MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.8,-94.06 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 953 481 19.1 18.2 95 0.9 18.5 204 3 296.3 298.8 293.4 336.4 13.90 2 950 504 18.9 18.2 96 0.7 18.4 204 4 296.3 298.9 293.5 336.7 14.00 3 900 967 16.2 13.7 85 2.6 14.6 233 13 298.2 300.2 291.7 330.2 10.99 4 850 1453 14.7 9.5 71 5.2 11.6 239 32 301.6 303.2 291.0 327.7 8.82 5 800 1963 11.8 6.5 70 5.2 8.7 241 46 303.7 305.1 290.7 326.6 7.63 6 750 2500 8.0 2.1 67 5.8 4.8 240 47 305.2 306.3 289.8 323.3 5.96 7 700 3065 4.1 -3.6 57 7.7 0.4 245 43 307.0 307.8 288.7 319.9 4.17 8 650 3664 0.6 -12.1 38 12.7 -4.3 249 51 309.7 310.1 287.8 317.2 2.33 9 600 4300 -4.4 -8.6 72 4.2 -6.2 237 60 311.0 311.6 289.2 321.5 3.31 10 550 4981 -7.5 -8.9 90 1.4 -8.1 216 62 315.2 315.9 290.7 326.7 3.55 11 500 5718 -11.6 -13.2 88 1.5 -12.2 212 64 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.0 2.78 12 450 6518 -16.6 -18.5 85 1.9 -17.2 212 63 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.0 1.97 13 400 7392 -22.4 -28.4 58 6.0 -23.7 215 63 325.8 326.0 291.5 329.1 0.92 14 350 8361 -27.8 -52.3 8 24.5 -30.0 228 65 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.09 15 300 9450 -35.2 -56.9 9 21.7 -36.5 233 61 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.06 16 250 10699 -42.7 -65.3 7 22.6 -43.5 238 56 342.6 342.7 295.0 342.7 0.02 17 200 12177 -50.8 -74.1 5 23.3 -51.2 246 69 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14008 -60.7 -80.0 6 19.3 -60.9 249 61 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16480 -66.6 -85.8 5 19.2 -66.7 258 45 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.39 m Freezing level: 643.84 mb = 3742.38 m = 12278.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.47 mb = 3117.43 m = 10227.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.39 % Est. max temperature: 26.25 C = 79.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.26 mb = 592.23 m = 1943.00 ft T: 18.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 19.53 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.91 mb = 1838.83 m = 6032.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lifted Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: 0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.16 C K Index: 28.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 212.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.26 mb = 1272.00 m = 4173.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.26 mb = 2684.74 m = 8808.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 393.26 mb = 7515.29 m = 24656.16 ft B at Equ Level: 210.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 293.26 mb = 9605.53 m = 31513.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.6 neg: -0.4 tot: 171.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.02 Bulk Shear: 208.84 m/s