MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.40,-91.59 Latitude: 36.40 Longitude: -91.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 985 208 20.6 20.1 97 0.5 20.2 208 8 295.0 297.7 294.0 338.5 15.19 2 950 516 18.4 18.2 99 0.2 18.2 215 22 295.8 298.4 293.3 336.0 13.96 3 900 979 16.2 12.6 79 3.6 14.0 245 32 298.3 300.1 291.2 328.1 10.24 4 850 1463 13.8 9.2 74 4.6 11.0 262 45 300.6 302.2 290.6 326.0 8.63 5 800 1972 10.0 7.2 83 2.8 8.3 272 41 301.8 303.2 290.4 325.5 7.98 6 750 2506 7.0 4.3 83 2.8 5.5 264 39 304.2 305.5 290.3 325.1 6.94 7 700 3070 3.8 -3.4 59 7.2 0.4 254 40 306.7 307.5 288.7 319.8 4.24 8 650 3667 -0.6 -11.4 44 10.8 -4.8 248 43 308.3 308.7 287.5 316.1 2.46 9 600 4302 -3.8 -30.2 11 26.4 -10.2 249 45 311.7 311.8 286.6 313.5 0.52 10 550 4982 -8.2 -26.2 22 18.0 -12.8 253 47 314.4 314.5 287.8 317.2 0.82 11 500 5715 -12.1 -37.6 10 25.5 -16.7 255 52 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.4 0.30 12 450 6512 -17.4 -40.3 12 22.9 -20.9 247 59 321.4 321.5 289.5 322.3 0.25 13 400 7384 -22.8 -36.9 27 14.0 -25.1 233 66 325.3 325.4 290.8 326.8 0.41 14 350 8349 -29.5 -42.1 28 12.6 -31.0 223 64 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.27 15 300 9432 -36.6 -54.1 15 17.5 -37.7 224 58 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.08 16 250 10671 -44.9 -63.0 12 18.0 -45.6 238 55 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.03 17 200 12144 -50.0 -78.4 2 28.3 -50.5 254 62 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.00 18 150 13975 -59.8 -79.4 6 19.6 -60.0 265 59 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16466 -64.9 -86.3 4 21.3 -65.1 257 39 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.01 m Freezing level: 656.82 mb = 3585.46 m = 11763.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.40 mb = 3111.75 m = 10209.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.02 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.01 mb = 265.33 m = 870.48 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 25.04 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1134.77 m = 3722.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.53 C = 76.15 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 27.87 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 495.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.03 mb = 855.61 m = 2807.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.03 mb = 1682.88 m = 5521.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 328.03 mb = 8804.33 m = 28885.24 ft B at Equ Level: 492.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.03 mb = 11574.10 m = 37972.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.9 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 311.7 neg: -31.8 tot: 279.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 4.50 Bulk Shear: 110.21 m/s