MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.3,-92.3 Latitude: 36.30 Longitude: -92.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 982 213 24.8 18.4 68 6.4 20.4 204 13 299.5 302.0 294.2 339.5 13.70 2 950 503 22.7 17.8 74 4.9 19.4 209 30 300.2 302.7 294.4 340.2 13.63 3 900 972 19.2 17.5 90 1.8 18.1 219 45 301.3 303.9 295.0 342.9 14.11 4 850 1462 16.0 14.9 93 1.1 15.3 236 53 302.9 305.2 294.4 340.3 12.62 5 800 1977 14.5 5.5 55 9.0 9.2 243 49 306.6 307.9 291.2 328.2 7.10 6 750 2518 10.6 -1.6 42 12.2 4.4 244 47 308.1 308.9 289.4 322.1 4.52 7 700 3088 5.9 -3.3 52 9.2 1.4 246 54 309.0 309.8 289.5 322.4 4.28 8 650 3690 2.5 -18.5 20 20.9 -4.7 249 58 311.8 312.0 287.5 316.3 1.37 9 600 4331 -1.6 -33.2 7 31.6 -9.1 251 60 314.2 314.3 287.3 315.6 0.39 10 550 5016 -6.4 -34.9 8 28.5 -12.5 252 60 316.5 316.5 288.0 317.8 0.36 11 500 5753 -11.4 -35.9 11 24.5 -16.2 252 61 319.1 319.2 288.9 320.4 0.36 12 450 6551 -17.1 -36.9 16 19.8 -20.5 254 64 321.7 321.8 289.7 323.0 0.36 13 400 7423 -23.1 -47.0 9 23.9 -25.8 256 69 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.5 0.14 14 350 8385 -30.4 -48.9 15 18.5 -32.0 261 75 327.7 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.13 15 300 9465 -37.6 -57.9 10 20.3 -38.7 266 74 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.05 16 250 10698 -47.2 -59.9 22 12.7 -47.6 272 61 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.05 17 200 12143 -55.2 -72.4 10 17.3 -55.4 261 62 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.01 18 150 13960 -59.6 -81.6 4 22.0 -59.7 258 58 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 257 41 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.12 m Freezing level: 619.91 mb = 4075.42 m = 13370.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.41 mb = 3223.27 m = 10574.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.82 mb = 1021.40 m = 3351.02 ft T: 18.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 20.78 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.86 mb = 1403.14 m = 4603.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.15 C Showalter Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.39 C Cross Totals Index: 26.29 C K Index: 33.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 499.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1423.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.62 mb = 1148.83 m = 3769.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.62 mb = 2555.54 m = 8384.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.62 mb = 11626.02 m = 38142.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1411.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.62 mb = 14535.21 m = 47687.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.7 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 274.7 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 539.8 neg: -6.4 tot: 533.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 177.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.35 Bulk Rich Number: 8.90 Bulk Shear: 159.88 m/s