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: 36.84,-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 68 SFC 962 407 22.4 18.9 80 3.5 20.0 204 13 298.9 301.5 294.6 340.9 14.43 2 950 512 20.9 17.8 83 3.1 18.8 206 17 298.4 300.9 293.9 338.1 13.66 3 900 980 20.8 15.1 70 5.7 17.0 231 36 302.9 305.2 294.0 338.7 12.07 4 850 1472 17.5 12.5 72 5.0 14.3 248 27 304.5 306.5 293.5 336.7 10.79 5 800 1987 12.6 11.2 91 1.4 11.7 247 26 304.6 306.5 293.3 335.9 10.47 6 750 2526 9.5 6.8 83 2.7 7.9 234 28 306.9 308.4 292.3 332.0 8.27 7 700 3096 6.1 4.1 87 2.0 4.9 226 38 309.2 310.6 292.2 331.7 7.33 8 650 3699 2.0 0.5 90 1.4 1.2 228 41 311.2 312.4 291.8 330.3 6.13 9 600 4341 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.8 -2.6 230 44 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.6 5.11 10 550 5027 -6.3 -6.8 97 0.5 -6.5 237 46 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.0 4.18 11 500 5766 -10.7 -12.6 86 2.0 -11.4 240 46 320.0 320.6 291.6 329.6 2.90 12 450 6569 -16.5 -23.9 53 7.4 -18.4 240 48 322.5 322.7 290.8 326.8 1.23 13 400 7442 -22.6 -38.5 22 15.9 -24.9 242 53 325.6 325.7 290.8 326.9 0.34 14 350 8407 -29.8 -47.4 16 17.6 -31.5 241 62 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.15 15 300 9487 -37.9 -48.2 33 10.3 -38.7 244 71 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.16 16 250 10715 -48.0 -51.2 69 3.3 -48.1 246 81 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 17 200 12161 -53.3 -70.2 11 16.9 -53.6 251 88 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13987 -59.7 -82.8 3 23.1 -59.9 252 70 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.9 251 38 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.54 m Freezing level: 626.67 mb = 3998.52 m = 13118.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.36 mb = 3894.43 m = 12776.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.45 % Est. max temperature: 28.01 C = 82.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.34 mb = 852.39 m = 2796.53 ft T: 20.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 9.11 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.84 mb = 1830.69 m = 6006.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.01 C = 82.41 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.08 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 38.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 982.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.10 mb = 1471.27 m = 4826.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.10 mb = 2143.79 m = 7033.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.10 mb = 11113.51 m = 36461.19 ft B at Equ Level: 976.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.10 mb = 13774.63 m = 45191.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.5 neg: -14.8 tot: 185.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 26.45 Bulk Shear: 37.14 m/s