MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.41,-95.56 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 984 207 20.9 20.1 95 0.9 20.4 235 16 295.4 298.2 294.1 339.1 15.19 2 950 510 18.4 18.1 98 0.4 18.2 237 29 295.9 298.4 293.3 335.8 13.86 3 900 972 15.3 14.5 95 0.9 14.8 247 36 297.3 299.4 291.9 330.8 11.57 4 850 1456 13.6 11.5 87 2.1 12.3 251 34 300.4 302.2 291.7 330.1 10.11 5 800 1966 12.0 9.4 84 2.6 10.4 237 35 303.9 305.7 292.2 331.8 9.31 6 750 2504 8.6 6.4 86 2.2 7.3 217 35 305.9 307.4 291.8 330.3 8.09 7 700 3072 5.0 3.5 90 1.5 4.2 195 33 308.0 309.4 291.6 329.6 7.06 8 650 3673 0.7 -1.1 87 1.9 -0.2 187 37 309.8 310.8 290.7 326.7 5.43 9 600 4311 -3.3 -4.4 92 1.0 -3.8 193 43 312.3 313.1 290.8 326.8 4.61 10 550 4996 -6.9 -7.7 94 0.8 -7.2 199 46 315.9 316.6 291.3 328.4 3.89 11 500 5733 -11.3 -12.6 90 1.3 -11.8 206 52 319.2 319.8 291.3 328.8 2.90 12 450 6535 -16.3 -18.0 87 1.7 -16.9 216 56 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.7 2.06 13 400 7410 -22.4 -24.7 82 2.3 -22.9 227 55 325.9 326.1 291.8 330.4 1.29 14 350 8376 -29.4 -32.3 76 2.9 -29.9 235 50 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.73 15 300 9457 -38.4 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.7 237 45 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10681 -49.4 -53.1 65 3.7 -49.6 243 52 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12131 -50.9 -74.2 5 23.3 -51.3 263 62 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13970 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 251 59 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.8 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 251 45 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.24 m Freezing level: 640.80 mb = 3790.32 m = 12435.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.44 mb = 3642.55 m = 11950.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.44 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.80 mb = 314.22 m = 1030.88 ft T: 20.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 8.95 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.27 mb = 763.03 m = 2503.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.14 C = 71.85 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 34.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 464.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.88 mb = 738.82 m = 2423.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.88 mb = 785.15 m = 2575.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 849.88 mb = 1457.03 m = 4780.22 ft B at Equ Level: 14.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 759.88 mb = 2395.23 m = 7858.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 5.6 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.9 neg: -81.9 tot: -63.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 9.03 Bulk Shear: 51.44 m/s