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: 37.25,-93.2 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -93.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 959 397 19.7 18.9 95 0.8 19.1 229 13 296.3 298.9 293.8 338.0 14.46 2 950 481 19.1 18.6 97 0.5 18.8 230 17 296.5 299.1 293.8 337.9 14.33 3 900 944 15.7 15.4 98 0.3 15.5 238 28 297.7 299.9 292.6 333.5 12.33 4 850 1428 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 264 33 299.6 301.6 292.0 331.2 10.80 5 800 1936 10.4 9.5 94 0.9 9.9 263 31 302.2 303.9 291.7 330.0 9.36 6 750 2472 7.6 6.1 90 1.6 6.7 231 34 304.9 306.3 291.3 328.6 7.88 7 700 3038 4.4 2.9 90 1.5 3.5 209 30 307.3 308.6 291.1 327.9 6.73 8 650 3637 0.2 -0.3 97 0.5 -0.0 199 32 309.2 310.3 290.9 327.0 5.77 9 600 4276 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.5 -2.2 194 36 313.8 314.9 291.9 330.7 5.34 10 550 4966 -4.9 -5.6 95 0.7 -5.2 207 44 318.3 319.2 292.6 333.1 4.59 11 500 5710 -9.0 -10.2 91 1.2 -9.5 211 52 322.1 322.8 292.7 333.8 3.53 12 450 6519 -14.1 -15.8 87 1.7 -14.7 214 56 325.4 325.9 292.7 333.9 2.47 13 400 7401 -20.1 -22.3 83 2.2 -20.7 218 63 328.8 329.2 292.9 334.4 1.60 14 350 8378 -26.9 -29.6 78 2.7 -27.5 215 69 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.9 0.94 15 300 9470 -36.1 -39.0 74 3.0 -36.4 219 75 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10704 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.4 -48.1 221 73 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12141 -53.6 -67.4 17 13.8 -53.8 241 72 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 13963 -60.1 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.3 262 55 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16449 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 255 48 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.44 m Freezing level: 645.58 mb = 3693.45 m = 12117.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.54 mb = 3630.17 m = 11909.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.54 % Est. max temperature: 24.99 C = 76.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.56 mb = 494.22 m = 1621.42 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 10.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.10 mb = 905.44 m = 2970.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.94 C = 69.70 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: 0.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 1.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.28 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 32.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 192.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.18 mb = 904.72 m = 2968.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.18 mb = 952.13 m = 3123.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 509.18 mb = 5567.79 m = 18266.82 ft B at Equ Level: 191.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.18 mb = 11263.92 m = 36954.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.1 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 248.1 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 5.3 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.7 neg: -64.0 tot: -25.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 4.55 Bulk Shear: 42.27 m/s