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: 37.01,-95.40 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -95.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 976 257 25.0 20.8 78 4.1 22.0 204 15 300.2 303.1 296.0 347.2 16.07 2 950 493 22.0 19.7 87 2.3 20.4 204 20 299.5 302.3 295.4 344.4 15.37 3 900 960 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 209 25 299.9 302.5 294.7 341.5 14.22 4 850 1448 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.7 231 21 301.9 303.9 292.9 334.6 11.08 5 800 1962 14.9 7.5 61 7.4 10.4 228 27 307.0 308.6 292.2 331.7 8.14 6 750 2505 11.3 0.8 49 10.4 5.6 238 31 308.8 309.8 290.5 325.6 5.43 7 700 3076 6.6 -12.7 24 19.3 -1.1 240 34 309.8 310.2 287.6 316.4 2.06 8 650 3677 2.0 -17.3 22 19.3 -4.7 245 39 311.3 311.6 287.5 316.3 1.51 9 600 4316 -3.1 -21.2 23 18.1 -8.6 245 46 312.6 312.8 287.6 316.5 1.17 10 550 4997 -8.9 -20.7 38 11.9 -12.3 242 47 313.5 313.8 288.1 318.0 1.33 11 500 5728 -13.3 -15.9 81 2.6 -14.2 235 47 316.8 317.2 290.0 324.1 2.22 12 450 6523 -17.8 -20.5 80 2.7 -18.6 233 50 320.8 321.1 290.7 326.5 1.67 13 400 7395 -23.3 -25.7 80 2.5 -23.8 234 57 324.8 325.0 291.4 328.9 1.17 14 350 8356 -31.1 -34.1 75 2.9 -31.6 231 69 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.0 0.61 15 300 9430 -39.6 -42.9 71 3.2 -39.9 227 80 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.6 0.29 16 250 10649 -47.7 -56.3 36 8.6 -48.0 237 97 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.07 17 200 12111 -51.1 -75.9 4 24.8 -51.5 245 70 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13952 -58.4 -83.0 3 24.6 -58.6 248 62 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 253 45 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.07 m Freezing level: 629.99 mb = 3933.10 m = 12903.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.11 mb = 2980.50 m = 9778.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.18 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.95 mb = 780.19 m = 2559.64 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 31.00 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 922.91 m = 3027.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -7.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.00 C Showalter Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: 26.23 C K Index: 21.96 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2005.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.00 mb = 922.00 m = 3024.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.00 mb = 969.83 m = 3181.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.00 mb = 1762.92 m = 5783.78 ft B at Equ Level: 15.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.00 mb = 14879.98 m = 48818.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.6 neg: -8.9 tot: 123.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 32.11 Bulk Shear: 62.47 m/s