MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.60,-94.69 Latitude: 35.60 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 978 270 17.6 16.1 91 1.4 16.7 260 2 292.5 294.7 290.6 326.3 11.87 2 950 522 16.3 14.8 91 1.4 15.4 195 7 293.7 295.7 290.5 325.8 11.24 3 900 985 18.5 11.0 62 7.5 13.8 237 32 300.6 302.3 291.1 327.8 9.20 4 850 1472 14.7 10.7 77 4.1 12.2 260 44 301.6 303.3 291.6 329.8 9.53 5 800 1982 11.5 5.3 66 6.2 7.9 273 39 303.4 304.7 290.1 324.3 6.99 6 750 2519 8.3 1.4 62 6.9 4.6 267 35 305.6 306.6 289.6 322.8 5.65 7 700 3085 4.4 -2.7 60 7.1 1.0 263 31 307.4 308.2 289.1 321.2 4.48 8 650 3683 -0.0 -11.1 43 11.1 -4.4 269 30 309.0 309.4 287.8 317.0 2.52 9 600 4318 -4.3 -25.4 17 21.1 -9.9 274 37 311.2 311.3 286.7 313.9 0.80 10 550 4997 -9.5 -30.2 17 20.7 -14.1 270 41 312.8 312.9 287.0 314.8 0.56 11 500 5724 -14.6 -41.0 9 26.5 -18.6 264 42 315.3 315.3 287.4 316.0 0.21 12 450 6515 -18.5 -48.0 6 29.5 -22.1 256 44 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.3 0.11 13 400 7384 -23.4 -46.3 10 22.8 -26.0 253 48 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.1 0.15 14 350 8349 -28.2 -60.2 3 32.0 -30.4 251 59 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.9 0.03 15 300 9439 -35.4 -60.1 6 24.7 -36.7 255 63 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 16 250 10687 -42.8 -66.5 6 23.8 -43.6 262 58 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12169 -49.8 -74.7 4 25.0 -50.3 248 61 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 14003 -59.7 -80.1 5 20.4 -59.9 267 51 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 263 46 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.02 m Freezing level: 650.14 mb = 3681.37 m = 12077.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.12 mb = 3187.98 m = 10459.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.14 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.16 mb = 449.13 m = 1473.52 ft T: 16.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 15.89 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.84 mb = 2088.49 m = 6851.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.21 C Showalter Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 32.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 210.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.12 mb = 1253.13 m = 4111.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.12 mb = 3841.78 m = 12604.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 437.12 mb = 6729.31 m = 22077.52 ft B at Equ Level: 142.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 347.12 mb = 8407.80 m = 27584.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.5 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 294.5 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 421.8 neg: -43.0 tot: 378.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 1.17 Bulk Shear: 122.37 m/s