MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2509301200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2509301200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 1 OCT 25 Station: 37.0,-102.0 Latitude: 37.00 Longitude: -102.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 536 2 900 1017 SFC 891 1109 29.4 6.6 24 22.8 15.3 293 7 312.7 314.0 292.9 334.2 6.88 4 850 1520 23.5 4.7 29 18.8 12.4 293 8 310.8 312.0 291.8 330.4 6.31 5 800 2043 18.4 2.6 35 15.8 9.5 296 10 310.8 311.9 291.4 328.8 5.79 6 750 2591 13.9 -3.5 30 17.4 5.1 295 11 311.6 312.4 290.0 324.1 3.92 7 700 3167 8.5 -0.3 54 8.8 3.8 286 11 311.9 312.9 291.3 328.6 5.35 8 650 3774 4.2 -10.8 33 15.0 -2.1 275 16 313.7 314.2 289.4 322.1 2.58 9 600 4419 -0.6 -15.0 33 14.4 -6.0 269 19 315.4 315.8 289.3 322.0 1.99 10 550 5108 -4.6 -24.3 20 19.7 -10.4 277 21 318.6 318.8 289.3 321.9 0.97 11 500 5851 -8.4 -31.7 13 23.3 -13.9 290 23 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.7 0.54 12 450 6660 -13.7 -25.7 36 12.0 -16.8 295 23 326.1 326.3 291.6 329.8 1.05 13 400 7543 -20.0 -35.6 24 15.6 -22.8 285 28 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.7 0.46 14 350 8515 -28.7 -36.5 47 7.8 -29.9 285 35 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.8 0.48 15 300 9602 -35.2 -55.2 11 20.0 -36.5 284 40 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.07 16 250 10859 -40.3 -64.9 5 24.6 -41.3 281 42 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 17 200 12346 -50.4 -70.4 8 20.0 -50.8 276 37 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 14159 -64.2 -74.3 24 10.1 -64.3 266 27 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16613 -69.2 -86.4 6 17.2 -69.3 241 24 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.61 m Freezing level: 606.29 mb = 4337.59 m = 14230.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.81 mb = 3552.48 m = 11654.98 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.41 C = 83.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 637.95 mb = 3924.73 m = 12876.25 ft T: 3.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 10.10 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 602.93 mb = 4379.44 m = 14368.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.91 C = 89.43 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: 2.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: 2.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.97 C Cross Totals Index: 13.15 C K Index: 27.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 95.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5381.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 637.61 mb = 3928.95 m = 12890.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.1 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 315.1 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.8 neg: -0.3 tot: 13.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 11.93 m/s