MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 39.03,-94.54 Latitude: 39.03 Longitude: -94.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 979 277 21.7 13.7 61 7.9 16.6 180 10 296.6 298.4 290.5 325.9 10.13 2 950 537 20.3 11.5 57 8.9 14.8 196 25 297.8 299.4 290.0 324.0 8.97 3 900 1003 18.6 11.4 63 7.2 14.1 217 31 300.7 302.4 291.3 328.6 9.46 4 850 1490 14.1 11.1 82 3.1 12.2 226 30 300.9 302.7 291.6 329.8 9.79 5 800 1999 11.5 3.7 58 7.9 7.2 232 22 303.5 304.6 289.5 322.2 6.24 6 750 2537 9.9 -9.1 25 19.0 1.7 225 16 307.3 307.8 287.2 315.4 2.55 7 700 3107 8.0 -23.2 9 31.2 -2.1 215 17 311.3 311.5 286.8 314.2 0.84 8 650 3713 4.6 -18.6 17 23.2 -3.6 210 22 314.2 314.4 288.3 318.7 1.35 9 600 4359 -0.4 -14.3 34 13.9 -5.7 207 24 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.6 2.10 10 550 5049 -4.2 -13.4 49 9.2 -7.8 207 29 319.1 319.6 290.9 327.3 2.47 11 500 5794 -9.6 -13.4 74 3.8 -11.1 210 30 321.3 321.9 291.8 330.4 2.71 12 450 6598 -16.2 -20.0 73 3.7 -17.4 209 34 322.8 323.2 291.3 328.8 1.74 13 400 7470 -23.1 -25.7 79 2.6 -23.7 216 39 325.0 325.2 291.5 329.1 1.18 14 350 8440 -27.6 -32.7 62 5.0 -28.5 217 37 331.5 331.6 292.8 334.1 0.70 15 300 9530 -36.4 -43.1 50 6.7 -37.1 212 44 334.0 334.1 293.1 335.1 0.28 16 250 10764 -47.4 -55.1 41 7.7 -47.7 223 46 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.09 17 200 12210 -53.2 -69.9 11 16.7 -53.5 235 32 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14039 -60.5 -82.0 4 21.5 -60.7 219 27 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16495 -69.9 -85.6 8 15.8 -69.9 236 19 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.96 m Freezing level: 603.93 mb = 4308.22 m = 14134.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.03 mb = 2782.33 m = 9128.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.14 % Est. max temperature: 27.00 C = 80.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.87 mb = 1283.55 m = 4211.06 ft T: 16.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 15.61 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 690.43 mb = 3219.45 m = 10562.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.83 C = 98.30 F Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lifted Index: 3.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.98 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.67 C K Index: 3.62 Risk: None Sweat Index: 223.05 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6390.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.99 mb = 1720.62 m = 5645.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.2 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 243.2 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.3 neg: -12.5 tot: 129.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.35 Bulk Shear: 6.59 m/s