MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.89,-93.91 Latitude: 36.89 Longitude: -93.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 960 407 24.8 20.5 77 4.3 21.7 196 17 301.5 304.4 296.3 348.6 15.98 2 950 494 23.4 19.4 78 4.0 20.6 197 21 300.9 303.6 295.6 345.1 15.07 3 900 963 18.9 17.4 91 1.6 17.9 206 30 301.0 303.6 294.8 342.2 14.01 4 850 1454 17.0 11.8 71 5.2 13.7 231 36 304.0 305.9 293.0 334.7 10.30 5 800 1969 13.0 12.2 95 0.8 12.5 224 29 305.0 307.1 294.0 338.6 11.25 6 750 2509 9.6 9.2 97 0.4 9.4 228 26 307.0 308.9 293.5 336.7 9.81 7 700 3079 5.9 2.9 81 3.0 4.2 234 36 309.0 310.2 291.6 329.7 6.73 8 650 3681 1.0 0.4 96 0.5 0.7 231 40 310.0 311.2 291.4 328.9 6.08 9 600 4320 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.3 -3.3 238 42 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.95 10 550 5004 -7.3 -7.6 98 0.3 -7.4 244 45 315.4 316.2 291.2 328.0 3.93 11 500 5740 -11.5 -12.4 93 0.9 -11.9 241 50 319.0 319.6 291.3 328.7 2.94 12 450 6541 -16.9 -17.6 94 0.7 -17.1 237 57 322.0 322.4 291.5 329.2 2.13 13 400 7414 -23.1 -23.8 94 0.7 -23.2 235 66 325.0 325.2 291.7 329.8 1.40 14 350 8376 -31.0 -36.2 61 5.1 -31.7 235 78 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.7 0.50 15 300 9449 -39.5 -43.9 63 4.4 -39.9 236 88 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.26 16 250 10671 -48.9 -53.1 62 4.2 -49.1 239 98 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12119 -52.5 -74.2 6 21.7 -52.8 247 78 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13952 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 252 64 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16450 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 253 38 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.42 m Freezing level: 638.40 mb = 3829.16 m = 12562.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3783.93 m = 12414.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.07 C = 82.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.65 mb = 957.22 m = 3140.45 ft T: 18.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 13.86 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1589.85 m = 5215.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.54 C = 81.57 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -5.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.34 C K Index: 37.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1870.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.43 mb = 1250.29 m = 4101.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.43 mb = 1911.20 m = 6270.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.43 mb = 11636.38 m = 38176.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1848.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.43 mb = 15054.09 m = 49389.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.3 neg: -43.3 tot: 182.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.05 Bulk Rich Number: 28.49 Bulk Shear: 65.66 m/s