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: 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 45 SFC 960 398 17.7 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 60 2 294.3 296.6 292.2 331.8 13.12 2 950 487 19.3 17.4 89 1.9 18.0 144 2 296.8 299.1 293.0 335.0 13.24 3 900 954 19.2 13.4 69 5.9 15.4 359 2 301.3 303.3 292.5 333.0 10.77 4 850 1444 17.6 3.9 40 13.6 9.9 248 10 304.6 305.7 289.6 322.6 5.97 5 800 1958 13.9 3.9 51 9.9 8.3 250 18 305.9 307.1 290.3 325.3 6.35 6 750 2498 9.4 4.7 72 4.7 6.7 254 23 306.8 308.1 291.3 328.6 7.16 7 700 3066 5.0 0.3 71 4.8 2.5 250 31 308.0 309.1 290.3 325.2 5.58 8 650 3666 0.2 -1.4 89 1.5 -0.6 240 41 309.2 310.2 290.5 325.7 5.33 9 600 4302 -3.9 -10.2 62 6.3 -6.5 230 46 311.6 312.1 289.0 320.9 2.92 10 550 4984 -7.6 -29.2 16 21.6 -12.8 233 50 315.1 315.2 287.8 317.2 0.62 11 500 5718 -12.8 -31.6 19 18.8 -16.7 235 54 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.4 0.54 12 450 6514 -17.4 -34.6 21 17.2 -20.5 235 59 321.4 321.4 289.7 323.0 0.45 13 400 7385 -23.6 -39.8 21 16.2 -25.8 238 65 324.3 324.4 290.4 325.5 0.30 14 350 8346 -31.0 -44.4 26 13.4 -32.3 241 73 326.9 327.0 291.1 327.8 0.21 15 300 9420 -39.2 -48.2 38 9.0 -39.8 242 86 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.16 16 250 10644 -47.9 -54.5 47 6.6 -48.1 243 97 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.09 17 200 12096 -52.6 -73.2 7 20.6 -52.9 249 83 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 13932 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 252 67 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.7 -87.1 4 21.4 -65.9 268 32 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.19 m Freezing level: 647.92 mb = 3692.45 m = 12114.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.87 mb = 3543.95 m = 11627.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.86 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.47 mb = 437.37 m = 1434.93 ft T: 18.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 12.36 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.60 mb = 2314.86 m = 7594.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.80 C = 85.63 F Cap Strength: 4.45 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: 2.19 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.36 C Cross Totals Index: 16.72 C K Index: 29.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 120.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 395.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 176.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.73 mb = 1556.94 m = 5108.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 693.73 mb = 3138.93 m = 10298.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.73 mb = 9561.98 m = 31370.94 ft B at Equ Level: 393.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.73 mb = 11975.57 m = 39289.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.0 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 268.0 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.1 neg: -41.6 tot: 51.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 2.42 Bulk Shear: 163.50 m/s