MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.91,-94.22 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -94.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 984 246 11.0 8.5 85 2.5 9.6 326 18 285.5 286.7 283.5 305.3 7.10 2 950 538 8.4 7.1 91 1.3 7.7 331 32 285.8 286.9 283.1 304.4 6.66 3 900 982 5.1 4.5 96 0.6 4.8 343 41 286.8 287.8 282.7 303.4 5.87 4 850 1449 4.8 1.8 81 3.1 3.3 345 42 291.2 292.1 283.8 305.9 5.11 5 800 1944 4.4 0.1 73 4.3 2.3 312 33 295.9 296.7 285.3 310.0 4.81 6 750 2467 1.7 -3.6 68 5.2 -0.7 307 29 298.4 299.1 285.4 310.2 3.92 7 700 3019 -2.4 -9.4 59 7.0 -5.1 311 35 299.8 300.3 284.6 308.0 2.68 8 650 3602 -6.4 -7.9 89 1.5 -7.0 286 35 301.8 302.4 285.9 311.7 3.25 9 600 4223 -10.7 -11.1 97 0.4 -10.8 260 39 303.7 304.2 286.1 312.2 2.73 10 550 4887 -14.9 -18.0 78 3.0 -15.8 250 40 306.4 306.7 285.9 311.8 1.69 11 500 5600 -19.7 -28.3 46 8.6 -21.4 247 40 309.0 309.1 285.8 311.5 0.74 12 450 6375 -23.8 -46.6 10 22.8 -26.1 239 40 313.4 313.4 286.7 313.9 0.13 13 400 7228 -27.1 -58.0 4 30.9 -29.3 242 43 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.04 14 350 8183 -30.3 -62.4 3 32.1 -32.2 250 48 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 15 300 9270 -35.0 -65.3 3 30.2 -36.5 253 50 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 16 250 10523 -40.1 -72.3 2 32.2 -41.2 239 69 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 17 200 12039 -42.9 -74.4 2 31.4 -43.9 256 67 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.01 18 150 13911 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.3 269 47 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 268 34 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5489.42 m Freezing level: 729.58 mb = 2691.98 m = 8831.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 761.43 mb = 2343.94 m = 7689.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.58 % Est. max temperature: 18.15 C = 64.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.64 mb = 558.24 m = 1831.46 ft T: 8.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 2.13 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 886.28 m = 2907.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.11 C = 53.79 F Cap Strength: 5.50 C Lifted Index: 6.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.71 C Showalter Index: 5.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.55 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 19.35 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.09 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14137.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.80 mb = 847.99 m = 2782.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.9 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 317.9 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.9 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.6 neg: -88.5 tot: -74.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -25.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: -5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 84.97 m/s