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: 36.84,-93.97 Latitude: 36.84 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 961 407 18.9 15.2 79 3.7 16.5 197 10 295.4 297.4 291.2 328.1 11.39 2 950 508 20.3 15.0 72 5.3 16.8 203 21 297.8 299.9 291.9 330.8 11.36 3 900 976 20.4 15.2 72 5.2 16.9 230 40 302.5 304.8 294.0 338.5 12.17 4 850 1468 16.7 13.8 83 2.9 14.8 247 37 303.6 305.8 294.0 338.7 11.77 5 800 1982 12.9 11.6 92 1.3 12.1 250 24 304.9 306.9 293.6 337.2 10.78 6 750 2522 10.0 6.1 77 3.9 7.7 229 25 307.4 308.9 292.1 331.5 7.92 7 700 3093 6.4 4.8 90 1.5 5.5 222 33 309.5 311.0 292.6 333.3 7.76 8 650 3697 2.4 0.5 88 1.8 1.4 226 38 311.7 312.8 291.9 330.8 6.13 9 600 4340 -1.3 -5.1 75 3.8 -3.1 232 41 314.6 315.4 291.3 328.5 4.37 10 550 5028 -5.5 -13.9 52 8.3 -8.7 236 43 317.5 318.0 290.4 325.4 2.38 11 500 5768 -10.8 -28.7 21 17.9 -15.1 240 45 319.9 320.0 289.5 322.4 0.71 12 450 6569 -16.0 -39.2 12 23.2 -19.9 248 46 323.1 323.1 290.0 324.2 0.28 13 400 7446 -21.4 -43.6 12 22.2 -24.4 250 53 327.1 327.2 291.1 327.9 0.20 14 350 8413 -29.4 -45.9 19 16.4 -31.1 247 57 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.18 15 300 9494 -38.2 -48.9 31 10.8 -38.9 251 66 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.15 16 250 10721 -48.0 -51.2 70 3.1 -48.2 257 79 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12164 -54.3 -69.6 14 15.3 -54.6 258 88 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 13985 -60.1 -81.8 4 21.7 -60.3 255 74 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.5 -86.6 6 18.2 -68.6 260 34 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.89 m Freezing level: 617.68 mb = 4112.86 m = 13493.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.42 mb = 3892.12 m = 12769.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.06 mb = 880.05 m = 2887.26 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 7.13 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.88 mb = 1972.86 m = 6472.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 39.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 446.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.95 mb = 1488.21 m = 4882.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.95 mb = 3175.75 m = 10419.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.95 mb = 10906.32 m = 35781.45 ft B at Equ Level: 437.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.95 mb = 12728.37 m = 41759.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.3 neg: -22.4 tot: 282.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 16.26 Bulk Shear: 27.49 m/s