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: 35.78,-94.19 Latitude: 35.78 Longitude: -94.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 958 438 21.6 19.9 90 1.6 20.4 192 7 298.3 301.1 295.1 343.3 15.46 2 950 511 20.8 19.5 92 1.3 19.9 192 8 298.3 301.0 294.9 342.5 15.20 3 900 978 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.5 208 24 299.7 302.2 294.5 340.8 14.09 4 850 1465 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 231 35 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.5 12.20 5 800 1977 11.8 11.4 98 0.3 11.6 223 34 303.7 305.7 293.2 335.4 10.67 6 750 2515 8.9 8.6 98 0.2 8.7 216 36 306.2 308.0 292.9 334.6 9.41 7 700 3084 5.5 5.0 96 0.5 5.2 206 32 308.6 310.0 292.4 332.5 7.82 8 650 3686 1.9 -0.8 83 2.6 0.5 207 37 311.1 312.1 291.3 328.5 5.58 9 600 4328 -1.8 -4.6 81 2.8 -3.1 200 44 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.4 4.53 10 550 5016 -5.8 -8.4 82 2.6 -6.9 208 53 317.2 317.9 291.5 329.2 3.70 11 500 5756 -10.3 -13.8 75 3.6 -11.6 218 58 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.2 2.62 12 450 6561 -14.3 -18.3 72 4.0 -15.6 231 58 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.1 2.01 13 400 7444 -20.2 -23.4 75 3.2 -21.0 240 57 328.8 329.1 292.7 333.9 1.45 14 350 8418 -27.9 -33.4 59 5.5 -28.8 245 57 331.1 331.3 292.7 333.6 0.65 15 300 9504 -37.8 -43.4 55 5.6 -38.2 249 59 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.27 16 250 10730 -48.1 -54.4 48 6.3 -48.3 249 73 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.09 17 200 12178 -54.0 -70.2 12 16.2 -54.2 248 85 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.0 -80.6 5 20.7 -60.2 250 74 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.8 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.3 -86.8 6 17.6 -69.4 249 38 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.77 m Freezing level: 624.50 mb = 4013.63 m = 13167.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.28 mb = 3769.65 m = 12367.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.73 % Est. max temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.62 mb = 642.84 m = 2109.03 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 14.85 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.46 mb = 1001.70 m = 3286.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.95 C = 73.32 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 38.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1155.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.29 mb = 974.77 m = 3198.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.29 mb = 1118.15 m = 3668.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.29 mb = 11405.09 m = 37417.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1153.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.29 mb = 14191.59 m = 46559.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.3 neg: -37.5 tot: 102.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 12.33 Bulk Shear: 93.77 m/s