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: 37.12,-92.34 Latitude: 37.12 Longitude: -92.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 961 392 25.0 18.5 67 6.5 20.4 200 11 301.5 304.1 295.0 342.8 14.04 2 950 495 23.9 17.6 68 6.3 19.6 200 15 301.4 303.9 294.6 341.0 13.46 3 900 965 19.5 15.8 79 3.8 17.0 204 26 301.6 303.9 294.0 338.7 12.60 4 850 1454 15.5 13.6 89 1.9 14.3 215 33 302.4 304.5 293.5 336.7 11.59 5 800 1966 11.8 9.3 85 2.5 10.3 224 33 303.7 305.5 292.1 331.4 9.25 6 750 2503 7.6 5.6 87 2.0 6.4 219 31 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.7 7.61 7 700 3068 3.8 -2.9 61 6.8 0.6 201 32 306.7 307.6 288.9 320.4 4.40 8 650 3668 2.1 -8.7 45 10.8 -2.5 203 37 311.4 312.0 289.1 321.1 3.05 9 600 4310 -1.7 -7.8 63 6.1 -4.4 205 45 314.1 314.8 290.4 325.5 3.53 10 550 4996 -6.4 -10.2 75 3.8 -7.9 211 54 316.5 317.1 290.9 326.9 3.21 11 500 5733 -12.6 -14.2 88 1.6 -13.2 220 60 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.1 2.55 12 450 6531 -16.4 -27.9 36 11.5 -19.0 234 67 322.7 322.8 290.5 325.7 0.86 13 400 7407 -21.6 -41.6 15 20.0 -24.4 237 69 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.25 14 350 8376 -28.7 -34.8 56 6.0 -29.7 238 61 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.1 0.57 15 300 9459 -38.1 -45.5 46 7.3 -38.7 245 53 331.6 331.7 292.4 332.5 0.22 16 250 10685 -47.7 -56.7 35 9.0 -48.0 247 56 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.07 17 200 12134 -54.4 -72.2 9 17.9 -54.6 252 65 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 13954 -59.3 -81.9 4 22.5 -59.6 253 67 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16453 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 248 41 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.35 m Freezing level: 622.29 mb = 4023.54 m = 13200.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.25 mb = 3181.26 m = 10437.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.26 mb = 1213.07 m = 3979.84 ft T: 17.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 22.48 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.58 mb = 1528.10 m = 5013.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.02 C = 78.83 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -5.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.61 C Showalter Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.08 C Cross Totals Index: 26.20 C K Index: 34.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 430.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1170.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.77 mb = 1416.16 m = 4646.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.77 mb = 1667.76 m = 5471.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.77 mb = 11261.12 m = 36945.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1162.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.77 mb = 14004.88 m = 45947.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.0 neg: -16.5 tot: 123.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 16.34 Bulk Shear: 71.63 m/s