MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.01,-94.63 Latitude: 35.01 Longitude: -94.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 206 22.0 21.5 97 0.5 21.7 266 6 296.6 299.6 295.4 344.7 16.67 2 950 511 19.7 19.5 99 0.2 19.6 259 15 297.2 299.9 294.6 341.2 15.23 3 900 975 16.7 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 248 23 298.7 301.1 293.6 336.9 13.12 4 850 1462 14.0 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 252 27 300.8 302.9 293.1 335.1 11.67 5 800 1972 11.1 10.9 99 0.2 10.9 263 27 303.0 304.8 292.6 333.4 10.26 6 750 2509 8.2 8.0 99 0.2 8.1 262 23 305.5 307.2 292.4 332.6 9.01 7 700 3076 5.3 5.1 99 0.2 5.2 239 25 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.4 7.88 8 650 3680 2.2 2.0 98 0.3 2.1 219 29 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.7 6.82 9 600 4322 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.5 -2.3 210 41 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.29 10 550 5009 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 211 53 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.34 11 500 5751 -9.4 -10.5 91 1.1 -9.8 216 59 321.6 322.3 292.5 333.0 3.44 12 450 6557 -15.3 -22.8 53 7.5 -17.4 222 57 324.0 324.3 291.3 328.8 1.36 13 400 7433 -22.2 -32.1 40 10.0 -24.0 227 60 326.2 326.3 291.3 328.5 0.65 14 350 8401 -28.6 -32.0 72 3.4 -29.2 234 58 330.2 330.3 292.5 332.9 0.74 15 300 9489 -36.7 -39.8 73 3.1 -37.0 247 55 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.40 16 250 10721 -45.1 -53.7 37 8.6 -45.5 246 66 339.0 339.1 294.2 339.5 0.10 17 200 12201 -50.0 -75.3 4 25.3 -50.5 257 62 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14027 -61.3 -80.7 6 19.4 -61.4 266 48 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16489 -69.2 -86.6 6 17.4 -69.3 258 43 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.67 m Freezing level: 624.04 mb = 4012.90 m = 13165.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.09 mb = 3980.17 m = 13058.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.94 C = 80.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.07 mb = 267.52 m = 877.69 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 12.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 696.60 m = 2285.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.27 C = 73.89 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.07 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.27 mb = 691.24 m = 2267.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.27 mb = 737.55 m = 2419.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.27 mb = 10848.21 m = 35590.79 ft B at Equ Level: 993.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.27 mb = 13807.58 m = 45299.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.1 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.4 neg: -1.5 tot: 22.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 12.96 Bulk Shear: 77.39 m/s