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: 37.96,-95.71 Latitude: 37.96 Longitude: -95.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 969 318 23.7 17.2 67 6.5 19.3 175 10 299.5 301.9 293.6 337.1 12.86 2 950 490 25.3 16.3 57 9.0 19.2 184 24 302.9 305.2 294.2 339.6 12.37 3 900 962 21.5 14.8 65 6.8 17.0 197 30 303.7 305.9 294.0 338.8 11.82 4 850 1455 17.3 13.5 78 3.8 14.8 211 31 304.3 306.4 294.0 338.6 11.51 5 800 1969 12.9 11.7 93 1.2 12.1 228 33 304.9 306.9 293.7 337.4 10.87 6 750 2511 10.7 7.5 80 3.3 8.8 242 34 308.2 309.8 293.0 334.6 8.68 7 700 3083 7.9 -4.7 41 12.6 1.8 245 35 311.2 311.9 289.8 323.3 3.84 8 650 3689 3.3 -9.8 38 13.1 -2.3 248 38 312.7 313.3 289.3 321.7 2.80 9 600 4333 -0.4 -20.9 20 20.5 -7.0 243 38 315.7 315.9 288.6 319.8 1.21 10 550 5022 -4.6 -30.4 11 25.8 -11.0 248 42 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.6 0.55 11 500 5764 -9.5 -37.7 8 28.2 -15.0 248 42 321.4 321.5 289.5 322.5 0.30 12 450 6569 -15.1 -42.1 8 27.0 -19.4 244 37 324.2 324.3 290.3 325.0 0.21 13 400 7446 -21.8 -46.3 9 24.5 -24.8 243 39 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.3 0.15 14 350 8413 -29.1 -52.4 9 23.3 -31.1 241 43 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.09 15 300 9497 -37.1 -57.1 11 20.0 -38.2 250 43 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.06 16 250 10730 -47.0 -60.0 21 13.0 -47.4 245 51 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.05 17 200 12180 -53.6 -70.9 10 17.2 -53.9 241 56 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.8 -83.3 4 22.5 -61.0 246 61 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.6 253 39 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.19 m Freezing level: 605.06 mb = 4267.66 m = 14001.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.02 mb = 3343.95 m = 10970.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.23 mb = 1143.85 m = 3752.73 ft T: 19.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 19.78 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.66 mb = 1909.53 m = 6264.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.90 C = 84.02 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 27.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 381.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 683.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.49 mb = 1703.25 m = 5588.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.49 mb = 3314.25 m = 10873.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.49 mb = 10982.40 m = 36031.07 ft B at Equ Level: 683.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.49 mb = 13571.85 m = 44526.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.1 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 267.1 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 307.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 307.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 7.02 Bulk Shear: 97.39 m/s