.8 253 55 316.0 316.1 287.9 317.6 0.43 12 450 6510 -19.2 -33.2 28 14.0 -21.7 255 54 319.1 319.2 289.0 321.0 0.52 13 400 7375 -25.4 -43.9 16 18.4 -27.5 248 61 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.20 14 350 8330 -31.8 -52.7 11 20.8 -33.3 244 69 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.08 15 300 9402 -39.0 -56.7 14 17.7 -39.9 253 69 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.06 16 250 10638 -44.2 -66.5 7 22.3 -44.9 256 61 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 17 200 12112 -49.5 -79.3 2 29.8 -50.0 264 57 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.00 18 150 13955 -58.6 -83.7 3 25.1 -58.9 268 52 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.6 -86.9 4 21.2 -65.8 272 40 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.86 m Freezing level: 652.72 mb = 3640.94 m = 11945.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.36 mb = 3281.99 m = 10767.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.09 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.21 mb = 1326.26 m = 4351.19 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 25.03 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.54 mb = 1726.94 m = 5665.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.11 C = 84.40 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -7.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.93 C Showalter Index: -6.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.86 C Cross Totals Index: 27.84 C K Index: 41.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1752.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.24 mb = 1526.54 m = 5008.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.24 mb = 1885.81 m = 6186.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.24 mb = 10684.81 m = 35054.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1738.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.24 mb = 14457.34 m = 47431.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.9 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 289.9 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.9 neg: -1.3 tot: 29.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 25.28 Bulk Shear: 69.34 m/s