MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.00,-94.53 Latitude: 36.00 Longitude: -94.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 967 355 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 266 13 293.9 296.3 292.0 331.1 13.02 2 950 504 16.5 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 270 19 293.9 296.1 291.5 329.2 12.35 3 900 962 13.7 12.9 95 0.8 13.2 286 25 295.7 297.5 290.5 325.8 10.46 4 850 1444 12.1 11.2 94 0.9 11.6 256 30 298.8 300.6 291.0 327.7 9.89 5 800 1951 10.2 9.3 94 0.9 9.6 245 39 302.0 303.7 291.5 329.3 9.22 6 750 2486 7.6 6.4 93 1.1 6.9 241 48 304.8 306.3 291.5 329.1 8.09 7 700 3051 3.7 2.5 92 1.2 3.1 234 51 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.6 6.55 8 650 3650 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 223 55 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.82 9 600 4290 -2.4 -2.7 97 0.3 -2.6 217 60 313.4 314.4 291.7 329.9 5.23 10 550 4977 -5.9 -6.2 97 0.3 -6.1 214 63 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.36 11 500 5718 -9.8 -10.3 96 0.5 -10.0 218 64 321.1 321.7 292.4 332.6 3.49 12 450 6522 -15.7 -18.3 80 2.6 -16.5 221 66 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.4 2.02 13 400 7400 -21.1 -30.5 42 9.5 -23.0 218 60 327.6 327.8 291.8 330.3 0.75 14 350 8372 -28.2 -38.0 38 9.8 -29.5 213 52 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.4 0.41 15 300 9459 -36.7 -42.8 53 6.1 -37.3 206 50 333.6 333.6 293.0 334.7 0.29 16 250 10697 -44.4 -56.0 26 11.7 -44.9 223 55 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.4 0.08 17 200 12170 -51.3 -74.2 5 23.0 -51.7 247 71 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 258 51 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16465 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 262 46 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.92 m Freezing level: 647.28 mb = 3684.76 m = 12088.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.63 mb = 3642.13 m = 11949.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.53 % Est. max temperature: 24.86 C = 76.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.68 mb = 425.73 m = 1396.73 ft T: 17.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km ThetaE index: 5.32 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 903.59 m = 2964.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.44 C = 66.99 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: 2.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.31 C Showalter Index: 2.52 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.95 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 31.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5994.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.09 mb = 886.38 m = 2908.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.3 at 49.3 knts Storm direction: 258.3 at 37.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 7.5 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.2 neg: -82.8 tot: -31.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 194.60 m/s