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: 38.06,-93.65 Latitude: 38.06 Longitude: -93.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 973 253 24.6 21.0 80 3.6 22.0 213 12 300.0 303.0 296.1 347.6 16.25 2 950 464 22.6 19.8 84 2.8 20.6 215 24 300.2 303.0 295.6 345.5 15.50 3 900 933 18.5 18.2 98 0.3 18.3 218 35 300.5 303.2 295.2 343.8 14.76 4 850 1421 14.9 14.4 97 0.5 14.6 230 42 301.8 304.0 293.8 337.9 12.24 5 800 1933 11.6 9.5 87 2.1 10.3 235 39 303.5 305.2 292.1 331.5 9.38 6 750 2470 9.0 3.6 69 5.4 5.9 240 36 306.3 307.5 290.7 326.4 6.62 7 700 3039 6.3 -5.2 43 11.5 0.9 244 33 309.5 310.2 289.1 321.2 3.71 8 650 3641 2.1 -14.3 29 16.4 -4.1 249 34 311.4 311.7 288.0 317.7 1.95 9 600 4282 -2.2 -11.0 51 8.7 -5.8 254 40 313.5 314.1 289.5 322.4 2.76 10 550 4967 -6.6 -19.3 36 12.6 -10.6 255 51 316.2 316.5 289.1 321.3 1.51 11 500 5703 -11.9 -25.9 30 14.0 -15.4 252 60 318.5 318.7 289.3 321.7 0.93 12 450 6501 -17.2 -35.2 19 18.0 -20.5 245 69 321.6 321.7 289.7 323.1 0.42 13 400 7371 -23.8 -39.8 21 16.0 -26.0 238 80 324.1 324.1 290.3 325.2 0.30 14 350 8332 -30.9 -36.6 57 5.7 -31.7 230 87 327.1 327.2 291.4 328.8 0.48 15 300 9407 -39.7 -43.1 70 3.4 -40.0 223 86 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.5 0.28 16 250 10628 -47.4 -62.3 17 14.9 -47.9 237 74 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.03 17 200 12088 -50.7 -75.5 4 24.9 -51.1 265 56 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 13923 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 261 50 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.5 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.7 256 38 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.53 m Freezing level: 625.64 mb = 3953.05 m = 12969.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.98 mb = 3144.50 m = 10316.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.74 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 81.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.51 mb = 709.25 m = 2326.92 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 29.86 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 932.82 m = 3060.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -6.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.71 C Showalter Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 26.35 C K Index: 29.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 473.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2221.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.62 mb = 917.19 m = 3009.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.62 mb = 964.95 m = 3165.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.62 mb = 11565.24 m = 37943.25 ft B at Equ Level: 2199.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.62 mb = 15476.24 m = 50774.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.7 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 273.7 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.3 neg: -13.8 tot: 243.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.54 Bulk Rich Number: 29.64 Bulk Shear: 74.96 m/s 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: 37.23,-95.24 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -95.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 265 23.3 20.4 84 2.9 21.2 227 15 298.7 301.5 295.4 344.3 15.67 2 950 482 21.6 19.3 87 2.3 20.0 227 24 299.1 301.8 295.0 342.8 14.99 3 900 949 17.9 17.4 97 0.5 17.6 224 29 300.0 302.6 294.6 341.1 14.03 4 850 1437 14.8 14.5 98 0.3 14.7 230 33 301.7 304.0 293.9 338.1 12.34 5 800 1949 11.9 11.5 98 0.3 11.7 244 34 303.8 305.8 293.3 335.8 10.75 6 750 2487 8.6 8.2 97 0.4 8.3 259 30 305.9 307.6 292.6 333.5 9.14 7 700 3055 5.2 4.3 93 1.0 4.7 267 25 308.3 309.7 292.0 331.0 7.44 8 650 3657 1.3 -0.2 90 1.4 0.5 269 23 310.4 311.5 291.3 328.4 5.82 9 600 4296 -3.1 -6.1 80 3.0 -4.5 269 32 312.5 313.3 290.3 325.3 4.03 10 550 4978 -8.7 -16.1 55 7.3 -11.2 261 46 313.7 314.1 288.8 320.2 1.98 11 500 5708 -14.3 -28.2 30 14.0 -17.4 256 53 315.6 315.8 288.2 318.2 0.75 12 450 6498 -19.2 -37.8 18 18.6 -22.1 249 55 319.1 319.1 288.8 320.2 0.33 13 400 7365 -24.4 -45.1 13 20.7 -26.7 238 67 323.3 323.4 290.0 324.0 0.17 14 350 8324 -30.6 -46.7 19 16.1 -32.1 225 85 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.16 15 300 9400 -38.7 -55.6 15 16.9 -39.5 222 78 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.2 0.07 16 250 10637 -44.5 -66.2 7 21.7 -45.2 247 60 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.02 17 200 12108 -49.5 -79.3 2 29.8 -50.1 275 67 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.00 18 150 13947 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 267 56 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 257 39 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.63 m Freezing level: 635.53 mb = 3841.79 m = 12604.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.10 mb = 3717.29 m = 12195.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.77 mb = 630.51 m = 2068.59 ft T: 20.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 26.09 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 963.78 m = 3161.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.63 C = 76.34 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -8.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.03 C Showalter Index: -6.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.92 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.11 C Cross Totals Index: 28.81 C K Index: 42.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 552.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1881.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.96 mb = 910.96 m = 2988.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.96 mb = 1054.27 m = 3458.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.96 mb = 10934.25 m = 35873.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1866.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.96 mb = 14875.66 m = 48804.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.8 neg: -9.9 tot: 150.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.88 Bulk Rich Number: 44.35 Bulk Shear: 42.43 m/s