MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-93.97 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 959 408 20.9 17.8 83 3.1 18.8 199 19 297.6 300.0 293.4 336.6 13.48 2 950 489 20.8 17.1 79 3.8 18.3 199 28 298.3 300.7 293.3 336.1 12.99 3 900 955 18.5 8.8 53 9.7 12.7 211 43 300.6 302.1 290.0 324.1 7.94 4 850 1444 16.9 4.0 42 12.9 9.6 227 41 303.9 305.0 289.3 322.0 6.01 5 800 1958 14.1 -0.2 37 14.3 6.6 239 39 306.2 307.1 288.9 320.6 4.70 6 750 2498 10.2 -4.0 36 14.2 3.3 249 37 307.7 308.4 288.6 319.5 3.78 7 700 3066 5.7 -8.0 37 13.7 -0.3 259 38 308.8 309.4 288.2 318.3 3.00 8 650 3667 0.8 -7.2 55 8.0 -2.7 262 46 309.9 310.5 288.9 320.7 3.42 9 600 4306 -3.0 -5.2 85 2.2 -4.0 256 51 312.6 313.5 290.7 326.4 4.34 10 550 4989 -7.6 -9.5 86 1.9 -8.4 254 52 315.1 315.7 290.6 326.0 3.39 11 500 5725 -11.9 -13.8 86 1.9 -12.6 246 52 318.6 319.1 290.9 327.3 2.64 12 450 6524 -16.8 -18.9 84 2.1 -17.4 238 51 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.6 1.91 13 400 7398 -22.6 -25.0 81 2.4 -23.1 228 50 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.26 14 350 8363 -30.3 -33.4 74 3.1 -30.7 220 54 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.65 15 300 9440 -39.4 -42.8 70 3.4 -39.7 221 56 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10659 -47.9 -57.4 32 9.6 -48.2 237 71 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.07 17 200 12126 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.7 277 56 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.00 18 150 13961 -59.6 -82.7 3 23.1 -59.9 260 48 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16449 -66.7 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 258 45 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.12 m Freezing level: 639.51 mb = 3800.78 m = 12469.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.82 mb = 3021.46 m = 9912.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.71 mb = 796.73 m = 2613.91 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 18.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.02 mb = 2788.27 m = 9147.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.43 C = 88.57 F Cap Strength: 5.05 C Lifted Index: 0.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.23 C Showalter Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.77 C Cross Totals Index: 15.86 C K Index: 19.11 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.05 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5740.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.93 mb = 1863.57 m = 6114.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.5 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 275.5 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 356.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 356.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 112.68 m/s