MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.51,-93.14 Latitude: 37.51 Longitude: -93.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 967 360 15.2 14.8 98 0.4 15.0 266 8 291.1 293.1 289.5 322.3 11.02 2 950 508 14.0 13.8 99 0.2 13.8 273 14 291.4 293.2 289.0 321.0 10.48 3 900 966 14.2 7.2 63 7.0 10.2 314 22 296.2 297.5 287.7 316.8 7.09 4 850 1446 11.1 7.3 77 3.8 8.9 305 30 297.7 299.1 288.7 319.9 7.56 5 800 1949 7.3 5.4 88 1.9 6.3 303 31 299.0 300.3 288.6 319.7 7.05 6 750 2477 3.7 2.0 89 1.7 2.8 301 33 300.6 301.7 288.2 318.3 5.92 7 700 3034 0.3 -2.5 81 2.8 -1.0 302 36 302.8 303.7 287.6 316.6 4.54 8 650 3625 -2.6 -8.5 64 5.9 -5.0 304 38 306.0 306.6 287.3 315.7 3.09 9 600 4256 -6.5 -12.0 65 5.5 -8.5 302 36 308.6 309.1 287.7 316.8 2.55 10 550 4930 -10.8 -17.5 58 6.7 -12.9 289 31 311.3 311.6 287.8 317.1 1.77 11 500 5655 -15.7 -26.3 40 10.6 -18.1 274 38 313.9 314.0 287.7 316.9 0.89 12 450 6441 -20.6 -33.8 30 13.2 -22.8 260 39 317.3 317.4 288.5 319.1 0.49 13 400 7303 -25.5 -44.1 16 18.7 -27.6 238 52 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.6 0.19 14 350 8263 -28.8 -58.9 4 30.1 -30.9 230 62 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.04 15 300 9354 -34.3 -61.1 5 26.9 -35.8 225 66 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.03 16 250 10607 -42.3 -64.6 7 22.4 -43.1 213 75 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 17 200 12092 -48.4 -75.7 3 27.3 -49.0 238 79 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 18 150 13943 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 245 62 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16452 -64.8 -86.9 3 22.2 -65.0 257 39 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5581.62 m Freezing level: 694.45 mb = 3099.67 m = 10169.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.38 mb = 2881.13 m = 9452.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.53 % Est. max temperature: 22.53 C = 72.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.93 mb = 402.73 m = 1321.29 ft T: 14.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 5.44 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1794.20 m = 5886.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.58 C = 72.64 F Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lifted Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.31 C Showalter Index: 0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 31.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8803.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.48 mb = 1284.47 m = 4214.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.9 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 323.9 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.62 Bulk Shear: 40.44 m/s