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: 35.71,-94.41 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -94.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 967 354 22.0 20.2 90 1.8 20.8 199 7 298.0 300.8 295.1 343.3 15.62 2 950 512 20.6 19.6 94 1.0 19.9 201 11 298.1 300.9 294.9 342.5 15.30 3 900 978 17.4 17.3 99 0.1 17.3 216 25 299.5 302.0 294.3 340.1 13.91 4 850 1465 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.3 236 35 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.8 12.04 5 800 1976 11.6 11.5 99 0.1 11.5 225 35 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.3 10.68 6 750 2514 8.6 8.5 99 0.2 8.5 219 36 306.0 307.7 292.8 334.0 9.30 7 700 3083 5.4 4.9 97 0.5 5.1 207 33 308.4 309.9 292.3 332.2 7.78 8 650 3685 1.7 -0.5 86 2.2 0.5 207 36 310.9 311.9 291.3 328.6 5.69 9 600 4327 -1.7 -4.4 82 2.7 -3.0 199 44 314.1 315.0 291.3 328.7 4.61 10 550 5014 -5.8 -7.9 85 2.1 -6.7 206 54 317.2 317.9 291.6 329.6 3.83 11 500 5755 -10.0 -13.2 78 3.2 -11.2 217 59 320.9 321.4 291.7 330.1 2.77 12 450 6561 -14.3 -16.7 81 2.5 -15.1 231 58 325.3 325.8 292.6 333.2 2.30 13 400 7444 -20.2 -23.4 76 3.2 -21.1 239 56 328.7 329.0 292.7 333.8 1.45 14 350 8418 -27.9 -33.5 59 5.5 -28.9 246 57 331.1 331.2 292.6 333.5 0.65 15 300 9503 -38.1 -44.0 54 5.9 -38.6 250 62 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.26 16 250 10727 -48.2 -54.5 48 6.3 -48.4 248 75 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.09 17 200 12177 -53.6 -71.1 10 17.5 -53.9 248 84 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 13997 -59.9 -80.7 5 20.8 -60.1 251 73 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.4 -87.1 6 17.8 -69.4 248 38 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.47 m Freezing level: 625.40 mb = 4000.51 m = 13124.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.35 mb = 3779.73 m = 12400.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.73 C = 80.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.56 mb = 579.92 m = 1902.59 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 14.77 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.45 mb = 916.57 m = 3007.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.30 C = 73.95 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.57 C Showalter Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 38.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1185.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.33 mb = 889.20 m = 2917.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.33 mb = 1031.94 m = 3385.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.33 mb = 11430.84 m = 37502.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1180.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.33 mb = 14232.27 m = 46693.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.9 neg: -39.4 tot: 69.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 12.80 Bulk Shear: 92.66 m/s