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: 36.44,-92.23 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 979 235 20.5 20.0 97 0.4 20.2 243 7 295.4 298.2 294.1 339.1 15.23 2 950 492 19.1 18.8 98 0.3 18.9 241 19 296.5 299.1 293.9 338.4 14.50 3 900 956 16.4 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 238 28 298.5 300.8 293.4 336.4 13.04 4 850 1442 14.0 13.8 98 0.3 13.8 236 31 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.3 11.72 5 800 1953 11.6 11.5 99 0.2 11.5 235 33 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.3 10.69 6 750 2491 8.8 8.7 99 0.2 8.8 236 34 306.2 307.9 293.0 334.6 9.45 7 700 3060 6.0 5.9 99 0.2 5.9 234 34 309.2 310.7 293.0 334.7 8.34 8 650 3665 3.1 3.0 99 0.2 3.1 230 33 312.5 313.9 293.1 335.3 7.32 9 600 4310 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -0.9 226 33 315.2 316.4 292.7 333.9 5.91 10 550 5001 -4.4 -4.9 96 0.5 -4.7 224 35 318.8 319.8 292.9 334.4 4.83 11 500 5746 -8.5 -9.6 92 1.0 -9.0 223 38 322.6 323.4 293.0 334.9 3.71 12 450 6556 -13.6 -15.0 89 1.4 -14.1 224 44 326.2 326.7 293.1 335.2 2.65 13 400 7440 -20.2 -22.3 83 2.1 -20.8 227 48 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.3 1.60 14 350 8414 -27.8 -30.5 78 2.7 -28.3 232 48 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.86 15 300 9502 -37.0 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.4 243 46 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.7 0.39 16 250 10732 -47.9 -51.6 65 3.7 -48.1 249 54 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12179 -52.4 -71.6 8 19.2 -52.7 249 63 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14000 -60.8 -80.5 6 19.7 -60.9 254 58 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16487 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 268 44 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.09 m Freezing level: 609.91 mb = 4181.87 m = 13719.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.52 mb = 4156.46 m = 13636.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.84 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.73 mb = 287.93 m = 944.64 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 3.83 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.68 mb = 751.76 m = 2466.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.63 C = 72.74 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.56 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 36.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 389.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.78 mb = 722.96 m = 2371.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.78 mb = 863.30 m = 2832.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.78 mb = 11003.12 m = 36099.05 ft B at Equ Level: 383.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.78 mb = 12511.13 m = 41046.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 4.4 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.9 neg: -5.3 tot: 54.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 11.21 Bulk Shear: 34.75 m/s