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: 37.48,-94.28 Latitude: 37.48 Longitude: -94.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 294 26.1 21.1 74 5.0 22.5 207 16 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.3 16.44 2 950 484 23.2 19.8 81 3.3 20.8 209 21 300.7 303.5 295.8 346.2 15.51 3 900 954 18.7 18.1 96 0.6 18.3 213 26 300.8 303.5 295.3 343.8 14.67 4 850 1443 15.9 14.0 89 1.9 14.7 228 30 302.8 305.0 293.9 338.1 11.92 5 800 1957 13.2 11.4 89 1.8 12.0 208 28 305.2 307.2 293.6 337.1 10.65 6 750 2499 10.9 6.2 73 4.7 8.1 230 39 308.4 309.9 292.4 332.8 7.96 7 700 3070 6.2 1.6 73 4.5 3.7 236 43 309.3 310.5 291.3 328.4 6.17 8 650 3672 0.9 -0.5 90 1.4 0.2 242 50 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.7 5.70 9 600 4310 -4.0 -5.4 90 1.4 -4.7 244 53 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.9 4.26 10 550 4991 -8.5 -15.0 59 6.5 -10.8 241 55 314.0 314.5 289.1 321.1 2.17 11 500 5723 -12.9 -19.0 60 6.1 -14.8 236 61 317.3 317.6 289.6 323.0 1.70 12 450 6518 -18.5 -24.6 58 6.1 -20.0 234 66 320.0 320.3 290.0 324.0 1.16 13 400 7385 -24.4 -31.4 53 6.9 -25.7 235 72 323.2 323.4 290.5 325.7 0.70 14 350 8343 -31.7 -37.3 58 5.6 -32.4 233 81 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.44 15 300 9414 -40.2 -46.0 54 5.8 -40.6 235 93 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.21 16 250 10634 -48.0 -58.6 28 10.6 -48.4 240 94 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.06 17 200 12089 -51.4 -76.4 3 25.0 -51.8 248 66 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 18 150 13929 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 254 58 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.7 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 251 37 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.96 m Freezing level: 640.51 mb = 3792.78 m = 12443.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.99 mb = 3696.44 m = 12127.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.59 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.48 mb = 929.86 m = 3050.68 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 29.17 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1047.14 m = 3435.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.50 C = 77.90 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -8.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.79 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.83 C Cross Totals Index: 26.95 C K Index: 38.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2509.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.31 mb = 1027.19 m = 3369.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.31 mb = 1075.29 m = 3527.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.31 mb = 11547.75 m = 37885.87 ft B at Equ Level: 2502.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.31 mb = 15997.65 m = 52485.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.3 neg: -24.0 tot: 227.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.59 Bulk Rich Number: 26.87 Bulk Shear: 93.41 m/s