MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.69,-93.36 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -93.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 968 325 23.8 21.0 84 2.8 21.8 177 6 299.7 302.6 296.1 347.5 16.36 2 950 492 22.3 20.1 87 2.2 20.8 188 11 299.8 302.7 295.7 345.9 15.75 3 900 961 18.8 18.7 99 0.1 18.8 196 24 300.9 303.7 295.7 345.7 15.24 4 850 1452 17.1 14.3 84 2.8 15.2 222 37 304.0 306.3 294.3 340.1 12.12 5 800 1968 13.9 12.8 93 1.1 13.2 229 31 306.0 308.2 294.6 341.1 11.69 6 750 2510 10.2 9.1 93 1.1 9.6 226 22 307.7 309.5 293.6 337.3 9.75 7 700 3081 6.6 3.4 80 3.2 4.8 201 24 309.8 311.1 292.0 331.3 6.98 8 650 3685 2.3 -4.3 62 6.6 -0.9 194 33 311.6 312.4 290.3 325.0 4.27 9 600 4326 -1.9 -12.4 45 10.4 -6.0 200 35 313.9 314.3 289.3 321.9 2.46 10 550 5012 -6.9 -16.1 48 9.2 -10.1 202 42 315.9 316.3 289.5 322.5 1.98 11 500 5747 -12.1 -16.1 72 4.1 -13.5 209 49 318.3 318.7 290.5 325.6 2.17 12 450 6548 -15.9 -23.6 52 7.7 -18.0 215 46 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.6 1.27 13 400 7425 -21.7 -29.3 51 7.5 -23.3 221 45 326.7 326.9 291.6 329.8 0.85 14 350 8395 -28.3 -32.5 67 4.2 -29.0 226 50 330.6 330.8 292.6 333.2 0.71 15 300 9484 -36.1 -39.7 69 3.6 -36.5 239 61 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.0 0.40 16 250 10719 -47.1 -51.0 64 3.9 -47.3 243 75 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.6 0.14 17 200 12160 -56.0 -65.8 28 9.8 -56.2 252 94 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 18 150 13988 -58.7 -71.1 19 12.3 -58.9 252 73 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.02 19 100 16462 -68.0 -79.2 19 11.2 -68.1 246 47 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.08 m Freezing level: 622.89 mb = 4032.74 m = 13230.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.64 mb = 3589.93 m = 11777.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.30 C = 84.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.09 mb = 676.04 m = 2217.97 ft T: 20.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 19.19 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.06 mb = 1066.47 m = 3498.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.20 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -7.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.47 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.13 C Cross Totals Index: 26.34 C K Index: 40.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1962.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.05 mb = 960.98 m = 3152.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.05 mb = 1809.42 m = 5936.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.05 mb = 12318.93 m = 40415.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1950.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.05 mb = 15606.99 m = 51203.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.5 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 237.5 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.7 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.5 neg: -10.7 tot: 163.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.93 Bulk Rich Number: 34.70 Bulk Shear: 56.55 m/s