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: 37.91,-93.83 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -93.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 974 257 23.1 21.4 90 1.7 21.9 214 6 298.5 301.5 296.0 346.9 16.66 2 950 475 21.9 20.0 89 1.9 20.6 218 16 299.4 302.2 295.6 345.2 15.70 3 900 943 18.3 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 219 28 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.4 14.69 4 850 1432 15.6 15.4 99 0.1 15.5 219 36 302.5 304.9 294.6 341.2 13.08 5 800 1945 11.7 11.5 98 0.3 11.6 227 36 303.7 305.6 293.2 335.5 10.69 6 750 2482 8.2 6.1 86 2.1 7.0 228 35 305.5 307.0 291.5 329.3 7.89 7 700 3050 6.0 -0.5 63 6.5 2.6 235 36 309.1 310.1 290.4 325.4 5.27 8 650 3652 2.2 -14.6 28 16.8 -4.1 241 34 311.4 311.8 287.9 317.6 1.89 9 600 4293 -2.1 -14.6 37 12.6 -6.7 246 35 313.7 314.1 288.9 320.5 2.05 10 550 4978 -6.7 -20.3 33 13.6 -10.9 255 42 316.1 316.4 289.0 320.7 1.38 11 500 5714 -11.1 -14.5 76 3.4 -12.3 257 50 319.5 320.0 291.0 327.7 2.48 12 450 6517 -16.2 -19.6 75 3.4 -17.2 245 48 322.9 323.3 291.5 329.1 1.80 13 400 7393 -22.0 -24.9 77 2.9 -22.7 228 56 326.4 326.6 291.9 330.8 1.26 14 350 8359 -29.4 -32.5 74 3.2 -29.9 219 59 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.71 15 300 9441 -38.5 -41.7 72 3.2 -38.8 215 64 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.4 0.33 16 250 10662 -50.3 -53.7 67 3.4 -50.5 225 73 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12099 -51.9 -76.4 4 24.5 -52.3 252 62 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13935 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 253 54 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.4 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.5 255 46 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.90 m Freezing level: 624.30 mb = 3981.36 m = 13062.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.72 mb = 3276.76 m = 10750.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.44 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.50 mb = 470.21 m = 1542.68 ft T: 21.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 29.36 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.84 mb = 877.41 m = 2878.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.80 C = 76.64 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -6.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.69 C Cross Totals Index: 26.55 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2132.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.82 mb = 839.50 m = 2754.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.82 mb = 982.83 m = 3224.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.82 mb = 11608.78 m = 38086.08 ft B at Equ Level: 2130.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.82 mb = 15527.55 m = 50942.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.0 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 270.0 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 213.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.58 Bulk Rich Number: 32.09 Bulk Shear: 66.45 m/s