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: 36.54,-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 43 SFC 964 356 21.5 18.0 81 3.5 19.1 205 6 297.7 300.2 293.6 337.2 13.61 2 950 486 19.6 16.9 85 2.7 17.8 209 10 297.1 299.4 292.9 334.4 12.89 3 900 952 19.9 15.1 74 4.8 16.7 255 10 302.0 304.2 293.7 337.6 12.07 4 850 1446 19.7 11.0 57 8.7 14.1 245 12 306.8 308.6 293.4 336.2 9.74 5 800 1965 16.2 1.2 36 15.1 8.0 255 21 308.4 309.4 290.1 324.5 5.21 6 750 2508 11.0 -0.9 44 11.9 4.8 252 22 308.6 309.5 289.8 323.4 4.78 7 700 3077 5.7 -3.0 54 8.7 1.4 247 25 308.8 309.6 289.5 322.5 4.39 8 650 3679 2.2 -18.7 19 21.0 -4.9 247 37 311.5 311.8 287.4 316.0 1.34 9 600 4319 -2.3 -23.8 17 21.5 -8.6 239 41 313.4 313.6 287.6 316.6 0.93 10 550 5002 -7.5 -27.7 18 20.1 -12.5 237 46 315.2 315.3 288.0 317.7 0.72 11 500 5736 -12.7 -30.7 21 18.0 -16.6 235 52 317.5 317.7 288.6 319.6 0.59 12 450 6531 -18.2 -29.7 36 11.5 -20.6 235 58 320.3 320.5 289.6 322.9 0.72 13 400 7399 -24.4 -37.0 30 12.6 -26.2 237 66 323.3 323.4 290.2 324.8 0.40 14 350 8357 -31.6 -45.2 25 13.6 -32.9 235 74 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.9 0.19 15 300 9429 -39.4 -48.6 37 9.2 -40.0 233 86 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 16 250 10654 -46.7 -57.0 30 10.3 -47.1 235 93 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.07 17 200 12119 -50.7 -77.5 3 26.8 -51.2 247 72 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.5 0.00 18 150 13964 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 253 59 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16464 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 263 41 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.48 m Freezing level: 625.41 mb = 3993.68 m = 13102.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.73 mb = 3209.06 m = 10528.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.96 % Est. max temperature: 31.64 C = 88.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.68 mb = 793.70 m = 2603.98 ft T: 19.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 21.69 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 765.43 mb = 2336.39 m = 7665.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.20 C = 89.97 F Cap Strength: 5.50 C Lifted Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.12 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.41 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 995.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 210.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.23 mb = 1402.90 m = 4602.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 709.23 mb = 2969.23 m = 9741.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.23 mb = 10674.15 m = 35019.77 ft B at Equ Level: 984.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.23 mb = 13190.41 m = 43275.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.9 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 270.9 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.9 neg: -16.3 tot: 50.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 13.78 Bulk Shear: 72.26 m/s