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: 37.43,-94.66 Latitude: 37.43 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 972 284 26.2 20.9 72 5.3 22.3 211 17 301.8 304.7 296.5 349.4 16.17 2 950 485 23.1 19.8 82 3.3 20.8 211 22 300.7 303.5 295.8 346.2 15.52 3 900 954 18.7 18.5 99 0.1 18.6 214 25 300.7 303.5 295.5 345.1 15.10 4 850 1443 15.0 14.4 96 0.6 14.7 233 29 301.9 304.2 293.9 338.1 12.26 5 800 1955 12.6 10.6 87 2.0 11.3 209 30 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.8 10.08 6 750 2496 11.0 5.1 67 5.9 7.6 230 37 308.6 309.9 292.0 331.1 7.37 7 700 3068 7.0 -5.9 39 12.9 1.0 236 41 310.3 310.9 289.2 321.4 3.53 8 650 3671 1.5 -3.8 68 5.3 -1.0 239 50 310.7 311.5 290.2 324.6 4.44 9 600 4309 -4.1 -6.0 87 1.9 -5.0 241 54 311.4 312.1 290.0 324.2 4.07 10 550 4989 -8.9 -20.2 40 11.3 -12.3 241 55 313.5 313.8 288.2 318.2 1.40 11 500 5720 -13.4 -19.2 61 5.8 -15.2 237 61 316.7 317.0 289.5 322.3 1.67 12 450 6514 -18.5 -26.5 50 8.0 -20.3 235 67 320.0 320.2 289.8 323.4 0.98 13 400 7380 -24.8 -33.5 44 8.7 -26.3 236 75 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.7 0.56 14 350 8337 -31.8 -37.4 58 5.5 -32.6 233 84 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.4 0.44 15 300 9407 -40.3 -46.9 49 6.6 -40.8 234 96 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.19 16 250 10627 -47.6 -61.9 18 14.2 -48.0 241 91 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.04 17 200 12088 -50.7 -77.5 3 26.8 -51.2 252 60 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.00 18 150 13929 -58.5 -81.1 4 22.6 -58.7 255 55 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.4 0.00 19 100 16433 -65.5 -86.7 4 21.3 -65.6 256 36 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.56 m Freezing level: 636.57 mb = 3842.33 m = 12605.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.23 mb = 3361.12 m = 11027.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.80 C = 82.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.61 mb = 957.55 m = 3141.54 ft T: 18.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.70 C/km ThetaE index: 28.04 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.83 mb = 965.02 m = 3166.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.19 C = 77.34 F Cap Strength: -0.11 C Lifted Index: -8.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: -5.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.28 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.43 C Cross Totals Index: 27.85 C K Index: 30.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 471.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2620.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.21 mb = 980.44 m = 3216.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.21 mb = 1028.24 m = 3373.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.21 mb = 11700.29 m = 38386.32 ft B at Equ Level: 2593.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.21 mb = 15721.64 m = 51579.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.9 neg: -10.7 tot: 197.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 31.15 Bulk Shear: 84.11 m/s