MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.74,-92.09 Latitude: 36.74 Longitude: -92.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 973 301 21.0 20.4 96 0.6 20.6 224 11 296.5 299.4 294.8 341.9 15.73 2 950 505 19.7 19.4 98 0.3 19.5 226 22 297.2 300.0 294.6 341.0 15.14 3 900 970 17.1 16.9 99 0.2 17.0 224 32 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.7 13.57 4 850 1457 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 221 33 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.94 5 800 1967 11.1 10.9 98 0.3 11.0 232 36 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.5 10.27 6 750 2504 8.2 7.8 97 0.4 7.9 240 40 305.4 307.1 292.3 332.2 8.89 7 700 3072 5.1 4.6 96 0.5 4.8 241 39 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.5 7.63 8 650 3674 1.3 1.0 98 0.3 1.1 232 37 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.0 6.33 9 600 4315 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.3 223 37 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.4 5.32 10 550 5002 -5.7 -6.3 96 0.6 -6.0 218 42 317.3 318.2 292.1 331.3 4.35 11 500 5744 -9.7 -10.5 94 0.8 -10.1 216 49 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.5 3.44 12 450 6551 -14.4 -15.4 92 1.0 -14.7 221 55 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.8 2.56 13 400 7432 -21.3 -24.0 79 2.7 -22.0 232 60 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.1 1.37 14 350 8401 -29.0 -32.8 69 3.9 -29.6 243 61 329.7 329.8 292.3 332.2 0.69 15 300 9484 -38.0 -41.5 70 3.5 -38.3 252 56 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.34 16 250 10710 -49.3 -52.8 66 3.6 -49.4 255 44 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12148 -54.7 -71.4 11 16.7 -54.9 251 61 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.01 18 150 13964 -60.0 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.2 259 65 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16461 -67.2 -86.9 5 19.7 -67.3 262 43 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.98 m Freezing level: 631.25 mb = 3914.16 m = 12841.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.61 mb = 3878.29 m = 12723.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.24 % Est. max temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.40 mb = 374.76 m = 1229.50 ft T: 20.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 11.88 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 822.28 m = 2697.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.99 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.45 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 37.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1167.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.66 mb = 793.81 m = 2604.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.66 mb = 935.43 m = 3068.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.66 mb = 11427.45 m = 37491.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1164.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.66 mb = 14230.16 m = 46686.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.8 neg: -8.4 tot: 123.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 32.36 Bulk Shear: 36.07 m/s