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: 36.78,-92.34 Latitude: 36.78 Longitude: -92.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 293 21.2 20.5 96 0.7 20.8 238 8 296.6 299.5 294.8 342.2 15.80 2 950 505 19.8 19.5 98 0.3 19.6 238 19 297.3 300.0 294.6 341.2 15.20 3 900 970 16.8 16.5 98 0.4 16.6 236 32 298.8 301.2 293.6 337.3 13.20 4 850 1456 14.0 13.7 98 0.2 13.8 234 32 300.8 302.9 293.1 335.2 11.70 5 800 1966 11.0 10.5 97 0.5 10.7 240 32 302.9 304.7 292.4 332.6 10.01 6 750 2502 8.1 7.3 94 0.9 7.6 246 36 305.4 307.0 292.0 331.2 8.57 7 700 3070 5.0 4.0 93 1.0 4.4 241 38 308.0 309.4 291.8 330.3 7.29 8 650 3671 1.1 0.3 94 0.9 0.7 229 37 310.3 311.4 291.4 328.9 6.01 9 600 4311 -2.5 -3.1 96 0.6 -2.8 217 40 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.2 5.08 10 550 4998 -5.9 -6.4 96 0.6 -6.1 212 46 317.1 318.0 292.0 331.0 4.29 11 500 5740 -9.7 -10.6 93 0.9 -10.1 211 52 321.2 321.8 292.4 332.4 3.41 12 450 6547 -14.5 -15.6 91 1.1 -14.9 218 57 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.6 2.51 13 400 7428 -20.9 -23.2 82 2.2 -21.5 229 61 327.8 328.1 292.5 333.0 1.48 14 350 8399 -28.4 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 241 60 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.81 15 300 9483 -38.4 -41.6 71 3.3 -38.7 248 57 331.3 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10706 -49.5 -53.2 65 3.7 -49.7 246 44 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12146 -54.0 -72.5 9 18.5 -54.2 251 58 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13965 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.5 261 62 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16460 -67.1 -87.1 4 20.0 -67.2 261 45 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.74 m Freezing level: 634.34 mb = 3871.55 m = 12701.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.39 mb = 3790.16 m = 12434.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.54 % Est. max temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.49 mb = 373.69 m = 1225.99 ft T: 20.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.34 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.02 mb = 818.03 m = 2683.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.90 C = 73.22 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 36.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1087.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.62 mb = 793.59 m = 2603.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.62 mb = 935.13 m = 3067.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.62 mb = 11425.43 m = 37484.54 ft B at Equ Level: 1077.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.62 mb = 14231.95 m = 46692.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.5 neg: -13.6 tot: 60.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 20.40 Bulk Shear: 53.28 m/s