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: 36.14,-91.07 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -91.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 996 98 24.0 18.3 71 5.7 20.1 215 8 297.5 300.0 293.4 336.4 13.43 2 950 508 21.9 17.1 74 4.9 18.7 218 25 299.4 301.8 293.7 337.4 12.99 3 900 975 18.0 16.0 88 2.0 16.7 218 28 300.1 302.4 293.7 337.5 12.79 4 850 1463 14.5 14.3 99 0.2 14.3 217 29 301.3 303.5 293.6 337.0 12.12 5 800 1974 11.8 11.7 99 0.1 11.7 226 31 303.7 305.7 293.3 336.0 10.84 6 750 2512 8.8 8.7 99 0.1 8.7 237 32 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.5 9.43 7 700 3081 5.5 5.3 99 0.2 5.4 240 33 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.1 8.03 8 650 3684 1.9 1.6 98 0.3 1.7 236 35 311.1 312.3 292.2 331.6 6.62 9 600 4326 -2.1 -2.4 97 0.3 -2.2 230 42 313.7 314.8 291.9 330.6 5.35 10 550 5014 -5.5 -5.7 98 0.2 -5.6 227 49 317.6 318.4 292.3 332.2 4.54 11 500 5756 -9.8 -10.0 98 0.3 -9.9 227 56 321.1 321.8 292.5 332.9 3.57 12 450 6562 -14.3 -14.6 98 0.3 -14.5 231 63 325.2 325.8 292.9 334.5 2.74 13 400 7446 -20.2 -21.8 87 1.6 -20.7 233 65 328.7 329.1 292.9 334.6 1.67 14 350 8419 -28.4 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 234 64 330.5 330.7 292.6 333.5 0.81 15 300 9502 -38.2 -41.7 69 3.5 -38.5 234 68 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.33 16 250 10726 -47.7 -56.0 38 8.3 -48.0 238 72 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.08 17 200 12183 -51.9 -71.5 8 19.6 -52.3 249 65 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14004 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 256 57 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16482 -67.3 -87.5 4 20.2 -67.4 256 35 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.84 m Freezing level: 626.23 mb = 3989.26 m = 13087.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.27 mb = 3956.80 m = 12981.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.78 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.17 mb = 821.37 m = 2694.74 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 6.92 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.99 mb = 1293.78 m = 4244.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.35 C = 81.23 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 38.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 550.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.24 mb = 1087.41 m = 3567.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.24 mb = 1630.50 m = 5349.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.24 mb = 10905.16 m = 35777.65 ft B at Equ Level: 546.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.24 mb = 12737.25 m = 41788.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 49.70 m/s