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: 37.60,-94.27 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 972 285 26.2 21.1 74 5.1 22.6 208 15 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.4 16.47 2 950 483 23.2 19.8 82 3.3 20.8 210 19 300.7 303.5 295.8 346.2 15.50 3 900 952 18.7 18.2 97 0.5 18.4 214 24 300.8 303.5 295.3 344.3 14.81 4 850 1442 15.7 14.2 90 1.6 14.7 228 29 302.6 304.8 293.9 338.3 12.03 5 800 1955 13.0 10.9 87 2.1 11.7 206 27 305.0 306.9 293.3 335.8 10.29 6 750 2497 10.6 6.6 76 4.0 8.2 228 39 308.1 309.6 292.5 333.0 8.17 7 700 3068 6.3 1.0 69 5.3 3.5 236 43 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.89 8 650 3670 0.9 -0.5 90 1.4 0.2 242 50 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.7 5.69 9 600 4308 -4.1 -5.4 90 1.3 -4.7 243 54 311.4 312.2 290.2 324.8 4.26 10 550 4988 -8.5 -15.7 56 7.2 -11.0 240 56 313.9 314.3 288.9 320.6 2.04 11 500 5720 -13.1 -20.5 54 7.4 -15.3 236 63 317.0 317.3 289.4 322.1 1.49 12 450 6514 -18.5 -27.3 46 8.8 -20.4 234 67 320.0 320.2 289.7 323.2 0.91 13 400 7381 -24.6 -33.9 42 9.3 -26.1 235 74 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.0 0.54 14 350 8338 -31.9 -39.2 48 7.3 -32.8 233 83 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.1 0.36 15 300 9409 -40.2 -47.2 47 7.0 -40.6 235 94 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.4 0.18 16 250 10629 -48.0 -59.6 25 11.5 -48.4 239 93 334.6 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.05 17 200 12085 -51.2 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.7 248 64 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.00 18 150 13926 -58.4 -80.2 4 21.9 -58.6 255 57 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16431 -65.5 -86.3 4 20.8 -65.7 251 36 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.46 m Freezing level: 640.81 mb = 3786.86 m = 12423.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.01 mb = 3693.97 m = 12119.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.94 mb = 924.06 m = 3031.66 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 22.74 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.55 mb = 1013.89 m = 3326.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.42 C = 77.76 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -8.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.95 C Showalter Index: -5.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.13 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.85 C Cross Totals Index: 27.28 C K Index: 37.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2587.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.03 mb = 1009.38 m = 3311.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.03 mb = 1057.39 m = 3469.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.03 mb = 11491.90 m = 37702.61 ft B at Equ Level: 2585.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.03 mb = 15896.88 m = 52154.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 256.1 neg: -22.2 tot: 233.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.57 Bulk Rich Number: 25.58 Bulk Shear: 101.15 m/s