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: 37.13,-94.36 Latitude: 37.13 Longitude: -94.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 970 312 26.1 20.6 72 5.5 22.2 202 15 301.9 304.8 296.4 348.8 15.93 2 950 493 23.1 19.4 80 3.6 20.5 203 18 300.6 303.4 295.5 345.0 15.13 3 900 962 18.5 17.8 96 0.6 18.1 209 24 300.6 303.2 295.0 342.9 14.44 4 850 1452 17.0 11.6 71 5.4 13.6 224 29 303.9 305.8 292.9 334.2 10.14 5 800 1967 13.6 10.5 82 3.1 11.7 211 28 305.7 307.5 293.3 335.8 10.04 6 750 2507 9.4 8.1 92 1.3 8.6 224 31 306.7 308.4 292.8 334.1 9.06 7 700 3077 6.0 3.4 84 2.5 4.5 237 38 309.1 310.4 291.9 330.7 7.02 8 650 3680 1.7 -5.0 61 6.7 -1.4 243 46 310.9 311.7 289.9 323.7 4.07 9 600 4319 -2.9 -14.8 39 12.0 -7.2 246 49 312.8 313.2 288.5 319.4 2.02 10 550 5002 -7.4 -12.6 66 5.2 -9.4 243 50 315.3 315.8 289.9 323.9 2.63 11 500 5738 -11.7 -25.4 31 13.7 -15.3 238 52 318.7 318.9 289.4 322.1 0.96 12 450 6537 -16.8 -32.0 26 15.2 -19.8 235 56 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.2 0.58 13 400 7409 -23.4 -34.8 34 11.4 -25.3 232 64 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.4 0.50 14 350 8370 -30.6 -41.7 33 11.1 -31.8 231 72 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.28 15 300 9448 -38.7 -43.3 62 4.6 -39.1 233 79 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.28 16 250 10671 -48.2 -53.2 56 5.0 -48.4 235 90 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.11 17 200 12122 -53.0 -73.5 7 20.5 -53.3 243 82 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13953 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 248 70 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.1 -87.2 4 20.0 -67.2 252 44 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.11 m Freezing level: 631.39 mb = 3917.68 m = 12853.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.09 mb = 3529.85 m = 11580.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.31 mb = 1006.89 m = 3303.39 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 16.42 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.63 mb = 1465.35 m = 4807.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.19 C = 82.74 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -6.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.33 C K Index: 37.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1977.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.77 mb = 1098.65 m = 3604.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.77 mb = 1959.01 m = 6427.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.77 mb = 11781.19 m = 38651.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1954.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.77 mb = 15286.67 m = 50152.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.0 neg: -15.3 tot: 188.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 24.08 Bulk Shear: 82.10 m/s