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: 36.77,-94 Latitude: 36.77 Longitude: -94.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 961 408 21.5 17.7 79 3.9 18.9 219 18 298.1 300.5 293.5 336.9 13.35 2 950 504 20.9 16.8 78 4.1 18.1 222 25 298.4 300.7 293.2 335.5 12.77 3 900 969 17.0 13.3 79 3.7 14.7 232 41 299.0 301.0 291.8 330.4 10.75 4 850 1456 15.9 3.4 43 12.6 9.0 241 41 302.8 303.9 288.8 320.1 5.74 5 800 1967 12.6 -0.2 41 12.9 6.0 252 32 304.6 305.5 288.4 319.0 4.70 6 750 2504 7.9 -1.7 51 9.6 3.1 270 27 305.1 306.0 288.4 318.9 4.49 7 700 3069 4.0 0.5 78 3.4 2.2 277 25 306.9 307.9 290.0 324.3 5.69 8 650 3668 0.9 -0.2 92 1.2 0.3 226 30 310.0 311.1 291.2 328.0 5.80 9 600 4309 -2.4 -3.1 95 0.7 -2.7 213 49 313.3 314.3 291.5 329.4 5.09 10 550 4994 -6.8 -8.2 90 1.4 -7.4 222 64 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.1 3.75 11 500 5731 -11.4 -14.6 77 3.2 -12.5 230 65 319.2 319.7 291.0 327.4 2.47 12 450 6533 -16.3 -19.6 76 3.3 -17.3 227 58 322.8 323.1 291.4 328.9 1.80 13 400 7408 -22.1 -25.1 76 3.0 -22.8 225 54 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.6 1.24 14 350 8376 -28.9 -32.0 75 3.1 -29.5 229 52 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.75 15 300 9457 -38.6 -41.9 71 3.3 -38.9 233 51 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10678 -48.9 -54.9 49 6.1 -49.1 244 72 333.4 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.09 17 200 12130 -51.3 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.7 252 63 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 18 150 13964 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.3 253 56 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.8 -87.0 4 20.1 -67.0 259 49 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.45 m Freezing level: 635.82 mb = 3849.85 m = 12630.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.87 mb = 3731.65 m = 12242.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.60 C = 81.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.44 mb = 898.33 m = 2947.23 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 17.96 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.20 mb = 2143.87 m = 7033.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.57 C Showalter Index: 4.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.01 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.28 C Cross Totals Index: 14.73 C K Index: 27.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.82 mb = 1497.35 m = 4912.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 720.82 mb = 2828.74 m = 9280.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 450.82 mb = 6518.62 m = 21386.29 ft B at Equ Level: 57.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 350.82 mb = 8358.69 m = 27423.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.2 neg: -20.9 tot: 152.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 2.43 Bulk Shear: 24.13 m/s