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: 37.28,-93.18 Latitude: 37.28 Longitude: -93.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 959 398 25.0 18.2 66 6.8 20.3 185 13 301.7 304.3 294.9 342.5 13.82 2 950 484 24.2 17.3 65 6.9 19.5 187 17 301.8 304.2 294.5 340.7 13.19 3 900 955 19.8 16.0 79 3.8 17.2 191 24 301.9 304.3 294.2 339.6 12.78 4 850 1445 17.5 11.9 69 5.7 13.9 218 37 304.5 306.4 293.2 335.4 10.32 5 800 1961 13.5 11.1 85 2.4 12.0 221 31 305.6 307.5 293.6 336.9 10.43 6 750 2501 9.0 8.2 95 0.8 8.5 213 26 306.4 308.1 292.8 334.0 9.16 7 700 3070 5.6 5.3 98 0.3 5.4 197 25 308.6 310.1 292.5 333.0 7.99 8 650 3672 1.8 -2.4 73 4.3 -0.3 199 35 311.0 312.0 290.7 326.5 4.92 9 600 4312 -3.0 -5.2 85 2.1 -4.0 209 36 312.6 313.4 290.7 326.4 4.34 10 550 4996 -7.6 -8.6 92 1.0 -8.0 212 37 315.1 315.8 290.8 326.8 3.63 11 500 5730 -12.9 -14.6 87 1.7 -13.5 214 47 317.4 317.8 290.4 325.5 2.47 12 450 6525 -17.9 -23.9 59 6.0 -19.4 220 54 320.8 321.0 290.3 325.0 1.24 13 400 7397 -22.9 -28.5 60 5.6 -24.0 225 58 325.3 325.5 291.3 328.5 0.91 14 350 8361 -29.2 -32.3 75 3.1 -29.7 226 69 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.73 15 300 9447 -37.3 -40.3 73 3.1 -37.6 232 76 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.38 16 250 10674 -49.1 -52.6 67 3.5 -49.3 246 85 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12113 -52.2 -70.0 10 17.8 -52.5 256 76 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 13955 -57.5 -80.4 4 22.9 -57.8 244 59 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16451 -66.3 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.4 251 44 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.10 m Freezing level: 631.06 mb = 3914.52 m = 12842.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.40 mb = 3642.03 m = 11948.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.28 mb = 1262.68 m = 4142.60 ft T: 18.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 10.51 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.08 mb = 1906.97 m = 6256.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.71 C = 83.67 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -5.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.90 C Showalter Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.10 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.72 C K Index: 41.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1300.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.07 mb = 1525.09 m = 5003.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.07 mb = 2204.06 m = 7231.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.07 mb = 11294.51 m = 37055.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1287.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.07 mb = 14076.89 m = 46183.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.8 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 239.8 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.0 neg: -37.0 tot: 140.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 30.77 Bulk Shear: 42.25 m/s