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: 37.69,-93.82 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 972 282 26.0 21.1 74 4.9 22.5 199 12 301.5 304.6 296.6 349.8 16.38 2 950 485 23.0 19.5 80 3.5 20.5 202 15 300.5 303.3 295.5 344.9 15.14 3 900 954 18.7 17.1 91 1.6 17.7 215 25 300.8 303.3 294.6 341.2 13.78 4 850 1443 16.5 13.1 80 3.5 14.3 227 26 303.5 305.6 293.5 336.8 11.21 5 800 1957 12.9 10.3 84 2.6 11.3 215 25 304.9 306.7 292.9 334.5 9.90 6 750 2498 10.2 6.0 75 4.2 7.8 231 39 307.7 309.2 292.2 331.6 7.87 7 700 3067 5.5 2.7 82 2.8 3.9 235 44 308.5 309.8 291.4 328.9 6.65 8 650 3668 1.0 -1.5 84 2.4 -0.3 241 49 310.1 311.1 290.7 326.5 5.29 9 600 4307 -3.4 -5.4 86 2.0 -4.3 243 53 312.1 313.0 290.5 325.6 4.27 10 550 4990 -7.6 -11.1 76 3.5 -9.0 241 56 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.7 2.97 11 500 5724 -12.7 -17.9 65 5.2 -14.3 236 61 317.5 317.9 289.9 323.8 1.87 12 450 6520 -18.1 -23.8 61 5.7 -19.6 234 65 320.5 320.7 290.2 324.8 1.24 13 400 7388 -24.6 -34.2 41 9.6 -26.1 235 70 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.0 0.53 14 350 8345 -31.8 -41.6 37 9.8 -32.9 234 79 325.9 325.9 290.8 326.9 0.28 15 300 9416 -39.9 -46.8 48 6.9 -40.4 235 90 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.9 0.19 16 250 10636 -48.6 -56.1 42 7.4 -48.9 239 96 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.08 17 200 12087 -52.0 -75.2 5 23.2 -52.4 246 70 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13925 -58.3 -80.4 4 22.1 -58.5 253 60 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16431 -65.8 -87.5 3 21.7 -65.9 247 37 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.76 m Freezing level: 638.98 mb = 3808.97 m = 12496.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.24 mb = 3627.95 m = 11902.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.58 % Est. max temperature: 28.67 C = 83.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.30 mb = 902.76 m = 2961.76 ft T: 19.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 26.03 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1326.10 m = 4350.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -7.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.17 C Showalter Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.11 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.28 C Cross Totals Index: 25.83 C K Index: 39.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 438.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2214.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.17 mb = 1096.04 m = 3595.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.17 mb = 1643.50 m = 5391.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.17 mb = 11462.26 m = 37605.39 ft B at Equ Level: 2209.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.17 mb = 15295.40 m = 50181.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 256.4 neg: -8.6 tot: 247.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.31 Bulk Rich Number: 18.48 Bulk Shear: 119.83 m/s