MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.44,-91.99 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -91.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 981 253 24.0 15.9 60 8.2 18.6 207 10 298.8 300.9 292.4 332.7 11.63 2 950 532 20.8 15.2 71 5.5 17.1 216 21 298.2 300.3 292.2 331.7 11.52 3 900 999 19.2 17.3 89 1.9 17.9 233 33 301.3 303.8 294.8 342.2 13.90 4 850 1489 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.2 237 26 302.5 304.9 294.3 340.0 12.67 5 800 2001 12.1 10.6 91 1.5 11.2 250 22 304.1 305.9 292.9 334.2 10.10 6 750 2539 9.6 2.9 63 6.7 5.9 223 19 307.0 308.1 290.6 326.2 6.30 7 700 3111 7.8 0.0 58 7.7 3.7 213 24 311.1 312.2 291.2 328.2 5.49 8 650 3717 3.1 -3.9 60 7.0 -0.3 231 28 312.5 313.3 290.7 326.5 4.42 9 600 4360 -0.9 -12.5 41 11.6 -5.5 233 32 315.1 315.5 289.7 323.0 2.44 10 550 5048 -5.9 -16.0 45 10.1 -9.4 232 34 317.1 317.5 289.9 323.8 2.00 11 500 5785 -11.8 -22.3 41 10.5 -14.7 238 38 318.7 319.0 289.7 323.1 1.28 12 450 6588 -15.0 -44.7 6 29.7 -19.4 248 38 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.0 0.16 13 400 7468 -21.0 -43.7 11 22.7 -24.1 249 45 327.7 327.7 291.3 328.5 0.20 14 350 8438 -28.7 -49.9 11 21.2 -30.6 246 52 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 15 300 9522 -37.3 -49.7 27 12.3 -38.2 251 61 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.14 16 250 10753 -47.7 -51.6 64 3.9 -47.9 256 70 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.13 17 200 12198 -53.5 -70.1 11 16.6 -53.8 258 85 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.02 18 150 14018 -60.7 -81.6 5 20.9 -60.9 257 70 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16488 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 253 33 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.33 m Freezing level: 611.25 mb = 4215.11 m = 13828.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.48 mb = 3673.44 m = 12051.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.17 mb = 1287.65 m = 4224.51 ft T: 17.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 15.96 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.79 mb = 1651.50 m = 5418.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.22 C = 82.79 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.40 C Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C K Index: 34.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 427.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.11 mb = 1248.95 m = 4097.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.11 mb = 3603.30 m = 11821.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.11 mb = 10775.70 m = 35352.90 ft B at Equ Level: 427.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.11 mb = 12552.60 m = 41182.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.6 neg: -24.7 tot: 110.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 25.33 Bulk Shear: 16.88 m/s