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: 36.59,-92.05 Latitude: 36.59 Longitude: -92.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 974 279 25.4 18.4 65 7.1 20.5 205 9 300.9 303.4 294.6 341.3 13.76 2 950 496 24.6 16.3 60 8.2 18.9 207 18 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.6 12.37 3 900 967 20.0 15.2 74 4.8 16.8 208 22 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.1 12.18 4 850 1457 15.3 14.2 93 1.1 14.6 208 22 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.7 12.03 5 800 1968 11.5 11.0 97 0.5 11.2 223 27 303.4 305.3 292.9 334.2 10.36 6 750 2506 8.4 7.7 96 0.6 8.0 226 32 305.6 307.3 292.3 332.3 8.84 7 700 3073 5.0 3.8 92 1.2 4.4 221 37 308.1 309.4 291.7 330.1 7.20 8 650 3675 1.9 -0.7 83 2.6 0.5 219 40 311.1 312.1 291.3 328.5 5.58 9 600 4317 -1.9 -3.4 89 1.5 -2.6 215 45 313.9 314.9 291.6 329.6 4.96 10 550 5005 -5.6 -6.9 91 1.2 -6.2 215 50 317.4 318.2 291.9 330.9 4.16 11 500 5746 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 224 57 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.0 3.36 12 450 6553 -14.6 -21.4 56 6.8 -16.6 231 61 324.9 325.2 291.8 330.3 1.54 13 400 7433 -20.8 -44.7 10 23.9 -23.9 236 64 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.18 14 350 8405 -28.6 -42.7 24 14.1 -30.3 237 61 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.25 15 300 9489 -37.3 -41.2 67 3.8 -37.7 242 52 332.8 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10719 -48.5 -52.1 66 3.6 -48.6 254 39 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12157 -54.9 -70.8 12 16.0 -55.1 250 73 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13975 -60.1 -81.1 5 21.0 -60.3 253 65 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16460 -68.1 -86.8 5 18.7 -68.2 252 41 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.98 m Freezing level: 625.06 mb = 3995.58 m = 13108.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.74 mb = 3777.95 m = 12394.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.00 mb = 1179.11 m = 3868.43 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 12.81 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.48 mb = 1571.99 m = 5157.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 38.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 837.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.28 mb = 1513.83 m = 4966.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.28 mb = 1665.01 m = 5462.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.28 mb = 11276.75 m = 36996.76 ft B at Equ Level: 833.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.28 mb = 13596.08 m = 44606.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 115.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 13.35 Bulk Shear: 62.75 m/s