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: 37.35,-94.37 Latitude: 37.35 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 971 292 26.1 21.0 74 5.1 22.5 207 17 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.0 16.37 2 950 486 23.1 19.8 81 3.3 20.8 208 23 300.7 303.5 295.7 346.1 15.47 3 900 955 18.6 18.1 97 0.5 18.3 212 27 300.7 303.4 295.3 343.8 14.70 4 850 1444 15.7 13.9 89 1.8 14.6 230 31 302.6 304.8 293.7 337.7 11.85 5 800 1958 13.3 11.2 87 2.1 12.0 210 29 305.3 307.3 293.5 336.9 10.52 6 750 2500 11.1 5.6 69 5.5 7.9 231 38 308.7 310.1 292.3 332.1 7.64 7 700 3072 6.3 1.0 69 5.3 3.5 236 42 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.8 5.90 8 650 3674 1.1 -0.5 89 1.5 0.3 241 49 310.2 311.3 291.1 327.9 5.70 9 600 4312 -4.0 -4.6 95 0.6 -4.3 244 53 311.5 312.4 290.5 325.8 4.53 10 550 4993 -8.6 -16.2 54 7.6 -11.2 242 54 313.9 314.2 288.8 320.3 1.95 11 500 5725 -12.8 -17.1 70 4.4 -14.2 236 60 317.5 317.8 290.0 324.1 2.00 12 450 6520 -18.4 -21.9 74 3.6 -19.3 234 65 320.1 320.4 290.3 325.1 1.47 13 400 7388 -24.6 -30.2 59 5.7 -25.6 234 70 323.1 323.2 290.5 325.8 0.77 14 350 8346 -31.5 -35.2 70 3.7 -32.0 232 79 326.3 326.4 291.2 328.3 0.55 15 300 9417 -40.2 -44.8 61 4.6 -40.5 235 92 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.24 16 250 10637 -48.0 -58.2 30 10.3 -48.3 240 94 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.06 17 200 12094 -51.4 -77.5 3 26.1 -51.8 248 66 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.00 18 150 13933 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 254 58 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 252 38 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.33 m Freezing level: 639.34 mb = 3809.90 m = 12499.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.18 mb = 3708.40 m = 12166.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.30 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.14 mb = 934.71 m = 3066.58 ft T: 18.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 22.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.16 mb = 1020.55 m = 3348.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.31 C = 77.56 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -7.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.18 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.47 C Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C K Index: 37.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 452.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2467.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.41 mb = 1018.17 m = 3340.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.41 mb = 1066.20 m = 3497.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.41 mb = 11518.95 m = 37791.38 ft B at Equ Level: 2461.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.41 mb = 15937.43 m = 52287.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.4 neg: -26.2 tot: 215.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.53 Bulk Rich Number: 28.11 Bulk Shear: 87.77 m/s