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: 37.78,-93.81 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -93.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 973 272 23.4 20.9 85 2.6 21.6 214 11 298.9 301.9 295.7 346.0 16.16 2 950 477 22.4 19.7 84 2.8 20.5 216 23 300.0 302.8 295.5 344.9 15.37 3 900 945 18.4 18.2 99 0.1 18.3 217 33 300.4 303.2 295.3 343.9 14.81 4 850 1434 15.2 15.0 99 0.2 15.1 222 40 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.6 12.71 5 800 1946 11.4 10.1 92 1.3 10.6 230 35 303.3 305.1 292.4 332.4 9.76 6 750 2483 9.1 2.5 63 6.6 5.5 231 36 306.5 307.6 290.3 325.2 6.13 7 700 3052 6.7 -10.4 28 17.1 -0.5 237 34 309.9 310.3 288.0 317.8 2.47 8 650 3655 2.4 -18.5 20 20.9 -4.8 243 32 311.7 311.9 287.5 316.2 1.37 9 600 4296 -1.8 -14.5 37 12.7 -6.5 251 37 314.0 314.4 289.0 320.8 2.08 10 550 4981 -7.2 -17.5 43 10.4 -10.6 260 43 315.6 315.9 289.2 321.4 1.75 11 500 5717 -11.1 -13.3 84 2.2 -11.9 258 48 319.6 320.1 291.3 328.6 2.74 12 450 6519 -16.4 -18.9 80 2.6 -17.1 243 48 322.7 323.0 291.5 329.1 1.90 13 400 7394 -22.1 -24.8 79 2.7 -22.7 226 56 326.3 326.5 291.9 330.8 1.28 14 350 8361 -29.4 -32.4 75 3.0 -29.9 217 55 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.72 15 300 9443 -38.4 -41.6 72 3.2 -38.7 215 61 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10664 -50.2 -53.7 67 3.5 -50.4 225 70 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.10 17 200 12103 -52.0 -75.9 4 23.9 -52.4 254 62 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13939 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 254 54 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.6 -86.3 4 20.7 -65.7 255 47 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.15 m Freezing level: 621.46 mb = 4020.92 m = 13191.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.21 mb = 3002.88 m = 9851.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.06 mb = 595.81 m = 1954.73 ft T: 21.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 29.81 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.07 mb = 935.08 m = 3067.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.91 C = 76.84 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -5.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 26.05 C K Index: 24.17 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 473.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2080.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.01 mb = 906.88 m = 2975.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.01 mb = 1050.53 m = 3446.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.01 mb = 11819.02 m = 38775.83 ft B at Equ Level: 2054.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.01 mb = 15363.87 m = 50405.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.3 neg: -5.6 tot: 209.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.66 Bulk Rich Number: 39.91 Bulk Shear: 52.12 m/s