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: 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 48 SFC 976 259 23.9 19.7 77 4.2 20.9 262 5 299.1 301.8 295.0 342.7 14.94 2 950 495 22.2 18.7 80 3.5 19.8 250 11 299.7 302.4 294.8 341.9 14.43 3 900 964 18.8 16.7 87 2.1 17.4 221 16 300.9 303.3 294.4 340.2 13.38 4 850 1452 14.7 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 217 17 301.5 303.8 293.8 337.8 12.31 5 800 1964 11.5 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 224 23 303.4 305.4 293.1 335.1 10.63 6 750 2501 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.2 228 30 305.5 307.2 292.4 332.8 9.07 7 700 3069 5.0 4.4 96 0.6 4.6 223 34 308.0 309.4 292.0 330.9 7.50 8 650 3670 1.7 -0.3 87 2.0 0.6 220 40 310.9 311.9 291.3 328.8 5.76 9 600 4311 -2.0 -3.0 93 1.0 -2.5 217 47 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.0 5.13 10 550 4999 -5.5 -6.6 92 1.1 -6.0 217 55 317.6 318.4 292.1 331.3 4.26 11 500 5742 -9.5 -11.4 86 1.9 -10.2 223 64 321.5 322.1 292.3 332.1 3.21 12 450 6550 -14.3 -24.4 42 10.1 -17.0 228 62 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.4 1.18 13 400 7430 -21.1 -39.3 18 18.2 -23.9 232 61 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.7 0.32 14 350 8399 -28.9 -36.3 49 7.4 -30.0 235 59 329.8 329.9 292.2 331.6 0.49 15 300 9483 -37.3 -40.7 71 3.3 -37.7 239 52 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.36 16 250 10713 -48.6 -51.9 68 3.4 -48.7 240 42 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12154 -54.0 -71.9 9 18.0 -54.2 251 69 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.01 18 150 13975 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 258 62 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.0 -87.1 5 19.1 -68.1 252 41 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.62 m Freezing level: 627.18 mb = 3962.89 m = 13001.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.25 mb = 3791.37 m = 12438.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.06 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.89 mb = 793.42 m = 2603.06 ft T: 20.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.90 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1195.24 m = 3921.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.98 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 38.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1266.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.07 mb = 1078.04 m = 3536.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.07 mb = 1322.05 m = 4337.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.07 mb = 11448.91 m = 37561.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1264.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.07 mb = 14709.63 m = 48259.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.4 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 251.4 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 11.80 Bulk Shear: 107.38 m/s