MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 960 398 21.1 18.5 85 2.6 19.4 271 3 297.7 300.2 294.0 338.6 14.11 2 950 492 21.5 17.0 75 4.5 18.5 280 5 299.1 301.4 293.5 336.8 12.96 3 900 960 19.4 14.9 75 4.6 16.4 249 13 301.5 303.7 293.4 336.6 11.90 4 850 1451 16.6 12.5 77 4.1 13.9 248 20 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.77 5 800 1964 12.7 10.2 85 2.5 11.1 243 25 304.7 306.5 292.8 334.0 9.80 6 750 2503 8.7 6.9 89 1.8 7.7 239 28 306.0 307.6 292.1 331.3 8.38 7 700 3071 5.1 3.4 89 1.7 4.1 234 31 308.1 309.5 291.6 329.5 6.99 8 650 3672 1.4 -1.8 79 3.2 -0.2 242 36 310.5 311.5 290.7 326.7 5.17 9 600 4313 -2.0 -6.9 69 4.9 -4.2 247 41 313.8 314.5 290.6 325.9 3.80 10 550 5000 -5.7 -13.9 52 8.2 -8.8 244 46 317.4 317.8 290.3 325.2 2.37 11 500 5740 -10.4 -30.7 17 20.3 -15.0 238 49 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.5 0.59 12 450 6541 -16.1 -39.8 11 23.7 -20.0 238 54 323.0 323.1 290.0 324.0 0.27 13 400 7417 -22.2 -41.5 16 19.3 -24.8 239 57 326.2 326.2 290.9 327.1 0.25 14 350 8382 -29.9 -43.7 25 13.9 -31.3 242 63 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.4 0.23 15 300 9460 -39.0 -47.5 40 8.5 -39.6 244 71 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.1 0.17 16 250 10680 -49.6 -53.6 62 4.1 -49.7 247 79 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.10 17 200 12121 -52.9 -72.2 8 19.3 -53.2 249 80 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13960 -57.9 -83.0 3 25.1 -58.2 250 65 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.7 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.8 270 41 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.71 m Freezing level: 629.46 mb = 3935.54 m = 12911.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.47 mb = 3641.45 m = 11946.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.79 mb = 725.05 m = 2378.73 ft T: 20.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 16.06 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.43 mb = 1844.21 m = 6050.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 37.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 785.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.48 mb = 1425.59 m = 4677.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.48 mb = 2310.73 m = 7581.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.48 mb = 11011.85 m = 36127.68 ft B at Equ Level: 784.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.48 mb = 13255.17 m = 43487.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.1 neg: -4.3 tot: 84.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 8.49 Bulk Shear: 92.51 m/s