MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.97,-94.03 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 955 470 21.9 18.0 79 3.9 19.2 252 8 299.0 301.5 294.1 339.0 13.76 2 950 517 21.3 17.3 78 4.0 18.6 249 10 298.8 301.2 293.6 337.2 13.19 3 900 983 16.9 15.2 89 1.7 15.8 252 20 298.9 301.1 292.9 334.3 12.13 4 850 1468 13.7 9.7 77 4.0 11.2 259 24 300.5 302.1 290.7 326.7 8.89 5 800 1977 10.8 7.5 80 3.3 8.8 259 19 302.7 304.2 290.8 326.9 8.13 6 750 2513 7.9 6.2 89 1.7 6.9 241 21 305.2 306.7 291.5 329.2 7.96 7 700 3080 4.8 3.3 90 1.5 3.9 224 25 307.8 309.1 291.5 329.0 6.94 8 650 3681 1.2 -0.1 91 1.3 0.5 215 29 310.3 311.4 291.3 328.4 5.84 9 600 4321 -2.5 -4.0 89 1.5 -3.3 215 41 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.2 4.73 10 550 5007 -6.4 -7.1 94 0.8 -6.7 225 51 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.6 4.08 11 500 5746 -10.6 -12.0 89 1.5 -11.1 226 57 320.2 320.8 291.7 330.2 3.04 12 450 6551 -15.4 -16.9 89 1.4 -15.9 223 56 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.27 13 400 7427 -22.3 -26.1 71 3.8 -23.2 225 57 326.0 326.2 291.7 330.0 1.14 14 350 8394 -29.3 -32.9 71 3.7 -29.9 232 58 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.8 0.68 15 300 9476 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.0 -38.8 234 54 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.4 0.33 16 250 10698 -47.7 -55.6 40 7.8 -48.0 239 72 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.08 17 200 12156 -52.2 -75.2 5 23.0 -52.6 247 74 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13987 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -59.3 255 60 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.5 -86.6 6 18.2 -68.6 258 41 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.24 m Freezing level: 633.85 mb = 3887.67 m = 12754.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.49 mb = 3761.41 m = 12340.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.33 C = 77.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.59 mb = 958.35 m = 3144.14 ft T: 17.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 12.37 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1429.41 m = 4689.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.26 C = 73.87 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: 2.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 32.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.83 mb = 1292.10 m = 4239.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.83 mb = 1843.54 m = 6048.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.83 mb = 9870.70 m = 32383.79 ft B at Equ Level: 263.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.83 mb = 11749.75 m = 38548.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.7 neg: -1.2 tot: 38.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.11 Bulk Shear: 64.35 m/s