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: 36.44,-91.99 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -91.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 978 253 26.2 18.1 61 8.1 20.6 209 10 301.2 303.7 294.5 340.8 13.46 2 950 511 24.7 16.2 59 8.5 18.9 211 18 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.5 12.25 3 900 982 20.2 15.1 72 5.1 16.8 211 20 302.3 304.5 293.8 337.9 12.06 4 850 1472 15.4 14.0 91 1.5 14.5 215 21 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.5 11.89 5 800 1983 11.3 10.7 96 0.6 11.0 229 25 303.2 305.1 292.7 333.5 10.18 6 750 2520 8.1 7.1 94 1.0 7.5 227 28 305.3 306.9 291.9 330.8 8.45 7 700 3087 4.7 3.5 92 1.2 4.0 229 24 307.6 309.0 291.5 329.1 7.03 8 650 3688 1.3 -0.7 87 2.0 0.3 226 29 310.5 311.5 291.1 327.9 5.61 9 600 4328 -2.3 -4.2 86 1.9 -3.2 216 38 313.5 314.3 291.2 328.2 4.66 10 550 5015 -6.3 -7.1 94 0.8 -6.7 217 49 316.6 317.3 291.6 329.7 4.08 11 500 5754 -10.5 -11.9 89 1.4 -11.1 222 55 320.3 320.9 291.8 330.4 3.07 12 450 6558 -15.6 -25.3 43 9.7 -18.1 228 55 323.6 323.9 291.0 327.4 1.08 13 400 7435 -21.3 -36.6 24 15.3 -23.8 236 65 327.3 327.4 291.4 328.8 0.42 14 350 8406 -28.4 -38.1 39 9.7 -29.7 241 69 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.1 0.41 15 300 9491 -37.4 -42.5 59 5.1 -37.9 245 69 332.6 332.7 292.7 333.8 0.30 16 250 10719 -48.4 -52.2 64 3.8 -48.6 247 75 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.12 17 200 12164 -54.3 -70.5 12 16.2 -54.5 246 86 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.9 0.01 18 150 13987 -59.3 -81.7 4 22.3 -59.5 248 71 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.3 255 35 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.38 m Freezing level: 631.61 mb = 3923.21 m = 12871.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.55 mb = 3742.63 m = 12278.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.17 mb = 1280.46 m = 4200.92 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 12.88 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.25 mb = 1619.32 m = 5312.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.54 C = 81.58 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.56 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 38.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 928.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.86 mb = 1562.85 m = 5127.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.86 mb = 1714.69 m = 5625.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.86 mb = 11376.70 m = 37324.66 ft B at Equ Level: 913.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.86 mb = 13743.67 m = 45090.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.8 neg: -6.0 tot: 64.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 23.23 Bulk Shear: 39.99 m/s