MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.42,-97.31 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -97.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 961 380 25.0 17.7 64 7.3 20.0 184 5 301.5 304.0 294.6 341.0 13.40 2 950 482 26.7 16.0 52 10.7 19.4 197 13 304.3 306.5 294.4 340.5 12.14 3 900 957 23.0 14.2 57 8.9 17.1 207 22 305.2 307.3 294.1 339.2 11.36 4 850 1452 18.4 13.1 71 5.3 14.9 209 26 305.4 307.5 294.1 339.0 11.22 5 800 1968 14.0 13.2 94 0.9 13.5 213 26 306.1 308.4 294.8 342.1 11.99 6 750 2510 11.1 3.1 58 7.9 6.6 237 30 308.6 309.8 291.2 328.3 6.41 7 700 3082 7.4 -2.7 49 10.1 2.3 239 38 310.7 311.5 290.2 324.7 4.48 8 650 3686 3.0 -15.5 24 18.5 -3.9 243 41 312.4 312.7 288.1 318.1 1.75 9 600 4331 0.4 -43.9 2 44.2 -8.4 244 40 316.6 316.6 287.8 317.1 0.13 10 550 5021 -4.5 -34.0 8 29.4 -11.2 246 44 318.7 318.8 288.8 320.2 0.39 11 500 5762 -9.9 -35.8 10 25.9 -15.2 245 45 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.3 0.36 12 450 6566 -15.6 -41.4 9 25.8 -19.7 242 45 323.6 323.7 290.1 324.5 0.23 13 400 7442 -21.9 -47.3 8 25.4 -24.9 241 47 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.13 14 350 8410 -28.8 -55.4 6 26.6 -30.8 242 47 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.06 15 300 9494 -37.3 -54.6 15 17.3 -38.3 247 49 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.08 16 250 10725 -47.7 -58.5 28 10.7 -48.1 241 55 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.3 0.06 17 200 12174 -52.6 -72.2 8 19.6 -52.9 240 60 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.7 -81.8 5 21.1 -60.9 242 60 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.2 -87.3 5 19.0 -68.3 247 41 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.03 m Freezing level: 596.04 mb = 4385.25 m = 14387.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.36 mb = 3301.97 m = 10833.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.76 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.28 mb = 1307.38 m = 4289.25 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 25.07 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 767.97 mb = 2310.92 m = 7581.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.06 C = 87.92 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 31.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 832.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.16 mb = 1965.89 m = 6449.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.16 mb = 3020.96 m = 9911.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.16 mb = 11122.64 m = 36491.17 ft B at Equ Level: 832.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.16 mb = 13784.17 m = 45223.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.8 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 266.8 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 235.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 235.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 10.51 Bulk Shear: 79.24 m/s