MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.2,-93.9 Latitude: 37.20 Longitude: -93.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 966 357 25.3 20.7 75 4.7 22.0 224 13 301.5 304.4 296.4 348.8 16.07 2 950 502 24.1 19.7 76 4.4 21.0 224 18 301.7 304.5 296.0 346.9 15.36 3 900 972 19.6 18.6 94 1.0 18.9 223 21 301.7 304.5 295.8 346.3 15.12 4 850 1463 15.6 15.2 98 0.3 15.4 225 25 302.4 304.8 294.5 340.6 12.92 5 800 1975 12.3 8.7 78 3.7 10.1 245 30 304.3 305.9 291.9 330.8 8.85 6 750 2514 10.3 0.3 50 10.0 5.0 251 37 307.7 308.7 289.9 323.8 5.20 7 700 3084 5.5 -1.2 62 6.7 2.1 245 42 308.6 309.5 290.0 324.1 5.00 8 650 3684 1.4 -18.2 22 19.5 -5.3 247 45 310.5 310.8 287.1 315.2 1.41 9 600 4322 -3.5 -18.5 30 15.1 -8.4 246 52 312.1 312.4 287.8 317.0 1.48 10 550 5002 -8.7 -20.2 39 11.5 -12.1 245 56 313.8 314.0 288.2 318.4 1.39 11 500 5733 -13.2 -29.0 25 15.8 -16.8 246 61 316.9 317.0 288.5 319.3 0.69 12 450 6527 -18.5 -35.0 22 16.5 -21.4 247 66 320.0 320.0 289.2 321.5 0.43 13 400 7393 -25.1 -39.0 26 13.9 -27.0 245 72 322.4 322.4 289.8 323.6 0.33 14 350 8349 -32.0 -47.4 20 15.4 -33.3 244 80 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.15 15 300 9419 -39.9 -55.4 18 15.5 -40.7 247 85 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.4 0.07 16 250 10643 -47.0 -66.5 9 19.5 -47.5 251 91 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 17 200 12102 -51.7 -76.3 4 24.6 -52.1 255 71 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13938 -58.8 -81.5 4 22.6 -59.0 256 62 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.7 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.8 250 38 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.73 m Freezing level: 635.92 mb = 3863.74 m = 12676.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.87 mb = 3248.92 m = 10659.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.08 mb = 952.30 m = 3124.32 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 25.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.54 mb = 1150.06 m = 3773.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -8.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.93 C Showalter Index: -6.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.29 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.81 C Cross Totals Index: 28.49 C K Index: 37.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 531.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2717.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.53 mb = 1121.06 m = 3677.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.53 mb = 1169.68 m = 3837.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.53 mb = 11797.98 m = 38706.82 ft B at Equ Level: 2696.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.53 mb = 15875.02 m = 52082.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 159.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.30 Bulk Rich Number: 29.21 Bulk Shear: 93.05 m/s