MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.1,-94.57 Latitude: 36.10 Longitude: -94.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 969 343 18.9 15.4 80 3.5 16.6 188 11 294.7 296.7 291.0 327.4 11.43 2 950 513 20.7 16.7 78 4.1 18.0 198 28 298.2 300.5 293.0 335.0 12.66 3 900 981 20.2 16.1 77 4.2 17.4 226 39 302.4 304.7 294.4 340.4 12.88 4 850 1473 16.9 13.1 78 3.8 14.4 237 34 303.8 305.9 293.6 337.2 11.20 5 800 1988 13.7 9.5 76 4.2 11.1 246 22 305.8 307.5 292.8 334.0 9.38 6 750 2530 11.5 5.2 65 6.3 7.9 232 24 309.1 310.5 292.2 331.9 7.43 7 700 3103 6.9 4.4 84 2.5 5.5 230 30 310.2 311.6 292.6 333.3 7.53 8 650 3707 2.6 0.2 84 2.4 1.3 231 34 311.9 313.0 291.9 330.5 5.96 9 600 4351 -1.2 -4.5 79 3.2 -2.8 234 37 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.3 4.58 10 550 5039 -5.8 -11.3 65 5.5 -8.0 236 39 317.2 317.8 290.8 326.8 2.94 11 500 5777 -11.2 -26.6 27 15.4 -15.0 240 39 319.4 319.6 289.5 322.5 0.87 12 450 6579 -15.6 -38.6 12 23.0 -19.6 247 43 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.7 0.30 13 400 7457 -21.2 -41.9 14 20.7 -24.1 248 50 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.4 0.24 14 350 8426 -28.9 -48.7 13 19.8 -30.7 245 55 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.13 15 300 9509 -37.6 -49.6 27 12.0 -38.4 251 65 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 16 250 10739 -47.7 -51.5 65 3.7 -47.9 255 76 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.7 0.13 17 200 12185 -53.7 -70.3 11 16.6 -53.9 256 87 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 14007 -60.4 -80.7 5 20.3 -60.6 256 72 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16484 -68.6 -87.2 5 18.6 -68.7 261 35 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.53 m Freezing level: 616.22 mb = 4141.84 m = 13588.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.04 mb = 3906.97 m = 12817.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.62 mb = 785.23 m = 2576.18 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 8.53 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.76 mb = 1969.01 m = 6459.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.81 C = 85.66 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.18 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 38.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 579.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 133.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.84 mb = 1324.05 m = 4343.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 689.84 mb = 3222.15 m = 10571.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.84 mb = 11008.28 m = 36115.98 ft B at Equ Level: 570.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.84 mb = 13220.38 m = 43373.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.0 neg: -23.5 tot: 263.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 17.76 Bulk Shear: 32.60 m/s