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: 36.73,-93.99 Latitude: 36.73 Longitude: -93.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 960 410 25.0 20.0 74 5.0 21.5 192 13 301.7 304.5 296.1 347.5 15.55 2 950 499 23.2 19.0 77 4.2 20.2 194 18 300.7 303.4 295.3 343.8 14.68 3 900 968 19.1 16.8 86 2.4 17.5 203 31 301.2 303.7 294.5 340.8 13.46 4 850 1460 17.8 11.8 68 5.9 14.0 224 30 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.32 5 800 1975 13.6 10.9 84 2.7 11.9 224 27 305.7 307.6 293.5 336.7 10.32 6 750 2516 10.1 6.0 76 4.1 7.7 230 37 307.6 309.0 292.1 331.5 7.87 7 700 3087 6.1 3.2 81 3.0 4.5 234 37 309.3 310.6 291.8 330.4 6.87 8 650 3690 1.9 -0.2 86 2.1 0.8 243 38 311.1 312.2 291.5 329.2 5.81 9 600 4331 -2.9 -6.2 78 3.3 -4.4 249 39 312.8 313.6 290.5 325.6 4.02 10 550 5014 -7.4 -13.0 64 5.6 -9.5 247 41 315.3 315.8 289.9 323.7 2.56 11 500 5749 -12.0 -16.4 70 4.4 -13.5 242 44 318.4 318.8 290.4 325.4 2.12 12 450 6549 -16.8 -19.2 82 2.4 -17.6 235 46 322.1 322.4 291.3 328.4 1.86 13 400 7422 -23.0 -26.6 72 3.6 -23.8 232 50 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.0 1.09 14 350 8387 -29.2 -33.5 66 4.3 -29.9 230 64 329.4 329.5 292.2 331.8 0.65 15 300 9469 -38.2 -42.3 66 4.0 -38.6 232 76 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.7 0.31 16 250 10695 -48.3 -52.2 64 3.9 -48.4 234 86 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.12 17 200 12142 -53.3 -72.8 8 19.5 -53.6 243 88 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13970 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 248 72 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16460 -68.3 -86.2 6 17.9 -68.4 256 44 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.88 m Freezing level: 630.14 mb = 3944.50 m = 12941.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.42 mb = 3783.84 m = 12414.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.80 C = 83.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.72 mb = 1038.01 m = 3405.49 ft T: 18.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 13.00 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.36 mb = 1782.38 m = 5847.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.64 C = 83.56 F Cap Strength: 2.29 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 38.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1513.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.28 mb = 1336.37 m = 4384.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.28 mb = 2216.88 m = 7273.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.28 mb = 11604.89 m = 38073.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1492.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.28 mb = 14514.24 m = 47618.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.3 neg: -11.4 tot: 231.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.97 Bulk Rich Number: 21.54 Bulk Shear: 70.29 m/s