MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-94.21 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -94.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 990 153 26.9 21.1 71 5.8 22.7 205 10 300.9 303.8 296.2 348.2 16.10 2 950 514 22.6 19.9 84 2.8 20.7 205 17 300.1 303.0 295.7 345.7 15.55 3 900 982 18.9 17.8 93 1.1 18.2 213 24 301.0 303.7 295.1 343.4 14.42 4 850 1473 16.5 13.4 82 3.1 14.5 228 30 303.5 305.6 293.7 337.5 11.44 5 800 1987 12.5 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 226 31 304.5 306.6 293.8 337.8 11.15 6 750 2525 8.1 6.7 90 1.5 7.3 218 27 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.2 8.22 7 700 3092 5.6 -6.5 41 12.1 0.1 215 30 308.7 309.3 288.5 319.2 3.35 8 650 3695 2.8 -3.6 63 6.4 -0.3 209 36 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.5 4.53 9 600 4339 -1.1 -5.5 72 4.4 -3.1 203 42 314.9 315.7 291.3 328.4 4.23 10 550 5027 -5.8 -9.4 76 3.6 -7.3 213 50 317.2 317.9 291.2 328.3 3.42 11 500 5766 -11.0 -19.3 50 8.3 -13.6 222 55 319.6 319.9 290.3 325.2 1.66 12 450 6571 -14.0 -36.5 13 22.5 -18.3 233 57 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.0 0.37 13 400 7454 -20.2 -38.3 18 18.0 -23.2 241 58 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.0 0.35 14 350 8426 -28.3 -46.1 17 17.8 -30.2 245 59 330.6 330.7 292.1 331.3 0.18 15 300 9511 -37.6 -45.1 46 7.4 -38.2 244 67 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.2 0.23 16 250 10738 -47.6 -53.9 48 6.3 -47.9 243 78 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.10 17 200 12192 -52.9 -70.9 9 18.0 -53.2 250 84 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14013 -60.4 -81.9 4 21.5 -60.6 250 77 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16483 -69.8 -86.5 7 16.7 -69.9 245 37 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.71 m Freezing level: 613.75 mb = 4161.68 m = 13653.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.86 mb = 3222.67 m = 10572.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.66 C = 85.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.44 mb = 882.32 m = 2894.71 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 18.58 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1064.65 m = 3492.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.41 C = 81.34 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -6.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.68 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.55 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 28.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1857.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.13 mb = 961.72 m = 3155.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.13 mb = 1501.76 m = 4926.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.13 mb = 11963.63 m = 39250.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1839.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.13 mb = 15519.43 m = 50916.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.4 neg: -16.7 tot: 77.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 30.99 Bulk Shear: 59.94 m/s