MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.25,-93.31 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 964 379 18.4 17.5 95 0.9 17.8 180 9 294.6 297.0 292.3 332.3 13.17 2 950 504 20.3 17.2 82 3.1 18.2 197 19 297.8 300.2 293.3 335.8 13.12 3 900 973 21.6 14.0 62 7.6 16.5 239 41 303.7 305.8 293.6 337.1 11.22 4 850 1467 18.1 11.4 65 6.7 13.8 251 32 305.2 307.0 293.1 335.2 10.03 5 800 1982 13.5 9.1 75 4.4 10.8 253 23 305.5 307.2 292.5 333.0 9.12 6 750 2522 9.7 5.1 73 4.6 7.1 249 18 307.1 308.4 291.6 329.5 7.36 7 700 3093 6.9 1.1 66 5.9 3.8 244 28 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.5 5.91 8 650 3697 2.3 -2.3 72 4.5 0.0 238 36 311.5 312.5 290.9 327.2 4.98 9 600 4339 -2.1 -4.9 81 2.8 -3.4 238 40 313.7 314.6 291.1 327.8 4.44 10 550 5024 -6.8 -9.3 82 2.5 -7.8 239 43 316.1 316.7 290.9 327.2 3.44 11 500 5762 -11.7 -13.2 89 1.5 -12.2 236 44 318.8 319.3 291.1 328.0 2.77 12 450 6561 -17.0 -21.4 69 4.4 -18.2 236 45 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.2 1.54 13 400 7435 -22.1 -27.9 59 5.8 -23.4 237 51 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.7 0.96 14 350 8402 -29.7 -37.4 47 7.7 -30.7 238 54 328.7 328.8 291.8 330.4 0.44 15 300 9482 -37.8 -46.0 42 8.2 -38.4 246 64 332.1 332.2 292.5 332.9 0.21 16 250 10711 -48.2 -52.7 60 4.4 -48.4 252 80 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.12 17 200 12152 -52.4 -75.6 4 23.2 -52.7 253 96 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13981 -60.1 -83.1 3 22.9 -60.3 253 81 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16457 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 255 35 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.01 m Freezing level: 623.83 mb = 4032.82 m = 13230.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.71 mb = 3700.34 m = 12140.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.55 mb = 489.72 m = 1606.68 ft T: 20.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 9.96 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.45 mb = 2093.13 m = 6867.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.51 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 3.59 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.47 C Showalter Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 35.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 656.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 126.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.45 mb = 1562.78 m = 5127.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.45 mb = 3383.78 m = 11101.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.45 mb = 10829.98 m = 35530.99 ft B at Equ Level: 655.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.45 mb = 12984.64 m = 42600.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.2 neg: -28.9 tot: 292.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.17 Bulk Rich Number: 19.90 Bulk Shear: 32.99 m/s