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: 37.57,-94.25 Latitude: 37.57 Longitude: -94.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 971 288 26.2 21.1 74 5.1 22.6 208 15 301.8 304.9 296.7 350.4 16.47 2 950 483 23.2 19.8 81 3.3 20.8 209 19 300.7 303.5 295.8 346.2 15.50 3 900 953 18.7 18.2 97 0.5 18.4 214 24 300.8 303.5 295.3 344.1 14.75 4 850 1442 15.9 14.1 89 1.8 14.7 228 29 302.8 305.0 293.9 338.3 11.98 5 800 1956 13.0 11.0 87 2.0 11.7 207 27 305.1 307.0 293.3 336.1 10.37 6 750 2497 10.7 6.5 75 4.2 8.2 229 39 308.2 309.7 292.5 332.9 8.12 7 700 3068 6.2 1.4 72 4.8 3.6 236 43 309.3 310.5 291.2 328.1 6.07 8 650 3670 0.9 -0.4 91 1.3 0.3 242 50 310.0 311.1 291.1 327.7 5.73 9 600 4308 -4.0 -5.3 91 1.3 -4.7 244 54 311.4 312.2 290.2 324.9 4.28 10 550 4989 -8.5 -15.2 58 6.7 -10.8 241 56 314.0 314.4 289.0 321.0 2.13 11 500 5721 -13.1 -19.7 58 6.6 -15.0 236 62 317.1 317.4 289.5 322.5 1.60 12 450 6515 -18.5 -26.1 51 7.7 -20.3 234 67 320.0 320.2 289.8 323.5 1.01 13 400 7383 -24.6 -33.0 45 8.5 -26.0 235 73 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.2 0.59 14 350 8340 -31.9 -38.6 51 6.7 -32.7 233 82 325.8 325.8 290.9 327.2 0.39 15 300 9410 -40.2 -46.9 49 6.7 -40.6 235 93 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.19 16 250 10630 -48.1 -59.1 27 11.1 -48.4 239 93 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.05 17 200 12086 -51.3 -77.4 3 26.1 -51.7 248 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13927 -58.4 -80.6 4 22.2 -58.6 254 57 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.6 -86.3 4 20.7 -65.8 251 36 400.9 400.9 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.06 m Freezing level: 640.87 mb = 3786.75 m = 12423.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.42 mb = 3701.93 m = 12145.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.54 % Est. max temperature: 28.40 C = 83.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.57 mb = 927.99 m = 3044.54 ft T: 18.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 29.47 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.80 mb = 1031.14 m = 3382.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.48 C = 77.87 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -8.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -5.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.10 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.93 C Cross Totals Index: 27.17 C K Index: 38.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2562.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.13 mb = 1018.40 m = 3341.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.13 mb = 1066.46 m = 3498.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.13 mb = 11520.24 m = 37795.61 ft B at Equ Level: 2557.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.13 mb = 15948.93 m = 52325.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 256.4 neg: -23.3 tot: 233.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.61 Bulk Rich Number: 25.75 Bulk Shear: 99.51 m/s