MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.49,-97.05 Latitude: 38.49 Longitude: -97.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 957 433 24.6 16.4 60 8.2 19.0 208 13 301.5 303.7 293.7 337.8 12.32 2 950 501 22.8 15.6 64 7.2 17.9 208 15 300.3 302.5 293.0 334.9 11.79 3 900 969 18.0 14.4 80 3.5 15.6 212 19 300.0 302.1 292.7 333.8 11.55 4 850 1458 18.4 11.4 64 6.9 13.9 223 26 305.4 307.2 293.2 335.5 10.03 5 800 1976 15.4 10.0 70 5.4 12.0 214 24 307.6 309.4 293.5 336.8 9.66 6 750 2520 11.3 6.8 74 4.5 8.6 208 20 308.8 310.4 292.8 334.1 8.29 7 700 3092 7.0 4.7 85 2.3 5.6 219 23 310.3 311.7 292.7 333.8 7.67 8 650 3697 2.5 0.8 89 1.7 1.6 231 29 311.8 313.0 292.0 331.3 6.26 9 600 4341 -1.6 -4.9 78 3.3 -3.2 234 35 314.2 315.1 291.2 328.3 4.43 10 550 5027 -5.4 -33.0 9 27.6 -11.7 234 37 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.2 0.43 11 500 5768 -10.2 -36.8 9 26.7 -15.4 235 39 320.7 320.7 289.3 321.8 0.32 12 450 6571 -15.5 -42.4 8 26.9 -19.7 240 40 323.8 323.8 290.1 324.5 0.20 13 400 7447 -22.0 -45.8 10 23.8 -24.9 242 40 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.0 0.16 14 350 8415 -28.8 -54.0 7 25.2 -30.9 237 37 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.07 15 300 9497 -37.9 -56.0 13 18.1 -38.9 234 38 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.06 16 250 10730 -45.8 -62.0 14 16.2 -46.4 242 46 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.04 17 200 12188 -53.3 -70.0 11 16.7 -53.7 242 48 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14006 -60.8 -82.2 4 21.5 -61.0 240 47 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16476 -69.2 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 240 25 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.89 m Freezing level: 619.67 mb = 4087.42 m = 13410.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3905.99 m = 12814.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.29 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.82 mb = 1469.61 m = 4821.51 ft T: 18.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 17.59 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.76 mb = 2499.78 m = 8201.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.81 C = 89.25 F Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.52 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 37.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 225.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 206.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.29 mb = 1586.49 m = 5204.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.29 mb = 3668.40 m = 12035.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.29 mb = 9908.11 m = 32506.53 ft B at Equ Level: 220.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 222.29 mb = 11497.53 m = 37721.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.6 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 257.6 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.3 neg: -32.8 tot: 56.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 8.27 Bulk Shear: 27.29 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 37.90,-99.11 Latitude: 37.90 Longitude: -99.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 1 950 499 SFC 935 637 21.9 13.9 60 8.0 16.6 298 4 300.7 302.7 292.3 332.2 10.70 3 900 966 17.8 12.7 72 5.1 14.6 296 4 299.9 301.8 291.7 330.1 10.31 4 850 1452 14.5 10.0 74 4.5 11.7 265 4 301.3 303.0 291.2 328.1 9.08 5 800 1968 16.0 9.2 64 6.8 11.7 213 19 308.2 309.9 293.3 336.0 9.15 6 750 2513 12.7 5.3 61 7.4 8.3 214 25 310.3 311.7 292.6 333.3 7.44 7 700 3088 7.7 0.5 60 7.2 3.8 220 27 311.0 312.1 291.3 328.7 5.67 8 650 3693 2.5 -1.3 76 3.7 0.5 220 31 311.7 312.8 291.3 328.5 5.37 9 600 4334 -1.9 -19.8 24 18.0 -7.7 232 36 314.0 314.2 288.2 318.4 1.32 10 550 5019 -6.3 -27.8 16 21.4 -11.8 234 44 316.6 316.7 288.4 319.0 0.71 11 500 5759 -9.7 -44.3 4 34.6 -15.4 236 45 321.2 321.2 289.3 321.8 0.15 12 450 6564 -15.1 -41.7 8 26.6 -19.4 239 45 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.1 0.22 13 400 7440 -22.6 -41.0 17 18.4 -25.1 238 47 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.6 0.26 14 350 8405 -29.8 -48.7 14 18.9 -31.5 235 47 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.13 15 300 9486 -37.9 -57.4 11 19.6 -38.9 240 50 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.05 16 250 10717 -46.3 -61.8 16 15.5 -46.8 242 60 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.04 17 200 12177 -52.4 -71.7 8 19.3 -52.8 238 54 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 238 52 366.7 366.7 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.0 -86.1 7 17.1 -69.1 238 29 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.69 m Freezing level: 621.51 mb = 4058.53 m = 13315.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.67 mb = 3734.19 m = 12251.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 830.62 mb = 1648.05 m = 5406.93 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 17.63 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.62 mb = 2997.91 m = 9835.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.83 C = 89.30 F Cap Strength: 6.20 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.42 C Showalter Index: 2.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.66 C K Index: 26.91 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5451.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.79 mb = 1801.30 m = 5909.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.5 neg: -0.4 tot: 113.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 104.61 m/s