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: 39.06,-94.86 Latitude: 39.06 Longitude: -94.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 978 279 21.7 13.6 60 8.0 16.5 178 10 296.7 298.5 290.5 325.8 10.08 2 950 534 19.8 11.8 60 8.1 14.8 194 24 297.3 298.9 289.9 323.9 9.15 3 900 1000 18.6 11.5 63 7.1 14.1 216 31 300.7 302.4 291.3 328.7 9.51 4 850 1487 14.3 11.2 82 3.1 12.3 225 33 301.1 302.9 291.7 330.2 9.86 5 800 1997 12.1 4.5 60 7.6 7.8 233 21 304.1 305.3 290.0 324.0 6.61 6 750 2535 9.7 -1.6 45 11.3 4.0 239 14 307.1 308.0 289.1 321.1 4.54 7 700 3105 7.6 -17.8 14 25.4 -1.6 217 15 310.9 311.2 287.2 315.3 1.34 8 650 3711 4.5 -21.2 13 25.8 -4.0 209 22 314.1 314.3 288.0 317.8 1.08 9 600 4356 -0.5 -9.6 50 9.1 -4.4 207 25 315.5 316.1 290.4 325.5 3.07 10 550 5047 -4.2 -11.6 56 7.4 -7.2 210 29 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.5 2.86 11 500 5791 -9.4 -14.7 66 5.3 -11.3 214 33 321.5 322.0 291.6 329.7 2.45 12 450 6595 -16.4 -20.2 72 3.8 -17.5 211 36 322.6 322.9 291.3 328.4 1.71 13 400 7468 -22.8 -25.3 80 2.5 -23.4 218 41 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.6 1.22 14 350 8437 -27.8 -33.0 61 5.2 -28.7 218 38 331.3 331.4 292.7 333.8 0.68 15 300 9526 -36.5 -43.7 47 7.2 -37.2 212 46 333.9 334.0 293.0 335.0 0.27 16 250 10760 -47.2 -53.9 47 6.6 -47.5 224 47 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.10 17 200 12207 -53.3 -68.8 13 15.5 -53.7 241 30 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14035 -60.2 -80.6 5 20.4 -60.4 219 32 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16493 -69.6 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 235 21 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.50 m Freezing level: 605.06 mb = 4291.03 m = 14078.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.41 mb = 2936.72 m = 9634.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.33 C = 81.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.21 mb = 1296.60 m = 4253.88 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 14.82 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.91 mb = 3058.99 m = 10035.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.52 C = 95.94 F Cap Strength: 4.82 C Lifted Index: 3.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.56 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 20.61 C K Index: 9.43 Risk: None Sweat Index: 232.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7002.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.57 mb = 1681.53 m = 5516.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.1 neg: -11.0 tot: 151.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.71 Bulk Shear: 9.19 m/s