MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.29,-94.51 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -94.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 160 22.4 20.8 90 1.6 21.3 195 8 296.5 299.4 294.8 342.1 15.81 2 950 504 19.9 19.9 100 0.0 19.9 200 19 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.5 15.57 3 900 970 18.2 18.1 100 0.1 18.2 222 37 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.4 14.71 4 850 1459 15.3 14.7 96 0.7 14.9 229 36 302.2 304.5 294.1 339.0 12.45 5 800 1971 11.9 11.7 99 0.2 11.7 226 33 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.1 10.86 6 750 2510 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 222 27 306.1 307.8 292.9 334.4 9.39 7 700 3078 4.9 4.2 95 0.7 4.5 211 29 307.9 309.3 291.9 330.6 7.42 8 650 3679 1.4 0.8 95 0.7 1.1 195 31 310.6 311.8 291.7 329.9 6.24 9 600 4320 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.4 189 34 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.3 5.31 10 550 5007 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 192 40 316.8 317.6 291.9 330.7 4.31 11 500 5748 -9.9 -10.3 97 0.4 -10.1 202 50 320.9 321.6 292.4 332.4 3.48 12 450 6554 -15.0 -16.6 88 1.6 -15.6 212 62 324.4 324.8 292.3 332.2 2.32 13 400 7434 -20.8 -22.8 84 2.0 -21.3 222 73 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.53 14 350 8409 -27.0 -29.6 78 2.7 -27.5 234 71 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.8 0.94 15 300 9502 -35.8 -38.8 74 3.0 -36.1 244 74 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10737 -47.8 -51.2 68 3.4 -47.9 245 79 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12187 -52.1 -68.1 13 16.0 -52.4 261 81 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 14018 -59.5 -81.1 4 21.6 -59.7 254 64 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16490 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 251 36 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.34 m Freezing level: 630.42 mb = 3930.20 m = 12894.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.46 mb = 3872.93 m = 12706.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.49 mb = 363.95 m = 1194.05 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 13.45 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 675.87 m = 2217.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.76 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.60 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1400.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.14 mb = 658.43 m = 2160.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.14 mb = 1180.57 m = 3873.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.14 mb = 11623.39 m = 38134.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1381.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.14 mb = 14520.70 m = 47639.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.6 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 236.6 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.0 neg: -20.6 tot: 102.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 31.27 Bulk Shear: 44.78 m/s