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: 36.88,-90.52 Latitude: 36.88 Longitude: -90.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 993 151 23.2 13.7 55 9.5 17.1 205 8 297.0 298.8 290.5 325.8 9.96 2 950 535 23.1 14.8 60 8.3 17.6 231 33 300.6 302.6 292.6 333.4 11.18 3 900 1004 19.0 14.5 75 4.5 16.0 232 33 301.1 303.2 293.1 335.1 11.58 4 850 1492 14.8 13.6 92 1.3 14.0 232 28 301.7 303.8 293.3 335.9 11.58 5 800 2003 11.4 9.6 89 1.7 10.3 239 22 303.3 305.0 292.1 331.3 9.43 6 750 2540 8.9 0.3 54 8.7 4.4 221 21 306.3 307.3 289.5 322.2 5.20 7 700 3111 7.8 -0.9 54 8.7 3.2 229 20 311.1 312.1 290.9 327.1 5.11 8 650 3717 3.4 -8.4 41 11.9 -1.8 230 26 312.8 313.4 289.6 322.8 3.11 9 600 4361 -0.5 -15.2 32 14.7 -6.0 228 31 315.5 315.9 289.3 322.0 1.95 10 550 5050 -5.6 -19.3 33 13.7 -10.1 233 33 317.4 317.7 289.5 322.5 1.51 11 500 5787 -11.8 -20.9 47 9.0 -14.5 236 37 318.6 318.9 289.8 323.6 1.45 12 450 6588 -15.6 -40.4 10 24.7 -19.7 244 38 323.6 323.6 290.1 324.5 0.25 13 400 7467 -20.9 -46.6 8 25.7 -24.1 251 46 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.4 0.14 14 350 8437 -28.9 -47.4 15 18.5 -30.7 250 52 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.15 15 300 9520 -37.6 -49.6 27 12.0 -38.5 257 60 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 16 250 10749 -47.9 -51.3 67 3.5 -48.0 262 70 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 17 200 12193 -54.1 -69.5 13 15.4 -54.4 262 82 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 14012 -60.4 -81.3 5 20.9 -60.6 258 69 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.4 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.5 252 35 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.69 m Freezing level: 606.42 mb = 4278.20 m = 14035.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.83 mb = 3495.49 m = 11467.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.28 % Est. max temperature: 28.15 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.85 mb = 1363.88 m = 4474.62 ft T: 15.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.33 C/km ThetaE index: 13.64 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.72 mb = 1880.35 m = 6169.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.63 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 31.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.08 mb = 1531.04 m = 5023.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 551.08 mb = 5034.32 m = 16516.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 431.08 mb = 6908.63 m = 22665.82 ft B at Equ Level: 70.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 301.08 mb = 9494.62 m = 31149.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.5 neg: -32.4 tot: 80.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 21.54 Bulk Shear: 3.34 m/s