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: 37.35,-92.01 Latitude: 37.35 Longitude: -92.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 963 386 21.2 19.4 90 1.7 19.9 189 12 297.5 300.2 294.5 340.7 14.91 2 950 503 20.6 19.0 91 1.6 19.5 194 21 298.1 300.7 294.5 340.7 14.70 3 900 969 17.4 15.8 90 1.7 16.3 209 36 299.5 301.8 293.4 336.3 12.61 4 850 1456 14.9 11.1 78 3.7 12.5 216 32 301.7 303.5 291.9 330.8 9.83 5 800 1967 12.1 7.3 72 4.8 9.3 225 35 304.1 305.6 291.2 328.2 8.04 6 750 2505 9.2 3.7 68 5.5 6.1 235 34 306.5 307.8 290.8 326.7 6.64 7 700 3074 5.4 0.7 72 4.7 2.9 245 34 308.4 309.5 290.6 326.1 5.75 8 650 3674 0.4 -1.5 87 2.0 -0.6 252 34 309.5 310.5 290.5 325.8 5.27 9 600 4312 -3.2 -4.7 90 1.4 -3.9 244 31 312.4 313.2 290.7 326.6 4.51 10 550 4997 -6.6 -7.8 91 1.2 -7.1 230 33 316.3 317.0 291.3 328.7 3.86 11 500 5735 -10.7 -12.2 89 1.5 -11.3 225 38 320.0 320.6 291.7 329.9 3.00 12 450 6540 -15.2 -17.1 86 1.8 -15.8 221 44 324.1 324.6 292.2 331.7 2.23 13 400 7419 -21.0 -23.3 81 2.4 -21.6 221 49 327.7 328.0 292.5 332.9 1.46 14 350 8391 -28.1 -31.0 77 2.8 -28.6 224 56 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.83 15 300 9478 -37.2 -40.3 73 3.0 -37.5 223 57 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10706 -49.1 -52.4 69 3.3 -49.2 230 74 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12142 -55.3 -70.3 14 15.1 -55.5 245 84 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 18 150 13959 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 251 71 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16458 -67.3 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.5 252 45 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.04 m Freezing level: 644.09 mb = 3749.38 m = 12300.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.19 mb = 3572.54 m = 11720.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.76 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.03 mb = 602.90 m = 1978.01 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 14.94 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.48 mb = 1321.82 m = 4336.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.48 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: 0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 32.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 700.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.28 mb = 1090.14 m = 3576.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.28 mb = 2153.89 m = 7066.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.28 mb = 11178.96 m = 36675.92 ft B at Equ Level: 696.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.28 mb = 13461.50 m = 44164.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.1 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 260.1 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.4 neg: -0.6 tot: 246.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 17.00 Bulk Shear: 41.21 m/s