MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-94.82 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -94.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 986 178 23.3 20.4 84 2.9 21.3 229 8 297.6 300.4 294.9 342.5 15.48 2 950 504 20.7 19.0 90 1.6 19.5 229 15 298.2 300.8 294.6 341.0 14.75 3 900 970 16.7 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 235 21 298.7 301.1 293.6 336.9 13.12 4 850 1455 14.0 12.9 93 1.1 13.3 251 22 300.8 302.8 292.6 333.3 11.05 5 800 1966 11.5 10.2 92 1.3 10.7 230 27 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.8 9.85 6 750 2503 8.2 6.9 92 1.2 7.4 240 31 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.7 8.37 7 700 3071 5.3 4.6 96 0.6 4.9 220 30 308.3 309.7 292.2 331.6 7.64 8 650 3673 1.7 -0.3 86 2.1 0.7 214 39 310.9 312.0 291.4 328.8 5.75 9 600 4314 -2.6 -3.6 92 1.1 -3.1 211 49 313.1 314.1 291.3 328.5 4.87 10 550 5000 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.8 -6.5 215 56 316.7 317.5 291.7 330.0 4.11 11 500 5739 -10.7 -12.3 88 1.6 -11.3 223 62 320.0 320.6 291.7 329.8 2.99 12 450 6542 -16.2 -21.2 65 5.1 -17.6 226 66 322.9 323.2 291.2 328.3 1.56 13 400 7416 -22.8 -30.6 49 7.8 -24.3 226 70 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.0 0.75 14 350 8380 -30.1 -37.7 47 7.6 -31.1 231 70 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.7 0.42 15 300 9463 -36.1 -56.2 11 20.1 -37.3 238 76 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.06 16 250 10711 -41.9 -68.2 4 26.4 -42.8 249 66 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 17 200 12194 -51.2 -72.1 7 20.9 -51.7 253 63 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14017 -59.9 -81.1 5 21.2 -60.1 259 51 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16484 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.6 257 42 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.84 m Freezing level: 629.79 mb = 3932.15 m = 12900.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.14 mb = 3783.09 m = 12411.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.45 mb = 545.77 m = 1790.56 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 11.84 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 832.63 m = 2731.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.23 C = 75.61 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 36.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1055.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.76 mb = 801.58 m = 2629.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.76 mb = 848.59 m = 2784.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.76 mb = 10114.75 m = 33184.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1045.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.76 mb = 13499.91 m = 44290.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.8 neg: -22.8 tot: 39.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 12.84 Bulk Shear: 82.24 m/s