MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.12,-94.99 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -94.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 975 281 23.7 20.4 82 3.3 21.3 194 13 299.0 301.9 295.4 344.6 15.63 2 950 505 21.5 19.4 88 2.1 20.1 197 23 299.0 301.8 295.1 343.2 15.13 3 900 972 18.3 16.8 91 1.6 17.3 212 40 300.4 302.9 294.3 339.9 13.47 4 850 1462 17.1 7.9 55 9.2 11.6 225 41 304.0 305.5 291.0 327.7 7.87 5 800 1976 14.2 5.2 54 9.1 9.0 225 32 306.3 307.6 291.0 327.4 6.94 6 750 2518 10.8 3.2 59 7.6 6.5 234 30 308.3 309.5 291.2 328.0 6.43 7 700 3089 6.2 -1.7 57 7.8 2.2 248 34 309.3 310.2 290.1 324.3 4.84 8 650 3690 0.8 -1.2 86 2.1 -0.2 251 33 309.9 310.9 290.7 326.6 5.39 9 600 4329 -3.2 -3.9 95 0.7 -3.6 253 35 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.4 4.78 10 550 5012 -7.7 -9.3 88 1.7 -8.4 244 36 315.0 315.7 290.6 326.0 3.43 11 500 5747 -12.0 -13.5 89 1.5 -12.5 232 38 318.4 319.0 291.0 327.4 2.71 12 450 6549 -16.0 -17.6 87 1.7 -16.5 217 41 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.13 13 400 7427 -21.6 -23.6 84 2.0 -22.1 212 45 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.9 1.42 14 350 8393 -30.1 -33.5 73 3.3 -30.6 222 63 328.1 328.3 291.9 330.5 0.65 15 300 9471 -38.8 -42.3 69 3.5 -39.1 231 78 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.9 0.31 16 250 10695 -47.7 -54.0 48 6.3 -47.9 235 89 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.10 17 200 12155 -51.8 -74.9 5 23.1 -52.2 243 81 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13987 -58.9 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 248 69 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16472 -69.1 -86.1 7 17.0 -69.2 256 43 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.23 m Freezing level: 639.76 mb = 3820.84 m = 12535.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.47 mb = 3634.40 m = 11923.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.40 mb = 703.48 m = 2307.99 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 17.20 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.84 mb = 1645.17 m = 5397.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.48 C = 85.07 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 19.85 C K Index: 29.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1433.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.16 mb = 1046.88 m = 3434.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.16 mb = 2660.99 m = 8730.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.16 mb = 11321.90 m = 37144.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1419.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.16 mb = 14535.53 m = 47688.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.9 neg: -38.8 tot: 258.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 26.92 Bulk Shear: 53.26 m/s