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: 37.25,-93.23 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -93.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 964 392 21.4 17.4 78 4.0 18.7 206 6 297.7 300.1 293.2 335.7 13.09 2 950 516 20.0 16.2 79 3.8 17.5 212 10 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.1 12.30 3 900 981 18.7 18.0 96 0.7 18.2 240 34 300.8 303.4 295.1 343.4 14.54 4 850 1472 16.3 13.9 86 2.3 14.7 254 33 303.2 305.4 293.9 338.4 11.86 5 800 1984 12.0 10.6 91 1.3 11.1 250 31 303.9 305.8 292.8 334.0 10.10 6 750 2523 9.0 6.5 85 2.4 7.5 234 29 306.3 307.8 292.0 330.9 8.14 7 700 3092 5.9 4.1 88 1.8 4.8 228 40 309.0 310.4 292.1 331.5 7.34 8 650 3695 1.6 0.5 93 1.1 1.0 229 44 310.8 311.9 291.6 329.8 6.13 9 600 4335 -2.5 -3.1 96 0.6 -2.8 232 47 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.3 5.09 10 550 5021 -6.3 -7.0 95 0.7 -6.6 236 49 316.6 317.4 291.7 329.9 4.13 11 500 5761 -10.5 -11.6 91 1.1 -10.9 237 49 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.16 12 450 6564 -15.9 -18.1 83 2.2 -16.6 240 48 323.3 323.7 291.7 330.2 2.04 13 400 7441 -22.1 -26.7 66 4.7 -23.1 244 47 326.3 326.5 291.7 330.1 1.07 14 350 8408 -29.7 -40.1 36 10.4 -31.0 243 55 328.7 328.7 291.7 329.9 0.33 15 300 9487 -38.1 -46.5 41 8.4 -38.8 245 66 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.4 0.19 16 250 10716 -48.0 -51.7 66 3.7 -48.2 249 77 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12159 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -54.2 253 84 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 13981 -59.9 -81.7 4 21.8 -60.1 252 71 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 249 37 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.70 m Freezing level: 630.57 mb = 3943.57 m = 12938.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.66 mb = 3860.55 m = 12665.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.50 mb = 900.31 m = 2953.73 ft T: 18.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 12.50 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.77 mb = 1543.86 m = 5065.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.94 C = 80.49 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 38.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1082.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.31 mb = 1122.41 m = 3682.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.31 mb = 1876.09 m = 6155.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.31 mb = 11245.94 m = 36895.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1074.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.31 mb = 13967.94 m = 45826.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.4 neg: -18.7 tot: 179.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 15.16 Bulk Shear: 71.41 m/s