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,-94.2 Latitude: 37.57 Longitude: -94.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 292 26.2 21.1 73 5.1 22.6 207 15 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.5 16.46 2 950 483 23.2 19.9 81 3.4 20.8 208 19 300.8 303.6 295.8 346.3 15.53 3 900 953 18.8 18.1 96 0.6 18.4 214 25 300.9 303.6 295.3 344.1 14.71 4 850 1442 16.1 14.1 88 2.0 14.7 226 29 303.0 305.2 293.9 338.4 11.95 5 800 1957 13.1 10.9 87 2.1 11.7 208 27 305.1 307.0 293.3 336.0 10.33 6 750 2498 10.7 6.5 75 4.2 8.2 230 39 308.2 309.7 292.5 332.9 8.11 7 700 3069 6.0 1.9 75 4.2 3.8 236 43 309.2 310.4 291.3 328.5 6.27 8 650 3670 0.9 -0.3 92 1.2 0.3 242 50 310.0 311.1 291.1 327.9 5.78 9 600 4309 -3.9 -5.2 91 1.2 -4.5 244 54 311.5 312.4 290.3 325.2 4.33 10 550 4989 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.6 241 56 314.0 314.4 289.2 321.4 2.26 11 500 5721 -13.1 -18.9 61 5.9 -14.9 236 62 317.1 317.4 289.6 322.9 1.72 12 450 6516 -18.4 -25.3 55 6.9 -20.0 234 66 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.9 1.09 13 400 7384 -24.6 -32.7 47 8.2 -25.9 235 73 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.3 0.61 14 350 8341 -31.9 -38.2 54 6.3 -32.6 233 82 325.8 325.8 290.9 327.3 0.41 15 300 9411 -40.1 -46.8 49 6.7 -40.6 235 93 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.6 0.19 16 250 10631 -48.2 -58.8 28 10.7 -48.5 239 94 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 17 200 12087 -51.4 -77.5 3 26.1 -51.8 248 65 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.00 18 150 13927 -58.3 -80.6 4 22.2 -58.6 254 58 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 250 36 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.62 m Freezing level: 640.68 mb = 3789.36 m = 12432.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.77 mb = 3710.18 m = 12172.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.51 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.51 mb = 938.31 m = 3078.42 ft T: 18.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 29.10 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.87 mb = 1059.44 m = 3475.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.19 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -8.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.17 C Showalter Index: -5.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.26 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.14 C Cross Totals Index: 27.12 C K Index: 39.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 480.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2567.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.90 mb = 1030.28 m = 3380.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.90 mb = 1175.54 m = 3856.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.90 mb = 11557.80 m = 37918.83 ft B at Equ Level: 2561.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.90 mb = 16019.68 m = 52557.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.3 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 264.3 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.2 neg: -23.2 tot: 236.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.69 Bulk Rich Number: 25.39 Bulk Shear: 101.13 m/s