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: 36.27,-93.9 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -93.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 961 394 16.9 15.4 91 1.5 16.0 216 6 293.4 295.4 290.6 326.3 11.53 2 950 495 16.6 15.0 90 1.6 15.5 213 10 294.0 296.1 290.7 326.5 11.35 3 900 959 18.4 10.8 61 7.6 13.7 241 36 300.4 302.1 290.9 327.1 9.07 4 850 1446 15.3 10.1 71 5.3 12.1 253 44 302.2 303.9 291.5 329.4 9.16 5 800 1957 11.3 7.6 78 3.7 9.1 258 45 303.2 304.8 291.1 327.8 8.22 6 750 2493 7.4 4.6 82 2.8 5.8 259 43 304.6 305.9 290.6 326.0 7.11 7 700 3057 3.2 -0.1 79 3.2 1.5 262 33 306.0 307.0 289.6 322.6 5.44 8 650 3655 1.2 -17.9 23 19.0 -5.3 269 31 310.3 310.6 287.1 315.0 1.44 9 600 4294 -3.1 -28.5 12 25.4 -9.6 262 45 312.5 312.6 286.9 314.6 0.60 10 550 4974 -8.5 -17.5 48 8.9 -11.4 239 62 314.0 314.3 288.7 319.8 1.76 11 500 5709 -11.2 -13.5 84 2.2 -12.1 225 68 319.4 319.9 291.2 328.3 2.71 12 450 6510 -15.8 -17.8 84 2.1 -16.4 218 60 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.5 2.09 13 400 7389 -21.2 -23.6 81 2.4 -21.8 211 51 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.4 1.42 14 350 8360 -28.4 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 211 54 330.5 330.7 292.6 333.5 0.81 15 300 9447 -36.8 -39.9 73 3.1 -37.1 215 67 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10686 -45.0 -59.0 20 13.9 -45.6 229 74 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.05 17 200 12154 -51.2 -75.7 4 24.4 -51.7 247 72 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13981 -60.2 -80.6 5 20.4 -60.4 262 60 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16469 -65.9 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 262 47 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.59 m Freezing level: 636.44 mb = 3828.09 m = 12559.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.08 mb = 3183.95 m = 10445.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.56 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.86 mb = 587.35 m = 1926.97 ft T: 16.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 14.81 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.62 mb = 2139.54 m = 7019.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.15 C = 80.87 F Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lifted Index: 1.35 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.57 C Cross Totals Index: 21.31 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.29 mb = 1503.11 m = 4931.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 699.29 mb = 3065.31 m = 10056.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 689.29 mb = 3181.50 m = 10437.86 ft B at Equ Level: 33.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 499.29 mb = 5719.46 m = 18764.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.4 neg: -27.7 tot: 259.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 103.33 m/s