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: 37.89,-93.78 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -93.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 262 25.5 21.0 76 4.5 22.3 200 10 300.9 303.8 296.3 348.7 16.28 2 950 484 22.3 19.5 84 2.8 20.4 203 13 299.9 302.6 295.3 344.3 15.19 3 900 952 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 217 22 300.0 302.6 294.6 341.1 14.02 4 850 1440 15.9 12.8 82 3.1 13.9 228 24 302.8 304.9 293.2 335.5 11.01 5 800 1953 12.3 10.3 88 2.0 11.0 215 23 304.2 306.1 292.7 333.8 9.89 6 750 2492 9.3 6.8 84 2.5 7.8 227 37 306.7 308.2 292.2 331.8 8.28 7 700 3061 5.6 2.8 82 2.8 4.1 236 46 308.7 310.0 291.5 329.3 6.70 8 650 3663 1.1 -1.0 86 2.1 0.0 242 51 310.3 311.3 290.9 327.3 5.48 9 600 4302 -3.1 -5.3 85 2.1 -4.1 244 55 312.5 313.3 290.6 326.1 4.31 10 550 4986 -7.0 -12.0 67 5.0 -9.0 240 58 315.7 316.3 290.2 324.7 2.76 11 500 5721 -12.8 -21.2 49 8.4 -15.2 236 63 317.5 317.7 289.5 322.2 1.41 12 450 6516 -18.4 -26.9 47 8.6 -20.3 234 66 320.1 320.3 289.8 323.4 0.93 13 400 7383 -24.8 -34.3 41 9.5 -26.3 235 71 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.7 0.52 14 350 8340 -32.1 -44.2 29 12.2 -33.2 234 80 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.3 0.21 15 300 9410 -40.2 -47.8 44 7.6 -40.6 235 90 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.4 0.17 16 250 10629 -48.7 -57.3 36 8.6 -49.0 238 95 333.6 333.7 292.7 333.9 0.07 17 200 12079 -51.8 -77.2 3 25.3 -52.2 245 68 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 13919 -58.1 -78.4 6 20.3 -58.3 253 58 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.01 19 100 16427 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.6 247 36 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.22 m Freezing level: 636.58 mb = 3834.26 m = 12579.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.76 mb = 3665.76 m = 12026.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.16 C = 82.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.93 mb = 828.44 m = 2717.96 ft T: 19.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 26.43 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 966.75 m = 3171.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -7.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.69 C Cross Totals Index: 25.60 C K Index: 38.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2201.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.94 mb = 981.04 m = 3218.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.94 mb = 1028.82 m = 3375.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.94 mb = 11402.70 m = 37409.99 ft B at Equ Level: 2197.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.94 mb = 15200.21 m = 49868.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.3 neg: -3.9 tot: 271.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.10 Bulk Rich Number: 16.51 Bulk Shear: 133.33 m/s