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: 37.01,-91.93 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -91.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 968 367 21.7 15.5 68 6.2 17.6 203 9 297.6 299.7 292.0 331.1 11.55 2 950 526 20.1 14.6 71 5.5 16.5 209 16 297.6 299.6 291.6 329.8 11.08 3 900 992 19.3 17.9 92 1.4 18.4 240 34 301.4 304.1 295.3 344.1 14.50 4 850 1482 15.9 13.7 87 2.2 14.4 250 30 302.8 304.9 293.7 337.3 11.66 5 800 1995 12.2 11.5 96 0.7 11.7 253 23 304.1 306.1 293.3 336.0 10.70 6 750 2533 8.8 5.7 80 3.2 7.0 230 21 306.2 307.6 291.5 329.4 7.66 7 700 3103 6.9 -0.2 61 7.1 3.2 214 29 310.1 311.2 290.9 327.0 5.41 8 650 3707 2.3 -0.4 82 2.7 0.8 223 34 311.6 312.6 291.5 329.4 5.71 9 600 4349 -1.6 -8.4 60 6.7 -4.6 231 40 314.2 314.9 290.3 325.1 3.39 10 550 5037 -5.8 -18.7 35 12.9 -10.1 232 43 317.2 317.5 289.5 322.6 1.59 11 500 5775 -10.3 -35.2 11 24.8 -15.4 240 42 320.5 320.5 289.3 321.9 0.38 12 450 6577 -15.5 -37.4 13 21.9 -19.4 248 42 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.34 13 400 7455 -21.3 -40.7 16 19.4 -24.2 250 47 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.27 14 350 8424 -29.1 -48.5 14 19.4 -30.9 247 55 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 15 300 9506 -37.7 -48.7 31 11.0 -38.5 251 64 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 16 250 10736 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.4 -48.1 256 74 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12178 -54.2 -68.9 15 14.7 -54.5 257 85 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 13999 -60.0 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.2 255 71 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 252 34 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.82 m Freezing level: 620.71 mb = 4083.03 m = 13395.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.21 mb = 3803.71 m = 12479.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.64 mb = 1149.51 m = 3771.31 ft T: 18.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 17.12 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.74 mb = 1625.28 m = 5332.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 32.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 658.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.79 mb = 1235.81 m = 4054.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 789.79 mb = 2101.89 m = 6895.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.79 mb = 11005.08 m = 36105.48 ft B at Equ Level: 656.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.79 mb = 13214.12 m = 43352.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 3.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.7 neg: -11.4 tot: 171.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 22.76 Bulk Shear: 28.91 m/s