MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.25,-94.27 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 966 378 22.3 17.9 76 4.4 19.3 189 11 298.4 300.9 293.7 337.7 13.49 2 950 519 20.5 17.4 82 3.1 18.4 192 17 298.0 300.4 293.4 336.5 13.25 3 900 986 21.3 14.4 65 6.9 16.7 231 31 303.5 305.6 293.8 337.8 11.57 4 850 1478 17.1 12.1 72 5.0 13.9 237 30 304.1 306.0 293.2 335.4 10.51 5 800 1992 13.4 12.8 96 0.6 13.0 247 22 305.4 307.6 294.4 340.4 11.67 6 750 2533 10.0 7.1 82 2.9 8.2 246 19 307.4 309.0 292.5 333.0 8.45 7 700 3105 7.6 -1.5 52 9.1 2.9 218 29 310.9 311.9 290.6 326.3 4.90 8 650 3710 2.0 0.3 88 1.7 1.1 216 32 311.2 312.3 291.7 329.9 6.01 9 600 4350 -2.7 -4.0 91 1.3 -3.3 221 38 313.0 313.9 291.1 327.9 4.74 10 550 5035 -6.9 -12.2 66 5.4 -8.9 229 44 315.9 316.4 290.2 324.8 2.72 11 500 5771 -11.9 -20.8 48 8.9 -14.5 237 43 318.6 318.9 289.8 323.5 1.46 12 450 6571 -16.7 -22.3 62 5.6 -18.3 241 43 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.1 1.42 13 400 7445 -21.8 -35.4 28 13.6 -24.1 238 52 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.3 0.47 14 350 8414 -28.8 -51.9 9 23.0 -30.8 235 61 329.9 329.9 291.8 330.2 0.09 15 300 9498 -37.4 -50.2 25 12.8 -38.2 239 70 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.13 16 250 10728 -47.9 -51.9 64 3.9 -48.1 242 79 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12172 -54.0 -70.0 12 16.0 -54.3 246 88 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.02 18 150 13997 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.1 -60.0 249 75 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16476 -69.4 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.5 256 43 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.73 m Freezing level: 629.04 mb = 3978.24 m = 13051.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.78 mb = 3861.63 m = 12669.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.83 C = 83.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.12 mb = 936.59 m = 3072.77 ft T: 21.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 14.14 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.83 mb = 2004.63 m = 6576.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.29 C = 84.72 F Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lifted Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 732.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.61 mb = 1511.87 m = 4960.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.61 mb = 3322.32 m = 10899.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.61 mb = 10948.82 m = 35920.88 ft B at Equ Level: 730.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.61 mb = 13523.96 m = 44369.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.0 neg: -14.6 tot: 146.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 21.16 Bulk Shear: 34.60 m/s