MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.34,-95.55 Latitude: 36.34 Longitude: -95.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 983 202 22.7 20.0 85 2.6 20.8 179 14 297.3 300.0 294.6 341.1 15.15 2 950 498 20.3 18.9 92 1.4 19.3 186 28 297.8 300.4 294.3 340.0 14.57 3 900 967 22.0 14.0 61 8.0 16.7 223 38 304.2 306.3 293.7 337.7 11.25 4 850 1462 18.7 13.5 72 5.2 15.3 223 25 305.7 307.9 294.4 340.3 11.53 5 800 1979 13.9 12.0 89 1.8 12.7 222 24 305.9 308.0 294.1 339.3 11.12 6 750 2519 9.3 8.9 97 0.4 9.0 224 23 306.7 308.4 293.2 335.6 9.59 7 700 3089 5.8 5.0 95 0.7 5.4 226 23 308.9 310.3 292.5 332.9 7.86 8 650 3692 2.0 1.3 95 0.7 1.6 233 28 311.3 312.5 292.1 331.4 6.48 9 600 4334 -2.1 -3.5 90 1.5 -2.8 239 34 313.7 314.7 291.5 329.3 4.92 10 550 5020 -6.5 -7.9 90 1.3 -7.1 244 37 316.3 317.1 291.3 328.7 3.85 11 500 5759 -10.7 -12.3 88 1.6 -11.3 239 42 320.0 320.6 291.6 329.8 2.97 12 450 6563 -15.7 -18.2 81 2.5 -16.5 230 49 323.5 323.9 291.8 330.4 2.02 13 400 7439 -22.4 -32.4 40 10.0 -24.2 226 60 325.9 326.0 291.2 328.1 0.63 14 350 8402 -30.3 -46.5 19 16.1 -31.9 226 67 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.17 15 300 9480 -38.2 -48.3 34 10.1 -38.9 233 77 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.16 16 250 10707 -48.3 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.5 236 87 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12152 -53.2 -70.4 11 17.1 -53.5 244 96 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13983 -59.1 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.3 254 76 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16470 -69.3 -85.9 7 16.7 -69.4 254 37 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.46 m Freezing level: 625.27 mb = 4009.21 m = 13153.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.78 mb = 3919.87 m = 12860.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.54 % Est. max temperature: 31.16 C = 88.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.95 mb = 535.22 m = 1755.94 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 11.58 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.35 mb = 1869.11 m = 6132.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.25 C = 88.25 F Cap Strength: 4.28 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 42.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1170.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.46 mb = 1206.49 m = 3958.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.46 mb = 2293.86 m = 7525.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.46 mb = 11234.14 m = 36856.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1164.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.46 mb = 13963.27 m = 45810.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.2 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 260.2 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.5 neg: -50.9 tot: 207.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 21.30 Bulk Shear: 54.92 m/s