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: 36.51,-92.68 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 977 260 27.7 19.0 59 8.7 21.5 196 10 302.8 305.4 295.5 345.0 14.25 2 950 508 24.5 17.7 66 6.8 19.8 199 16 302.1 304.6 294.8 342.1 13.57 3 900 979 19.8 16.7 82 3.1 17.7 203 20 301.9 304.4 294.7 341.6 13.45 4 850 1469 16.2 14.1 88 2.1 14.8 221 29 303.1 305.3 294.0 338.6 11.99 5 800 1982 12.6 10.9 90 1.6 11.5 221 25 304.5 306.4 293.2 335.3 10.31 6 750 2521 8.5 6.7 89 1.8 7.5 216 26 305.8 307.4 291.9 330.7 8.25 7 700 3088 5.3 1.5 76 3.9 3.2 215 28 308.4 309.6 290.9 327.1 6.09 8 650 3692 2.9 -2.5 67 5.4 0.2 199 33 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.7 4.90 9 600 4335 -1.5 -6.1 71 4.6 -3.6 201 37 314.4 315.1 290.9 327.3 4.04 10 550 5022 -6.1 -10.6 71 4.5 -7.9 211 41 316.8 317.4 290.9 326.9 3.10 11 500 5760 -11.8 -13.7 86 1.8 -12.5 220 47 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.4 2.67 12 450 6560 -16.0 -24.1 50 8.1 -18.1 224 49 323.1 323.3 290.9 327.3 1.21 13 400 7438 -21.0 -23.9 77 2.9 -21.7 232 53 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.6 1.38 14 350 8411 -28.0 -30.8 77 2.7 -28.5 239 49 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9497 -37.4 -40.5 73 3.1 -37.7 241 52 332.7 332.7 292.8 334.1 0.37 16 250 10724 -49.0 -52.5 67 3.5 -49.1 248 78 333.2 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12162 -53.8 -70.3 12 16.5 -54.1 250 93 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13989 -59.5 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.7 248 74 367.5 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.6 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.7 252 39 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.06 m Freezing level: 617.04 mb = 4115.84 m = 13503.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.43 mb = 3723.57 m = 12216.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.59 C = 83.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.01 mb = 1358.79 m = 4457.93 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 17.85 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1508.17 m = 4948.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.04 C = 82.47 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -5.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.99 C Cross Totals Index: 25.93 C K Index: 38.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1496.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.62 mb = 1382.66 m = 4536.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.62 mb = 1633.95 m = 5360.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.62 mb = 11738.02 m = 38510.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1482.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.62 mb = 14697.05 m = 48218.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.1 neg: -7.9 tot: 76.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 36.63 Bulk Shear: 40.85 m/s