MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.54,-97.84 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -97.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 965 355 19.2 18.3 95 0.9 18.6 123 3 295.3 297.8 293.1 335.1 13.86 2 950 489 21.2 16.8 76 4.4 18.2 199 11 298.7 301.0 293.3 335.8 12.75 3 900 959 21.5 14.8 66 6.7 17.0 231 28 303.6 305.8 294.0 338.7 11.81 4 850 1453 18.7 12.7 68 6.0 14.8 248 27 305.7 307.7 293.9 338.5 10.92 5 800 1970 13.6 11.5 87 2.1 12.3 248 28 305.7 307.7 293.8 337.9 10.72 6 750 2510 9.4 8.0 91 1.5 8.5 242 31 306.8 308.5 292.8 334.0 8.99 7 700 3080 6.0 4.6 90 1.5 5.2 230 31 309.2 310.6 292.4 332.5 7.60 8 650 3683 2.1 1.0 92 1.1 1.5 227 37 311.3 312.5 292.0 331.0 6.33 9 600 4325 -1.9 -3.1 92 1.1 -2.5 232 38 313.9 314.9 291.7 330.0 5.09 10 550 5013 -5.8 -6.7 94 0.9 -6.2 238 41 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.8 4.22 11 500 5754 -10.3 -16.8 59 6.4 -12.5 237 46 320.4 320.8 291.0 327.3 2.05 12 450 6555 -16.5 -37.0 15 20.6 -20.1 239 50 322.5 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.35 13 400 7429 -22.3 -41.9 15 19.6 -25.0 239 57 326.0 326.0 290.8 326.9 0.24 14 350 8394 -29.9 -46.4 19 16.5 -31.6 242 63 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.0 0.17 15 300 9473 -38.4 -48.1 35 9.7 -39.1 244 76 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.16 16 250 10700 -47.5 -52.8 55 5.2 -47.8 249 91 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.11 17 200 12148 -53.4 -70.9 10 17.5 -53.7 251 91 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 13976 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 251 75 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16457 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 261 44 394.9 394.9 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.21 m Freezing level: 624.18 mb = 4014.96 m = 13172.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.37 mb = 3916.61 m = 12849.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.87 % Est. max temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.90 mb = 462.83 m = 1518.44 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.90 mb = 2012.89 m = 6603.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Cap Strength: 3.79 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.03 C K Index: 40.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 823.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.96 mb = 1524.32 m = 5000.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.96 mb = 2532.66 m = 8309.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.96 mb = 11020.59 m = 36156.36 ft B at Equ Level: 812.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.96 mb = 13647.11 m = 44773.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 2.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.8 neg: -14.1 tot: 173.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 13.27 Bulk Shear: 62.06 m/s