MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.68,-94.30 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -94.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 967 351 18.4 17.8 97 0.5 18.0 164 6 294.3 296.7 292.4 332.7 13.41 2 950 503 17.4 17.1 98 0.3 17.2 162 11 294.8 297.2 292.3 332.1 13.02 3 900 964 16.5 12.9 79 3.7 14.2 195 27 298.5 300.4 291.4 328.9 10.41 4 850 1451 15.3 9.0 66 6.3 11.5 234 32 302.2 303.8 291.0 327.6 8.53 5 800 1962 12.0 8.4 79 3.6 9.9 255 40 304.0 305.6 291.7 330.0 8.71 6 750 2500 8.3 4.7 78 3.6 6.2 259 39 305.6 306.9 290.9 327.2 7.15 7 700 3066 4.8 -2.2 60 7.1 1.3 265 34 307.8 308.7 289.4 322.2 4.64 8 650 3666 0.8 -9.0 48 9.8 -3.3 268 40 309.9 310.4 288.5 319.3 2.98 9 600 4303 -3.6 -25.2 17 21.7 -9.5 266 47 312.0 312.1 287.0 314.8 0.82 10 550 4983 -8.9 -20.2 39 11.3 -12.3 250 59 313.5 313.8 288.1 318.2 1.39 11 500 5715 -11.8 -14.4 80 2.7 -12.7 229 73 318.7 319.2 290.9 327.0 2.50 12 450 6516 -15.6 -17.7 84 2.1 -16.3 221 69 323.6 324.0 291.9 330.8 2.11 13 400 7397 -20.4 -22.7 82 2.3 -21.0 214 61 328.5 328.8 292.7 333.9 1.54 14 350 8371 -27.3 -30.1 77 2.8 -27.8 212 58 332.0 332.2 293.1 335.3 0.90 15 300 9463 -35.5 -38.6 73 3.1 -35.9 216 67 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.1 0.45 16 250 10706 -44.9 -52.5 42 7.6 -45.3 228 71 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.8 0.12 17 200 12173 -51.8 -73.6 6 21.8 -52.2 247 65 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.6 -79.5 7 19.0 -60.7 264 59 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16481 -66.6 -86.8 4 20.3 -66.7 259 45 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.10 m Freezing level: 640.76 mb = 3783.78 m = 12413.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.86 mb = 3231.38 m = 10601.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.07 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.77 mb = 414.99 m = 1361.50 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.23 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.47 mb = 1904.77 m = 6249.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Cap Strength: 3.02 C Lifted Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: 0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.81 C K Index: 29.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 135.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 129.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.75 mb = 1128.98 m = 3703.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.75 mb = 3448.03 m = 11312.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 477.75 mb = 6061.44 m = 19886.38 ft B at Equ Level: 135.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 367.75 mb = 8010.51 m = 26280.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 415.0 neg: -6.4 tot: 408.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 230.38 m/s