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: 36.84,-93.97 Latitude: 36.84 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 961 407 21.4 18.0 81 3.4 19.1 217 19 297.9 300.4 293.7 337.4 13.61 2 950 502 20.8 17.2 80 3.6 18.4 219 26 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.4 13.11 3 900 967 17.0 14.0 82 3.1 15.1 229 41 299.1 301.1 292.2 331.8 11.22 4 850 1454 16.0 4.0 45 11.9 9.3 241 43 302.9 304.0 289.0 321.0 6.02 5 800 1966 13.0 -0.7 39 13.7 5.9 250 33 305.0 305.9 288.4 318.9 4.54 6 750 2503 8.2 -2.1 48 10.3 3.1 268 28 305.5 306.3 288.4 319.0 4.37 7 700 3068 4.0 0.2 76 3.8 2.0 278 27 306.9 307.9 289.9 323.9 5.56 8 650 3667 0.6 -0.4 93 1.0 0.1 232 29 309.7 310.7 291.0 327.4 5.73 9 600 4308 -2.3 -2.9 95 0.6 -2.6 215 48 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.7 5.14 10 550 4994 -6.6 -7.6 93 0.9 -7.0 220 61 316.2 317.0 291.4 328.9 3.94 11 500 5731 -11.3 -13.5 84 2.1 -12.1 229 64 319.2 319.7 291.2 328.2 2.71 12 450 6532 -16.4 -18.8 82 2.4 -17.1 228 59 322.7 323.0 291.5 329.2 1.93 13 400 7408 -22.1 -24.8 79 2.6 -22.8 225 55 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.7 1.28 14 350 8375 -29.2 -32.1 76 3.0 -29.7 227 52 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.74 15 300 9457 -38.6 -41.8 72 3.2 -38.9 231 49 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10677 -49.1 -54.2 55 5.1 -49.3 243 67 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.10 17 200 12128 -51.2 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.6 253 62 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.00 18 150 13963 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 252 56 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16458 -66.8 -86.7 4 19.9 -66.9 259 49 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.14 m Freezing level: 639.46 mb = 3802.30 m = 12474.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.55 mb = 3685.15 m = 12090.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.03 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.86 mb = 835.81 m = 2742.11 ft T: 18.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 18.49 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 785.25 mb = 2120.91 m = 6958.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.52 C = 83.34 F Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lifted Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Showalter Index: 4.51 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 15.38 C K Index: 27.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 130.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.63 mb = 1427.65 m = 4683.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.63 mb = 2751.27 m = 9026.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 397.63 mb = 7450.99 m = 24445.21 ft B at Equ Level: 129.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 237.63 mb = 11007.28 m = 36112.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 14.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.5 neg: -23.3 tot: 164.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 5.32 Bulk Shear: 24.53 m/s